JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. is testing the 106 sirens located within 10 miles of its nuclear power plant near the state capital.
The power company says all sirens surrounding the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Columbia are going to be tested Tuesday at around 1 p.m. The sirens will sound at full volume for one minute as part of the plant's quarterly emergency response testing.
The company is reminding residents in Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties that the blasts are only tests.
In an actual emergency, the sirens would sound for three minutes and alert residents to tune to an Emergency Alert System radio or television station for further instructions.
The plant is located in Jenkinsville, about 25 miles northwest of Columbia.
V.C. Summer Nuclear Station's emergency preparedness plan: http://www.sceg.com/nuclearpreparedness
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