Politics & Government
VIDEO: Seabrook Nuke Sirens Tested
As promised, the nuclear power plant's sirens were activated for three to five minutes on Wednesday afternoon.
The loud, consistent blaring sound made by the Seabrook Station sirens is unmistakable when they are activated as they were by nuclear power plant officials and emergency management officials in New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
For more than three minutes, sirens wailed and were heard throughout the Seacoast. The video above was taken in Portsmouth.
The audible demonstration of the Public Alert and Notification System (PANS) sirens that are located within the 10-mile Seabrook Station Emergency Planning Zone are periodically tested by emergency management officials to make sure they are in working order so that in the event of a real emergency the public would be alerted.
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All 121 PANS sirens were sounded at 12:30 p.m. with a steady tone for 3 to 5 minutes.
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