The bill titled "An Act to improve public health and safety standards in communities around aging nuclear power plants and high-level nuclear waste dump sites" aims to enhance safety measures for communities located near nuclear facilities. It proposes an amendment to Section 2B of chapter 639 of the acts of 1950, which involves the designation of specific areas as nuclear power plant areas. The new legal language specifies that these areas will include all communities within a fifty-mile radius of any nuclear power plant or inactive nuclear power plant that is storing nuclear waste, until the waste is removed from the site.

The amendment also clarifies that this designation applies regardless of whether the nuclear power plant area is located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It allows for assessments to be conducted on both active and inactive nuclear facilities that contain spent nuclear fuel, high-level waste, or other nuclear materials. The bill reflects a commitment to improving public health and safety standards in regions affected by nuclear energy operations.