Nuclear warning sirens to be tested

The outdoor warning sirens around the Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of the Oconee Nuclear Station will sound for three minutes. This test is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens counties, who are responsible for sounding the sirens. Because this is a test, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages. If there were a real emergency at the plant requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information and instructions to the public. For more information about the public alert notification sirens, residents can refer to information available at duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.