Rules & Licenses · Central New York
Scriba Nuclear Planning Is a Household Reference, Not a Panic Button
Scriba residents near Nine Mile Point should know the official county and state preparedness pages before a siren test or emergency notice raises questions.
Published June 24, 2026 · Last verified June 24, 2026
Scriba’s household planning map includes something most towns do not have: official emergency-preparedness material for Nine Mile Point and FitzPatrick. Oswego County links to an emergency-planning brochure for the Nine Mile Point and James A. FitzPatrick clean energy centers. The same county route points people to potassium iodide, radiation-emergency information, and New York State radiological preparedness.
The county page also says a siren system is in place for residents in a 10-mile radius if an incident requires action. NYS DHSES identifies Nine Mile Point as located in Scriba in Oswego County. It says the site has two boiling-water reactors operated by Constellation.
For a household, the county and state pages belong with the emergency folder, not in the rumor pile. The 10-mile planning zone, brochure, siren notes, and potassium iodide information are all easier to understand on a normal afternoon.
This is normal preparedness, not a panic button. Save the official pages, read the brochure, and treat the details as part of living near a major energy site.
Scriba, Oswego County, Nine Mile Point, FitzPatrick, DHSES, and Constellation should stay together in the same household reference file.