CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -
Sirens
located around both Catawba Nuclear Station and McGuire Nuclear Station
will be tested Wednesday, January 9, at approximately 11:50 a.m.
No public action is required during
these three-minute tests. By testing the sirens, state and county officials and
Duke Energy ensure the sirens are operating properly.
This siren test is
performed once each quarter. County emergency officials are responsible for
sounding the sirens.
Hearing a siren does not mean to
evacuate. It is a signal for residents to tune to a radio or TV station in
their area that would carry an emergency alert message. County officials
would use these stations to provide information to the public.
Catawba
Nuclear Station, located in York, S.C., is owned jointly by North Carolina
Municipal Power Agency Number 1, North Carolina Electric Membership Corp.,
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency and Duke Energy.
McGuire
Nuclear Station, located in Huntersville, N.C., is owned by Duke Energy.
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