Indian Point Siren Test - Tuesday, June 18

There will be a test of the Indian Point sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange Counties on Tuesday, June 18th, between 6 and 6:30 PM. This sounding is only a test. During this test, all 172 sirens will sound at full volume for approximately four minutes.

If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for 4 minutes, followed by an activation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on radio and television stations to broadcast important information and instructions. The sirens are not a signal to evacuate, rather they are intended to alert the public to tune to an EAS radio or TV station for important information.

The siren sounding is ONLY A TEST. No action by the public is necessary.