Indian Point tests old siren system Nov. 28

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While the new emergency siren system for Indian Point remains inoperable, the nuclear plant is relying on the system in place and will conduct a test of its sounding ability today between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. All 156 sirens will be tested simultaneously at full-volume for four minutes in the four counties within 10 miles of the Buchanan plant – Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam. WHUD Radio (100.7 FM) will perform a test of the Emergency Alert System immediately after the test. No public participation is required.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 5:38 pm by Greg Clary.
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One Response to “Indian Point tests old siren system Nov. 28”

Pilgrim999 November 28th, 2007 at 7:17 am
Hi Greg

The second tier, redundant battery-powered additional siren system, although proved fully operable on August 24, 2007, has not been vetted by FEMA as officially replacing the existing, also fully operational siren system. FEMA, caught without a procedural method to either accept, reject, or evaluate siren systems of any kind, waffled on August 24, 2007, and required help from Entergy and its contractors to prove sound levels, and/or suggest additional improvements. Entergy provided this, without charge, and in the process it is once more testing its existing 100% operational sirens again, as it does periodically. During this interim FEMA waffling period, the public is lucky to have two (2) fully operational siren systems in place, making the ten mile circle around Indian Point, the most disaster-protected region on the planet earth. All this , and local news types still fall back on obsolete protest-inspired negative characterizations, in bringing people local news.Readers are reminded that in many areas, (Canada for one) local county governments provide these services. However the 4 local counties remain in the 19th century , as far as disaster prep is concerned. In the face of distracted/incompetent/tax-crazed local county bumbling, the Entergy Corporation has very generously double-protected all the citizens of the 4 county region, gratis.

If something new really happened,..... would a typical newsie be able to describe it?
That is very hard to say, indeed.

This writer speaks as a private citizen, and is not an Entergy spokesperson.

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