VERNON — Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee has announced its annual test of 37 sirens within the nuclear power plant's 10-mile emergency planning zone.
The test will take place Thursday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m.
The pole-mounted sirens are located in the Vermont towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Vernon, and in the New Hampshire towns of Chesterfield, Hinsdale, Richmond, Swanzey, and Winchester.
In Massachusetts, the sirens are located in Gill, Colrain, Leyden, Bernardston and Northfield.
The three-minute siren testing is being conducted by the Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts state public safety agencies to comply with Federal Emergency Management Agency regulations “to ensure the effectiveness of the notification system,” according to VY's press release.
Residents with questions on the annual testing can contact their town's emergency management director, or Mark Gilmore at Vermont Yankee at 802-258-4168.