XCEL to use mobile phones to warn of nuclear emergencies

Xcel Energy will now use mobile phones to notify people living near their nuclear factories and Prairie Island in the event of an emergency, instead of external sirens.

Its headquarters, which will use the integrated general warning and warning system, a national system that provides sharp weather warnings and amber alerts via mobile phones.

Xcel said modern technology is a safety upgrade, allowing notifications more quickly and thanks to the details.

“We have generally found today, most people have a mobile phone, or they are with someone who has a mobile phone,” said Pamela Broshaska, Director General of the Fleet Operations. “So we think this is the best way to reach people.”

Previously, Xcel had traditional sirens to alert people from a radioactive emergency, although he had never had to use them.

Unlike the sirens, the cell phone alerts can be designed to provide details about the position and the recommended procedures that people must take, said Prochaska.

She said: “It allows us to put things in the context, and allows us to provide guidance for what people should do when this information is obtained.”

People who live 10 miles from Monticello or Prairie Island are automatically registered in the wireless alert system, and they do not need to take any action.

The Xcel, the internal security and emergency department of the state notified the respondents about the change. XCEL will also include the information in the mail that sends it every year to people who live 10 miles from plants.

Broshaska said that the company plans to donate its sirens for the societies that choose to keep it for harsh weather or others as a backup system in the event of nuclear emergency.

XCEL plans for Continue Both nuclear plants in the fifties.