Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Emergency Sirens To Sound on Tuesday

Exelon Generation will conduct its semi-annual, full volume test of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant’s emergency warning sirens at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

The tests are conducted in June and December of each year, said spokesperson Suzanne D‘Ambrosio.

The purpose of the sirens is to notify residents to tune to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio or television station in case of an emergency.

Exelon Generation replaced all 42 emergency warning sirens in the 10-mile radius around Oyster Creek with new, state-of-the-art units featuring battery back-up in 2013. The original sirens were removed last year.