Bill > S466

This bill requires that any city or town where a site for low-level radioactive waste is proposed must hold an election within sixty days of an operator being selected to approve the site, and unless sixty percent of the voters casting ballots approve it, the selection of the site will be void. Low-level radioactive waste refers to waste that has radioactive contamination but is not highly radioactive. This provision aims to give local communities a direct say in whether such a facility is located within their jurisdiction, providing a significant local control mechanism over the siting process.