ADThe alert went out during a routine training exercise being conducted by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre, Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said in a statement that apologized for the mistake. He said on Twitter that he spoke to provincial officials and demanded an investigation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general recommended changes to the emergency alert system in the United States after Hawaii officials in 2018 mistakenly warned the public about a nonexistent incoming ballistic missile. It was the first time a Canadian nuclear reactor had to use its emergency core cooling system to prevent fuel overheating. “I want to assure the public that there was no incident at the station, and the plant is operating as designed.”

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2020 00:45 UTC