Many residents were concerned Monday morning when they heard sirens going off at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New Hill.
WRAL News received reports from locals about hearing sirens near the plant, which is owned and operated by Duke Energy. Wake County officials said there was no emergency but did not clarify why the sirens went off.
At 8:35 a.m., a public safety alert was sent out:
“Wake County reports a siren activation of the emergency alert system for the Duke Energy Harris Nuclear Plant, located southwest of Raleigh, North Carolina. There is NO emergency. NO protective actions are needed by the public.”
Duke Energy said it has…
