S 1448

This bill establishes new monitoring and funding requirements for spent nuclear fuel storage at nuclear power facilities in Massachusetts. It requires owners and operators of facilities that store nuclear fuel in dry casks to continuously report real-time data on temperature, helium release rates, and radiation levels from each storage cask to the Department of Public Health's radiation control division. Additionally, the bill mandates that nuclear plant licensees must fully fund all offsite radiological emergency response expenses incurred by the state or municipalities after plant closure until all spent fuel is moved from cooling pools to dry cask storage, explicitly prohibiting the use of Decommissioning Trust Fund monies for these costs. These measures aim to enhance safety oversight and ensure adequate emergency preparedness funding for communities near nuclear waste storage sites.