SONGS Community Alert Siren System Slideshow (READ DESCRIPTION)
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2019
- I decided to go around to all 50 sirens apart of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station community alert siren system while on vacation this year in Dana Point to get pictures of all them before their all gone, since I knew that it would likely be my last time ever to see the sirens still up. On June 26th 2019, it was announced that SONGS will be deactivating them on June 30th and removing all 50 of the sirens shortly after due to the decommissioning of SONGS and the cities of which the sirens are in not wanting to keep them for non nuclear emergencies.
The system was last fully tested for 3, 3 minute alerts on October 15th, 2014. After the final full system test, the NRC told SONGS they weren't required to test or even maintain the sirens anymore since both nuclear reactors were defueled earlier that same year meaning danger levels were too low for siren testing to still be required, but SONGS committed to continue to maintain and briefly test all the sirens for the cities to use for non nuclear emergencies for an extra 5 years after they weren't required to have anything affiliated with them.
The only testing of them after the final full annual test in 2014 was brief boop tests on each individual siren in each jurisdiction from June 2015 until June 2018. Boops were supposed to be done this June, but the jurisdictions with the sirens said they don’t want them, so it wasn’t necessary for SONGS to boop them. It is a stupid move since the sirens are all along the coast, and are still useful for other emergencies besides SONGS, such as tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, or even severe coastal weather.
But unfortunately, we have retarded city council people in the cities that don’t know what their talking about, and have landmarks to me get removed forever. SONGS’s system has a unique history unlike any other NPP system. The old system was up from 1981/1982 until November 2005 when the Model 120s and STL-10B's were replaced with Whelen 2810s and 2806s that were bolted to the original sirens poles and mounting plates. The reason they kept the original mounting plates instead of getting new Whelen mounting plates was because it was more cost effective to just drill holes through the plates to mount the Whelens.
But now all 50 of the original poles and Whelens will be gone for ever in a few months. I will truly miss their system as it was the first siren system I had ever seen since we have a timeshare in Dana Point that we go to every year in June, and Dana Point is one of the cities in the 10 mile EPZ of SONGS that has sirens, the others being San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, Camp Pendleton, and a state park.
I will never forget the unique history and uniqueness of their old system which stood out from all other NPP systems. I can even remember seeing the Model 120s and STL-10s back in June 2004 and 2005. But it just won’t be the same down there anymore without the sirens.
Rest in Piece SONGS Community Alert Siren System. Thank you for your uniqueness and being a part of my childhood, as well as getting me into sirens and making me the person I am today.
RIP sirens. As I always say never get rid of them. They'll come in handy for something someday
Let's hope that we can get at least two sirens in total from this system.
+HappyJigg Yes, lets keep our fingers crossed.
Same.
@@Duderocks5539 im really sad Will they come back ?
@@Duderocks5539 What is the music in this video?
i literally remember back in 2016, driving by SP-01, CP-06, and SC-09. It is very sad to see these go. Not only was it the first Whelen i have ever seen (first siren i saw was a SIRcom) but the only siren i've seen in the Oceanside area. RIP SONGS Community alert siren system, you will be missed...
Hey, I also notice your comments in one of the sirens video. Are you new here?
@@NTXsirens-eas no
hi there
According to the Air Raid Sirens Wiki, SONGS had a system of Sentry 10Vs, 5Vs, and 3V8s. But SONGS didn't like the way they performed and decided to replace them all with the Model 120s that they designed, and the STL-10s.
12:22 White Whelen?
24:48 was this sticker on the control boxes of them, was it a fanmade or on a cloth ?
A white Whelen sure is rare
I am sad that they were removed! I wish I spotted them before! I totally forgot to see SJ-12 on my field trip when I went to SJC mission (This was back in 2/24/22) I could have spot the pole it was on but I forgot too due to the bus going fast and me having forgetting to spot SJ-12! I did not know there was a video of the previous system! Rest in pieces SONGS siren system! You will be missed! Also is there a link to the train video passing by the previous system with SoCal Edison Model 120 and STL-10’s?
R.I.P.
+NTX Sirenvators Yes, it’s like saying goodbye to a childhood landmark. But at least I have a Model 120 to enjoy which really made the system unique and recognizable. And I might be able to get a Whelen once they are removed. But it won’t be the same down there without the sirens overlooking everything. I especially will miss seeing the high mounted ones.
Goodbye songs.
+The Chach Amen. Their system was a big part of my childhood, since we have a timeshare down in one of the cities within the 10 Mile EPZ, and is always see the sirens, and I remember seeing the 120s and STLs as well back in around 2004-2005. But it sucks to see the Whelens go as well. It was the first siren system I have ever seen, and it also was the one that got me into sirens in the first place. So it’s a sad sight, but the memories will live on.
My first siren ever I have seen was the one in San Clemente pier. Still remembering my dad saying it was a bird house, but it was a siren. I really wanted one but I don’t think I could get one. I am trying to get a thunderbolt near me to restore it and put it back in service but I don’t think that’s happening. RIP SONGS
Just really going to miss them. I wanted to get one for memory and collection
+Chopstick_Abi Yeah. The removal progress is starting tomorrow as well, and I’m going down to watch. Such a shame 😭
Duderocks5539 do you happen to know where they are going to?
