The outdoor warning sirens around Oconee Nuclear Station will be tested multiple times on Thursday, Aug. 29, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. No public action is needed.
This required testing is necessary to ensure sirens are operating optimally after maintenance activities were initiated earlier this week.
During this time, some sirens will be individually tested in short, audible 30-second increments. To ensure they are functioning properly, it may be necessary to test some sirens more than once.
Although a siren might sound multiple times, this is part of the testing. Because these are tests, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System(EAS) messages.
For more information about nuclear emergency preparedness and outdoor warning sirens, residents can visit duke-energy.com/NuclearEP.