An emergency exercise will take place at Sellafield this week.
The exercise will take place on Wednesday, May 14.
Access to and from the site will be as normal up until around 8.15am.
People who live near Sellafield and have signed up to receive automated SMS text, email, and telephone warnings from Sellafield, may be contacted.
Any contact will take place before 2pm.
Emergency exercises are held regularly at all nuclear licensed sites to test their readiness in the event of an emergency. The exercise may involve the sounding of the site siren which can be heard off-site.
People who haven’t yet signed up to receive automated alerts can do so at https://sellafield.alertcascade.net/public-registration/2/sellafield/register
