Outdoor warning sirens around the Brunswick Nuclear Plant will be tested next week to ensure they are functioning properly.
The test will be conducted by Duke Energy and officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on April 1.
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Sirens will sound for five to 30 seconds and some may be tested more than once.
Follow-up testing may occur after 11 a.m.
A network of 38 Duke Energy-owned and maintained sirens are dispersed within 10 miles of the nuclear plant 2 miles north of Southport.
Officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties are responsible for sounding the sirens.
Local broadcasting stations, including television and radio, do not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System messages. That occurs only during a real emergency.
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For more information about outdoor warning sirens and nuclear emergency preparedness visit duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.
