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Related Documents on The New Siren System

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was enacted on August 8, 2005. It directed the NRC to require that power reactors with a large population within 50 miles of the plant have backup power to the siren system. The siren system is used to alert the population within 10 miles of the plant to listen to an emergency broadcast station for instructions and information in the event of an emergency at the plant. Indian Point Units 2 and 3 were the only power reactors which met the criteria. On January 31, 2006, the NRC issued an order to Entergy, the owner of Indian Point Units 2 and 3, to install backup power to the siren system by January 30, 2007. There were delays, and the NRC issued civil penalties amounting to $780,000 to Entergy. The new siren system with backup power was declared in-service on August 27, 2008. The documents below show the history of this project.

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Date	Description
01/31/2006	First Siren Order dated January 31, 2006
01/11/2007	Siren Order Extension Request dated January 11, 2007
01/23/2007	Siren Order Extension Approval dated January 23, 2007
04/13/2007	Siren Order Extension Request dated April 13, 2007
04/13/2007	Siren Order Extension Denial dated April 13, 2007
04/23/2007	Notice of Violation of Siren Order dated April 23, 2007
05/23/2007	Response to Notice of Violation dated May 23, 2007
06/30/2007	Second Siren Order dated July 30, 2007
08/23/2007	Siren Order Status Letter dated August 23, 2007
08/30/2007	Notice of Violation of Siren Order dated August 30, 2007
09/12/2007	FEMA Letter on Sirens to NYS dated September 12, 2007
09/14/2007	NRC Letter to FEMA on Sirens dated September 14, 2007
01/24/2008	Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $650,000 of Siren Order dated January 24, 2008
08/26/2008	Entergy Letter on placing Sirens in service on August 27, 2008
12/12/2008	Entergy Letter to NRC on compliance with orders
01/27/2009	NRC's Inspection Report on the Sirens
03/03/2009	NRC Letter to Entergy Closing the Siren Orders