HD 4212

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 is stored on-site in spent fuel pools or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations. The designation remains in effect until all nuclear waste is removed from the facility, and applies even if the nuclear plant is located outside Massachusetts but within 50 miles of Commonwealth communities. The bill also clarifies that assessments (presumably for safety and monitoring purposes) can be made against both operating nuclear facilities and those that are shut down but still storing spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste, ensuring continued oversight of these sites throughout their entire lifecycle including the decommissioning phase.