S 1620

This bill requires New York's emergency management office to conduct a comprehensive review of disaster preparedness plans for all nuclear power plants operating within the state or within 50 miles of its borders, and then develop individual site-specific disaster preparedness plans for each facility. The review must assess critical factors including evacuation feasibility for populations within a 50-mile radius, evacuation locations, procedures for vulnerable populations (hospitals, schools), and contamination prevention measures, with findings reported to state leadership within six months. Notably, if the review determines that no feasible evacuation plan exists for areas within 50 miles of a nuclear plant, the governor is directed to take action to seek closure of that facility, giving the state significant leverage over nuclear plant operations based on emergency preparedness considerations.