A 966

This bill requires New York's emergency management office to conduct a comprehensive review of disaster preparedness plans for all nuclear power plants operating within the state or within 50 miles of its borders, and then develop individual site-specific disaster preparedness plans for each facility within six months of the bill's enactment. The review must evaluate critical factors including evacuation feasibility for populations within a 50-mile radius, evacuation locations, procedures for schools and special needs facilities, and contamination prevention measures. Notably, if the review determines that no feasible evacuation plan exists for areas within 50 miles of a nuclear plant, the bill directs the governor to take action to seek closure of that plant, potentially giving the state leverage to shut down nuclear facilities deemed unsafe from an emergency preparedness standpoint.