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Limerick Plant to Use New Siren Today
A more powerful system will be employed at Exelon's Limerick Generating Station.
Example of the new Limerick Generating Station's siren, effective June 2012
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The following information was sent in by Robert J. Kegel, Deputy Director for Emergency Management at the Chester County Department of Emergency Services:
Limerick Generating Station recently changed their siren system to a new, more powerful system that includes battery back-up. As a result of the change in sirens they are also changing the way and frequency in which they test the siren system.
Beginning June 1 the following will take place:
January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November
On the first Monday of these months at 2 p.m., the sirens will undergo a growl test. This growl test is a 20-30 second, reduced volume test.
June and December
On the first Monday of these months at 2 p.m., the sirens will undergo the three-minute, full volume test.
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Rofo_Rec
9:57 am on Monday, June 4, 2012
Nice, well can't wait til 2PM !
Rofo_Rec
5:11 am on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
It was loud, my cat was lookin at me funny .... >''<
Phil
1:02 pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
I wonder if this was in responce to the incident last year, where the sirens were set off, an almost noone noticed? It wasn't the first Monday, and none of my neighbors were reacting, so I called the police dept, and they didn't notice the sirens blaring. They called Limerick, and they didn't know either.