Limerick Generating Station Main Control Room was informed that a Limerick
Emergency Preparedness Zone (
EPZ)
Siren located in South Coventry, Chester County
Pennsylvania area was sounding by an off-duty plant employee and confirmed by the Chester County 911 Dispatch Center. Notification occurred at
2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br /> on 1/13/14. This notification is being made in accordance with SAF 1.9 due to a spurious actuation of Limerick
Emergency Preparedness Zone (
EPZ)
Siren.
The siren maintenance contractor has been contacted to investigate and silence the sounding alarm.
No actual Plant emergency exists. The siren activation was caused by equipment malfunction.
[The] remaining 164 of 165 Limerick EPZ Sirens remain functional, no other reportability threshold(s) have been met or exceeded.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local authorities.
