Our Issues
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
We work to oppose our massive nuclear weapons complex. This expensive and dangerous choice is something we can change.
NUCLEAR WASTE
Nuclear waste remains a dangerous legacy of energy and weapons production. We need a responsible nuclear waste disposal strategy.
NUCLEAR ENERGY
The time has come for a carbon-free, nuclear free future. Nuclear Energy is expensive, dirty, and dangerous; We can do better.
Map of ANA Sites Across the U.S.
Map of DOE nuclear facilities which concern the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. This list includes active National Nuclear Security Administration sites (purple) , Environmental Management sites (green), and Legacy Management sites (yellow).
View Department of Energy Nuclear Complex Sites in a larger map ➩CLEANUP SITES ONLY (Map from DOE Environmental Management website)
The map above shows the remaining 15 active EM sites where cleanup work is currently ongoing. Learn more about the 92 completed sites here.
To visit site-specific webpages, please click on the site name in the below table or the location on the map below.
| Site Name | Type(s) of Cleanup Work Performed |
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| EMCBC-New York (formerly DOE SPRU Field Office) |
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| Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) |
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| Hanford Office of River Protection |
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| Hanford Richland Operations Office |
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| Idaho |
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| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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| EM-Los Alamos |
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| Moab |
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| Nevada National Security Site |
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| Oak Ridge |
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| Paducah |
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| Portsmouth |
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| Sandia National Laboratories |
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| Savannah River Site |
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| Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) |
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| West Valley Demonstration Project |
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Congressional Views on Nuclear Weapons and Waste
The Congressional Mapping Project
This project tracks the views of key senators and representatives on nuclear weapons and waste. To use this resource, select the state that you wish to view and you will be redirected to a page containing information about that states’ senators and representatives.
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The map above depicts the views of various members of congress on nuclear energy and weapons.
To start viewing, simply click on a state and you will be redirected to a page with information on that states’ congressional representation.
Local Communities Say NO to LANL Expansion; Public Comments Due on Thursday, April 10th
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CCNSUpdate040425mc.mp3 Community members and Tribal advocates are standing together to say NO to the proposed expansion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). As part of a growing movement for environmental...
X-Energy submits SMR permit to build in Texas
Reuters news reports on March 31, 2025 that the privately owned X-Energy nuclear startup company has submitted an application for a construction permit to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a proposed “first-of-its-kind” High Temperature Gas (helium)...
NUKE LOVEFEST?! Cautionary Tale to MI House
[“Burning Money” image by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. It was featured on the cover of The Nation magazine in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti about the George W. Bush/Dick Cheney administration’s ill-fated nuclear power relapse underway at that time....
Why does KC keep producing nukes?
The KC Star headline reads: Nuclear weapons are insanity. Why does KC keep producing them? The column, a full-blown attack on the production in KC of parts for nuclear weapons, ran in The Kansas City Star on 3/31. The author is Dave Pack, who chairs the Board of...
ASLB rejects intervenors’ Palisades “zombie” nuke reactor restart petition & hearing request
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety (sic) and Licensing Board (ASLB) has struck again. Per usual, it has rejected all contentions re: health, safety, security, and the environment raised by an environmental coalition, denying hearings on the...
‘Indigenuity’ can solve climate crisis
By Kristin Scheer “Exercising Indigenous Wisdom for Responses to the Climate Crisis” is a workshop that PeaceWorks KC is proud to cosponsor. The event is brought to us by the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council. They announce this gathering on their website and...
in-person DC Days on June 8-11, 2025! Come to Washington, DC to help address nuclear weapons and waste cleanup!
Those who applied for scholarships will be notified next week about funding decisions. Scholarship awardees and others are encouraged to register as soon as possible and before the April 8 date, when registration costs will increase. You can register for DC Days at...
I’m Oppenheimer’s grandson. I support Trump’s pursuit of nuclear diplomacy.
| Opinion President Donald Trump is right to propose direct talks with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Xi Jinping of China on nuclear arms control. Amid all the chaos in the world, I want to provide a ray of light, a sliver of hope: We may be on the...
Local Communities Say NO to LANL Expansion and Host Community Comment Writing Workshops
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCNSUpdate032825mc.mp3 Community members and Tribal advocates are standing together to say NO to the proposed expansion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). As part of a growing movement for environmental...
TELL CONGRESS ‘NO NUKES’!
During the March 24 webinar on nuclear power hosted by Massachusetts Peace Action, and featuring M.V. Ramana and Paul Gunter, participants were asked to complete an action item that sends a strong anti-nuke message to their members of Congress, urging them not to vote...