HB 1612

This bill requires the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to establish and operate a network of real-time monitoring stations to track the movement, dispersal, and concentration of radioactive materials in gaseous, liquid, or solid forms. The department must conduct periodic surveys to assess radiation exposure to humans and animals, with particular focus on a 10-mile radius around the Seabrook Station nuclear facility where elevated rates of certain pediatric cancers have been noted. The monitoring data and survey results must be published semi-annually and made available to the public, with estimated first-year implementation costs ranging from $1.3 to $1.9 million and annual operating costs of approximately $545,000 to $851,000.