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The Indian Point nuclear facility in Buchanan tested its emergency sirens this morning. All 172 sirens sounded for four minutes around 10:45 a.m., and were heard across Westchester, Rockland, Putnam

News 12 Staff

Nov 4, 2015, 10:16 PM

Updated 3,326 days ago

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The Indian Point nuclear facility in Buchanan tested its emergency sirens this morning.
All 172 sirens sounded for four minutes around 10:45 a.m., and were heard across Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange counties.
Plant officials stress that the sirens are not a signal to evacuate. In an actual emergency, the sirens would sound to alert the public to tune in to a local EAS radio or television station for important information and direction.
The plant generates as much as 30 percent of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester County.