SMYRNA –A quarterly test of the Salem/Hope Creek (New Jersey) Nuclear Generating Stations Alert and Notification system will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at 10:45 a.m. 

The test will be conducted by the Delaware Emergency Management Agency and Delaware State Police, along with Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

There are 37 sirens in Delaware located within a 10-mile radius of the Salem-Hope Creek Generating Stations in New Jersey.

The sirens cover an area north from Delaware City, west to Middletown, and south to Woodland Beach.

This test is part of an ongoing program that continually monitors the integrity of the siren system.

Sirens will be activated for three to five minutes, followed by a test message of the Emergency Alert System on local radio stations. Sirens tested are the same ones used to alert the public in the event of an actual emergency at either the Salem or Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations.

In the event of an actual emergency, there would be a series of steady three- to five-minute siren sounds that would alert citizens to turn their radio to an Emergency Alert System station for critical emergency information or instructions.

Anybody with questions should call the Delaware Emergency Management Agency at 1-877-SAY-DEMA (1-877-729-3362) or (302) 659-3362 and ask for Georgina Sharper or Albert Samah.