A 3592

This bill amends New York's executive law to establish a fee structure for nuclear facility operators to fund emergency management services, particularly extending coverage to inactive and decommissioned nuclear power plants that store spent fuel. The legislation requires operators of active nuclear reactors to pay $1 million annually, while operators of inactive facilities pay on a declining scale starting at $1 million in year one and decreasing to $150,000 by years eight through ten of deactivation. These fees will support state and local radiological emergency preparedness activities, including monitoring equipment and response planning, ensuring that communities near both operational and non-operational nuclear facilities maintaining spent fuel storage have adequate emergency management resources. The bill recognizes that decommissioned nuclear plants storing spent fuel continue to pose potential radiological risks requiring ongoing emergency preparedness capabilities.