Outdoor Warning Sirens at Oconee Nuclear Station Testing Today

The outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today. The 65 sirens within 10 miles of Oconee Nuclear Station will sound for approximately three minutes.

To ensure they are functioning properly, it may be necessary to test some sirens more than once. Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Oconee and Pickens counties, who are responsible for sounding the sirens.

If there were ever a real emergency at the nuclear station requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information and instructions to the public.

This is the last scheduled test of the sirens this year. The first test of next year is scheduled for January 13.