SF 3

This bill establishes enhanced security protections for commercial nuclear facilities in Wyoming by creating legal frameworks for their defense. It provides armed nuclear security guards with an affirmative defense for using force, including deadly force, to protect nuclear facilities from criminal activities such as trespassing, burglary, radiological sabotage, or theft of nuclear materials. The bill also creates a new criminal offense specifically for trespassing at commercial nuclear facilities with associated penalties, and grants armed nuclear security guards (who must be certified as peace officers) the authority to detain individuals suspected of crimes at these facilities. These measures aim to strengthen the physical security of nuclear power plants and ensure guards can effectively respond to threats without fear of civil or criminal liability when acting within the scope of their duties.