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PPL will conduct the annual test of all the sirens in its Susquehanna nuclear plant emergency notification system at 11 a.m. Thursday (8/16).

“Testing the sirens helps us ensure the emergency warning system is working properly,” said Joe Scopelliti, PPL’s Susquehanna community relations manager. “The sirens are an important part of our emergency communications system to ask the public to tune into local news stations for information.”

In Thursday’s test, the sirens will sound once for three minutes with a steady tone starting at 11 a.m. The public does not need to respond to this test. After the sirens sound, local Emergency Alert System radio and television stations will carry a message about the test.

“The sirens can be used to notify the community of emergencies, not only at the plant, but for any purpose,” Scopelliti said. “Some of the sirens are shared with local fire companies, which use them for fire calls.”

The Susquehanna plant, located in Luzerne County about seven miles north of Berwick, is owned jointly by PPL Susquehanna LLC and Allegheny Electric Cooperative Inc. and is operated by PPL Susquehanna.

PPL Susquehanna LLC is one of PPL Corporation’s generating affiliates. Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), through its affiliates, owns or controls about 19,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets, and delivers electricity and natural gas to about 10 million customers in the United States and the United Kingdom. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.