An emergency exercise will take place at Sellafield on Wednesday 27 November 2019.
The aim is to check adequate arrangements are in place to deal with accidents and emergencies on the nuclear site.
All personnel on the Sellafield site at the time of the exercise will be involved and the siren, which may be heard outside the site, could be sounded.
Some areas of the business may be required to participate in ‘live-play’ drills as part of emergency exercise.
The impact on normal site operations will be kept to a minimum.
You can find out more about what to do in the event of an emergency at Sellafield at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-to-do-in-an-emergency-at-sellafield
If you live in the local area you can also register for the free Sellafield Warning and Informing service at https://sellafield.registration-site.co.uk/