BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – The Brunswick Nuclear Plant will test its sirens for five to 30 seconds between 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 10.

The public is not required to do anything.

“As part of our regular, quarterly testing, the 38 sirens within 10 miles of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant will sound for five to 30 seconds on July 10,” a Duke Energy announcement states. “To ensure they are functioning properly, it may be necessary to test some sirens more than once. Testing is performed in cooperation with emergency officials in Brunswick and New Hanover counties, who are responsible for sounding the sirens.

“Because these are tests, local broadcasting stations will not interrupt regular programming to broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages. If there was ever a real emergency at the plant requiring the sirens to be sounded, local radio and television stations would broadcast information and instructions to the public.”

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