Oyster Creek Siren Test Part Of Closed Plant's Safety Plans

LACEY, NJ — The Oyster Creek Generating Station will perform a test of its emergency warning sirens on Tuesday, Dec. 4, company officials announced.

Though the plant ceased operations earlier this year, the siren system will continue to operate and be tested twice a year as part of local, state and federal emergency planning requirements, officials said.

The test will be conducted at noon on Tuesday for three minutes.

The Oyster Creek emergency warning siren system consists of 42 sirens located within a 10-mile radius of the Oyster Creek Generating Station. The sirens are not a signal to evacuate, but a warning to tune to a local Emergency Alert Broadcast television or radio station. County emergency management authorities activate the sirens.

Oyster Creek, owned by Exelon Corp., ceased operations on Sept. 17. All of the fuel was removed from the reactor and is now stored in the spent fuel pool at the site, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

What encompasses the 10-mile radius? Check the map below.

Patch file photo by Patricia A. Miller