Sirens have been repaired at a nuclear power plant near Seneca after a 24-hour outage.
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SENECA, S.C. (AP) -- Sirens have been repaired at a nuclear power plant near Seneca after a 24-hour outage.
The Greenville News reports that the alert system at the Oconee Nuclear Station was fixed Wednesday.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says officials discovered during a regular weekly test Tuesday that all 65 sirens at the station weren't working. Duke Energy spokeswoman Sandra Magee says a problem with the station's computer system caused the outage.
The sirens warn residents within a 10-mile radius of problems at the nuclear plant. If they aren't working during an emergency, backup plans call for Oconee and Pickens county emergency personnel to drive through affected areas and warn people of safety issues via loudspeaker.
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