SECTION 1. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Health shall commission a study on the Commonwealth’s state of preparedness for a nuclear emergency. The study shall include, but not be limited to:
1. the department’s preparedness and capability to respond to a nuclear emergency
2. the locations and current inventory of stockpiled thyroid-protecting agents in nuclear power plant areas, as defined in Section 2B of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950.
3. the suitability of the current nuclear monitoring station network
4. current best practices regarding radiation monitoring and emergency preparedness for a nuclear emergency
SECTION 2. The department shall provide the full findings of the study, including any legislative recommendations, to the Joint Committee on Public Health, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the Senate Committee on Ways and Means no later than 1 year after the effective date of this act.
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