H 3868

This bill amends Massachusetts law to expand the designation of "nuclear power plant areas" to include all communities within a 50-mile radius of any nuclear power plant, whether active or inactive, as long as nuclear waste remains stored on-site in spent fuel pools or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations. The legislation ensures that inactive nuclear facilities storing high-level radioactive waste continue to be subject to the same area designations and potential assessments as operating plants until all nuclear waste is removed from the site. This expansion of regulatory oversight aims to maintain public health and safety standards for communities near both operating nuclear plants and decommissioned facilities that continue to store nuclear waste, addressing concerns about the long-term presence of radioactive materials at these sites.