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Palo Verde Generating Station to test sirens Wednesday

Palo Verde nuclear generating station
Nicholas Gerbis/KJZZ
A containment building (rounded top, center) and surrounding support buildings at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.

On Wednesday, Palo Verde Generating Station will be testing outdoor warning sirens in a 10-mile radius of the power plant.

The sirens will run for 3 minutes at noon and again 30 minutes later.

The nuclear power plant is about 45 miles west of downtown Phoenix.

People who live in the test area and who are opted into receiving alerts on their phones will also get a message saying it is a test and that no action is required.

Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.