Indian Point To Test Sirens Wednesday

BUCHANAN, NY — Yes, Indian Point is no longer online, but tests for the siren system are still being conducted.

Emergency notification sirens at the Indian Point Energy Center will sound during a test of the system between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

As part of the test, sirens will sound at full volume for approximately 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.

Holtec International, which is decommissioning the nuclear plant, said that the public should be aware that the sirens are not a signal to evacuate.

In an actual emergency, the sirens would sound to alert the public to tune in to a local EAS radio or television station for important information and direction. Those 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/Holtec website.

Indian Point Entergy Center was home to three nuclear power plant that operated from 1962 to 2021. Holtec International acquired Indian Point Energy in May 2021 from Entergy Corp. Holtec plans to complete decommissioning activities at the site decades sooner than if Entergy continued to own the facility. Indian Point Unit 3 was shut down on April 30 after generating electricity for 45 years. Unit 2 was shut down in April 2020. Unit 1 was permanently retired in 1974.