Sep 20, 2009 10:35 am US/Eastern
Indian Point Power Plant Siren Test Rattles Nerves
NEW CITY, N.Y. (CBS) ―
To New York auto shop worker Rudy Gaspari, the mechanical voice that began blaring "Emergency! Emergency! Emergency!" had an unsettling, post-apocalyptic overtone to it.
The voice was coming from the Indian Point nuclear power plant's sirens. Luckily, it was only a test.
But Rockland Auto Repair's Gaspari wasn't the only New City resident who was rattled on Friday after being surprised by the ominous message.
Indian Point spokesman Jerry Nappi says the vocal message "shouldn't have happened."
He says plant officials have disabled the voice mechanism in the siren, located downtown. Four others with faulty connections also have been fixed.
A new $15 million system is undergoing tests. It's supposed to give voice directions in park areas only.
The Indian Point power plant is located on 239 acres in Buchanan.
(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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