TVA to Test Warning System at Widows Creek Plant
February 28, 2003
STEVENSON, Ala. - Residents near Widows Creek Fossil Plant may hear alarms from a new emergency notification system that is being installed and tested at the TVA power plant.
The alarm system will be tested between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays beginning Monday, March 3, through Wednesday, March 12. Local community and law enforcement officials have been notified of the tests. Residents should ignore the alarms from the plant site during the testing period and not report them to 911 emergency dispatchers.
The new alarm system is designed to warn employees in the event of an emergency at the plant and is capable of producing three different tones as well as voice messages.
Widows Creek is located on the Tennessee River near Stevenson, Alabama. The plant generates about nine billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, enough to supply more than 650,000 homes.
TVA is the nation’s largest public power producer and is self-financed. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that serve 8.3 million consumers in seven southeastern states.
Media Contact:
Terry Johnson, Muscle Shoals (256-386-3076) or TVA News Bureau, Knoxville (865-632-6000)
