HD 3705

This bill updates the governance structure and operational framework of the Pilgrim Decommissioning State Oversight Panel, which monitors the decommissioning process of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. The legislation expands the panel's membership to include additional stakeholders such as a Pilgrim Station retiree with technical expertise, a representative from a local environmental group, and two at-large appointees recommended by local state legislators, while also establishing 3-year terms for non-designated appointees. The bill also modifies the panel's meeting requirements to quarterly sessions through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's partial site release and annual meetings thereafter until spent fuel removal, and adds a new responsibility to monitor compliance with the 2020 Comprehensive Agreement between Massachusetts and Holtec Decommissioning International.