An Act to improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high-level nuclear waste dump sites

This bill redefines "nuclear power plant areas" to include all communities within 50 miles of any nuclear facility (active or inactive) that stores spent nuclear fuel or high-level waste in pools or storage facilities until the waste is removed. It requires safety assessments for these designated areas, regardless of whether the community is located within the Commonwealth. The designation applies to both operating plants and inactive sites holding waste, ensuring communities near aging facilities or waste storage receive standardized safety evaluations. This is a procedural change establishing criteria for future assessments, not a direct safety regulation.