San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to Test Emergency Siren System.SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- The annual test of the Community Alert Siren System will be conducted Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, by Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. (SCE) and the cities of Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is , Orange County, California Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. Its county seat is Santa Ana. According to the 2000 Census, its population was 2,846,289, making it the second most populous county in the state of California, and the fifth most populous in the United States. Department of Parks and Recreation and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps and serves as its prime amphibious training base.[1] It is located in Southern California between the cities of Oceanside and San Clemente. . Between 10 a.m. and noon, 51 sirens located in the communities around the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is a nuclear power plant located on the Pacific coast of California. The 84 acre (340,000 m²) site is in the northwestern corner of San Diego County, south of San Clemente, and surrounded by the San Onofre State Park. will be activated several times for approximately 3 minutes each time. The sirens will sound a continuous steady tone that distinguishes them from fire and police sirens. The siren system is used by local government officials to notify the public to turn on radio and TV stations and listen for important public safety announcements in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency requiring public action. It can also be used by local government to inform residents of other non-nuclear emergency conditions. Flyers and other educational materials explaining the scheduled test are being distributed to help inform residents, businesses, and schools in the area about the test. Before and during the siren test, broadcasts on Orange County's primary Emergency Alert System radio station, KWVE 107.9, will inform the public of the test. Additional emergency response information can be found on Edison's Web site - www.sce.com - and in the ATT ATT ammonia tolerance test. Telephone Directory Customer Guide White Pages of South Orange County and North San Diego County Coastal. An Edison International (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EIX) company, Southern California Edison is the largest electric utility in California, serving a population of more than 13 million via 4.8 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within central, coastal and Southern California. The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, operated by SCE, is located in northern San Diego County. The plant is jointly owned by SCE (78.21%), San Diego Gas & Electric (20%), and the City of Riverside (1.79%) and produces more than 2,200 megawatts of electricity - enough power for 1.4 million homes and businesses. |
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