Nuclear Plant’s Siren Wails by Mistake
A high-decibel siren warning of a major accident at San Onofre nuclear power plant sounded by mistake Sunday, Southern California Edison Co. reported.
David Barron, a company spokesman, said the siren near San Juan Creek Road and Camino Capistrano went off during the late afternoon and was reported to Edison about 5:30 p.m. by Orange County emergency management workers.
By the time a repair crew reached the siren, it had stopped operating. Barron said the warning device was disconnected and an investigation begun into why it went off. Edison, which operates the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, received no complaints from the public about the mishap, he said.
The siren, which warns of a nuclear accident, is part of a network of 50 such devices in San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point.
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