Indian Point To Test Sirens In Lower Hudson Valley

BUCHANAN, NY — Yes, Indian Point's nuclear plant is shut down, but that doesn't mean the sirens won't be periodically tested.

That is what is going to happen between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The Indian Point Energy Center emergency notification sirens will sound during a test of the system.

Officials said the sirens will sound at full volume for about four minutes in Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties.

Because this is only a test, the public is not required to respond during the siren sounding.

In an actual emergency, the sirens would sound to alert the public to tune in to a local emergency alert system radio or television station for important information. The sirens are not a signal to evacuate.

The stations are listed in the emergency planning booklet mailed to households and businesses in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around Indian Point. An electronic version of the booklet is posted on the Indian Point website.

Indian Point was taken over by Holtec International in May 2021. Holtec will be decommissioning the plant.

Indian Point Unit 1 was permanently retired in 1974, and Unit 2 was shut down in April 2020. Unit 3 was shut down April 30 after generating electricity for 45 years.