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Nuclear power plant to replace sirens with phone alerts

SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a sound all too familiar to many who live in NEPA: The alert siren at the Steam Electric Plant, but that loud shrill will soon be replaced by a "ding," a simple notification on your cell phone.

The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Berwick has been using sirens as its primary emergency alert system, for decades. Now, that's about to change, but not everyone we spoke to likes the new system.

The sound of sirens is something residents living near the Susquehanna nuclear facility are all too familiar with.

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