ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Emergency management officials will conduct a quarterly test of the outdoor warning sirens for the St. Lucie nuclear power plant at noon Thursday, March 5.
The drill is a coordinated effort involving St. Lucie County’s Public Safety Department, the Martin County Emergency Management Agency and Florida Power & Light Company.
During the test, all 91 sirens located within the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the plant will sound for one minute. Messages broadcast over the sirens’ public-address system before and after the tone will state, “This is only a test.”…