+Chopstick_Abi They will be scrapping them, since no other city wanted to buy them. It’s a shame since they aren’t worth much scrap value either. But I was told by the contractor that he’ll put one aside for me.
Duderocks5539 do you know who to contact to get one of these sirens with the control cabinets? I might donate it to my town if I can
UPDATE 12-3-19: I was told by a SONGS worker that I know really well that the sirens will began to be removed next week 12-9-19, I’m thinking of going down and watching the crew uninstall a few, and I have a chance to get one. But this isn’t something I’m happy about at all, and it’s a waste of the jurisdictions to not just repurpose them.
Duderocks5539 that's today! 😭
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
(R.I.P SONGS SIRENS) Is there any other cities with the sirens still
do you know what company not only put these in but are also removing them?
+Simplexpulls3 Fire alarms & more SoCal Edison, (SCE). They are also the owner and operator of SONGS.
And I was told SCE is hiring a 3rd party contractor to remove them which is odd because SCE has the resources to do it themselves because after all, they service, install and uninstall power lines and what not.
They were as well the ones that installed the sirens originally from the start, as well as the ones that replaced the original system with the Whelens. Odd they are hiring a 3rd party contractor.
Goodbye old system...
+The Owl Fan new channel Yes 😭 Not only that, even the Whelen system. Their system as a whole truly is a part of my childhood, and is also the first siren system I saw, and the first system to get me into sirens.
I don’t care what others think that make fun of me in the community on the Facebook groups over obsessing over SONGS, but I’m sure they have a siren system that they grew up with get removed and then they’ll feel the pain.
@@Duderocks5539 Oh..
Yeah one day maybe they will unddrstand the pain in our hearts and give them back to make the world a better place. 😭
Good news everyone, upcoming winter break, I will go see the remaining Whelens on Camp Pendleton!
Never heard of a Siren called a a Fairwell SONGS sirens before and are they rare??? They looked like STL-10s with Mini thunderbolt horns
Those are SoCal Edison Model 120’s that your saying that look like STL-10 and mini thunderbolts. There pneumatic
Question.
Is there a map of some sort that has all of the S.O.N.G.S. sirens before they were removed?
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ThREQkR3Q7r2E0r3CYooVhCot_KzHX7l&usp=sharing
@@Duderocks5539 Thanks mate.
Why were the model 120 sirens and STL-10B sirens replaced by Whelens?
+NeilPrasad 1905 Because the plant was fussing about the sirens supposedly “aging” mind you they were only 23 years old in 2005. They started discussing about replacing them in June 2004, but the replacement didn’t happen until November 2005 to February 2006. In my opinion they were replaced too early, they should’ve waited a few more years like until 2007-2008, and if they did, they would’ve have gotten 2900s as Whelen stopped making the 2800s in 2006. But now 15 years later after the Whelens were put up, 85% of them have now been removed.
@@Duderocks5539 oh god. How does it sound like?
+NeilPrasad 1905 I haven't found any audio or video recordings of either an original system ambiance, or a Model 120 or STL-10 from their system. But the STL-10s of course would sound like any other STL-10. I do have a synth of what the original system ambiance would've sounded like which can be found here: ruclips.net/video/4aW-xk7Oho4/видео.html As well as what the Model 120s sound like. Videos of the Model 120 running can be found on my channel.
@@Duderocks5539 We know the sound of STL-10 but at least we gotta try to find out Model 120 sound
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What do SONGS stand for ?
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
@@Duderocks5539 ok thanks
Show me the train ride video.
Why are they removing Whelens they are good still
+Sabrina the tabby Because the cities are stupid, and probably didn't realize they were useful for other emergencies.
The stupid decision of a wasted opportunity is beyond me...
And there are weird looking Whelen Controls
they are 435hz ones
i live in dana point and i hate that they’re removing them.
+tom__eddsworld Well, I do have good news about the sirens in the Dana Point Jurisdiction. The city will be keeping 7 out of the 8 sirens in Dana Point with the original poles that once supported the Model 120s and STL-10s, and I believe they are swapping out the Whelen 2810s and 2806s for brand new 2900s.
But the sirens in San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, and in the state park next to SONGS, will be removed. But they won’t be removed probably until late this year or next year sometime. And I also am in the process of trying to get a couple of the Whelens.
Duderocks5539 really? Do u know where’s the siren they’re keeping?
+tom__eddsworld They are keeping 7 out of the 8 sirens in Dana Point. And my guess is location DP-03 will be removed, but locations DP-01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, and 08 are going to remain, but again, the Whelen 2810s and 2806s are going to be removed and replaced with likely 2900s or something.
@@Duderocks5539 me too
@@elliottday2415 me too
RIP
I am sad
Why do I love the whelen 2810 so much
Because it is a tall boi that can be taken apart and made smaller
24:50 is that a pin?
1:30 is that s whelen siren?
Yes
Its nothing about what the title is!
+Molossis What? The title is exactly what the video is... It’s clearly a “slideshow” of all locations before they were removed, and now they are removed. This was a final farewell video.