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.
Tell EPA: Air permits are not optional
The Trump administration seems to be giving a new handout to polluters on a daily basis at this point. A new proposed rule from EPA is no exception to this dangerous trend. This proposal would allow facilities like power plants, factories, and data centers to commence...
Rep. Newhouse: Federal government remains committed to Hanford cleanup
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Night With The Experts
Beyond Nuclear featured guest on NEIS monthly meeting, Night With The Experts Beyond Nuclear’s Linda Pentz Gunter presented ideas stemming from her new book No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress And Provokes War — on the May edition...
Free Ellsberg film
Ellsberg legacy documentary is free to screen with aim to reach and re-awaken as many audiences as possible to the perpetual danger of nuclear war In a 29-minute documentary, largely featuring the final thoughts of renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, we are...
Testing the waters: Feds stop paying to sample LANL runoff
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Washington state to take comments on Hanford sitewide permit
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Higher fuel prices touch DOE complex from Hanford to SRS
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New Mexico Tribal, Federal and Local Leaders Support Bill to Protect Caja del Rio Plateau
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CCNSUpdate061226mc.mp3 On Monday, May 8th, 2026, at a press conference in front of La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee...
Kids Make the Best Scientists
By Lorri Epstein, Science & Education Director If you are an elementary student in the Columbia Gorge, odds are you can identify this bird. You’ve also probably squawked its call, “WOK, WOK,” to ask for its favorite food (fish, in this case represented by...
Daniel Ellsberg vs. “Ordinary Insanity”
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Regional economic development body not yet stressing over Hanford budget
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Join Tri-Valley CAREs’ 6/18 Special Monthly Meeting: DC Days Report Back
Tri-Valley CAREs is back from Washington DC! Join us on Thursday, June 18 at 7pm PT for a special edition of our monthly meeting to hear a report back from DC Days, including key updates from meetings with policymakers, along with updates on operations at Livermore...
Draft Plutonium Pit Production PEIS – Open for Public Comment
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work, is open for public comment. All comments will be on the record and are required to be responded to in...
Draft Plutonium Pit Production PEIS – Open for Public Comment
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work, is open for public comment. All comments will be on the record and are required to be responded to in...
Columbia Riverkeeper Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
Environmental nonprofit appoints Jodie Gates and Judge Anita Jackson to its governing board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director(541) 399-3260, lauren@columbiariverkeeper.org June 10, 2026 (Hood River, Ore.) — Columbia Riverkeeper’s board...
Plutonium Pit Production Draft PEIS Congressional Briefing: Choices Before Congress on Plutonium Pit Production for New Nuclear …
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Radiation Exposure Rule Changes to Increase Cancer Rates
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Exploring Washington’s nuclear past in Richland
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PNNL, Hanford workers should be hopeful not panicked on budget cuts, say leaders
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Drone strikes Chornobyl waste building
A Russian drone struck and significantly damaged a radioactive waste storage building (pictured before damage) at the closed Chornobyl nuclear power plant site on Sunday, close to where “large amounts of nuclear material” are stored, according to the International...
Susan Mirsky honored
Susan Mirsky, board member and Nuclear Disarmament Chair for Massachusetts Peace Action, and a founding member of Newton Dialogues on Peace and War, is the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Judith H. Johnsrud Unsung Hero Award. The Award is presented by Beyond Nuclear as part...
Black Lives Matter: 13 Fires Play
A powerful new community theater production, 13 Fires, will bring the story of one of America’s great Black cultural districts to the stage in Boulder this season in celebration of Juneteenth. The play tells the story of Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis—once a thriving...
Black Lives Matter: Displacement by Design
Save three dates! Don't miss this panel discussion on systemic injustice, racial violence, and how communities of color are sacrificed for urban expansion and development, featuring Taishya Adams, Curtis K Rogers, and Sabrina Sideris. June 1 at 6pm - Virtual Panel on...
Black Lives Matter: African American Cultural Events
Check out the Executive Committee, African American Cultural Events (ECAACE) Calendar of Events for Juneteenth! There's a full lineup of events you don't want to miss throughout the month of June!
Nuclear Guardianship: Article
Check out the new Colorado Sun article by Michael Booth, exposing the nuclear waste currently being stored in Colorado from the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant. As Colorado is looking at developing new nuclear reactors, the article underlines the question: what do...
Free Palestine: Seeds for Liberation
Join the Denver screening of the film, Seeds for Liberation, followed by a panel discussion with the Director, Executive Producer, and Local Organizers! Seeds for Liberation is the new documentary from Director Matthew Solomon ("Reimagining Safety") & Executive...
Nippon Dynawave Spill Update and FAQ
In the wake of the tragedy in Longview, we wanted to share information and resources on this developing situation. By: Teryn Yazdani, Staff Attorney On behalf of the team at Columbia Riverkeeper, we extend our deepest condolences to the families, friends, loved ones,...
Protect Pushpum Event Inspires
Hundreds Gather in Goldendale By: Simone Anter, Senior Staff Attorney & Hanford Program Director Towering juniper trees whipped in fierce winds atop of the rolling hills where more than 300 people gathered together on May 8, partly in celebration and partly in...
A Moral Imperative: Adopting the Nuclear Truth Project protocols
Speaking before an international audience of researchers, policymakers, and diplomats, Benetick Kabua Maddison (pictured above accepting the Nuclear Free Future Award), Co-Chair of the Nuclear Truth Project (NTP) and Executive Director of the Marshallese Educational...
June 17 hearing set on cesium-removal project at Hanford 200 West
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House Appropriations panel backs SRS, Hanford projects
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The return of nuclear production is being planned at Hanford
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Watch the Hill Briefing on nuclear power risks
A Beyond Nuclear and Nuclear Information and Resource Service expert briefing on nuclear energy Inherent Danger, Unaffordable Power: Energy and nuclear experts warn scrapping safety regulations to power artificial intelligence will deliver high costs and dire safety,...
Feds say they have way to clean up nuclear waste site faster. WA is skeptical
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Hanford’s FY2028 Cleanup Priorities
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PSR Remembers PSR-Los Angeles Founder Jimmy Hara, MD
It is with great sadness that we share the news that our beloved friend Dr. Jimmy Hara passed away on May 14, 2026. Born in the Manzanar internment camp at the end of World War II, he had a deeply personal understanding of the consequences of racism, militarism, and...
“St. Petersburg vs. the Golden Dome: A 150-year-old warning we are ignoring”
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CCNSUpdate060526mc.mp3 Dr. Ghassan Shahrour, a medical doctor and human rights advocate, considers the need to choose limits over expansion of new weapons systems and provides historical examples. He writes: “In...
Stratagems for Change: Saving Humanity from Ourselves
Stratagems for Change: Saving Humanity from Ourselves CONFLICT RESOLUTION – MEDIATION, 1 Jun 2026 Ivana Nikolić Hughes, Ph.D. | Nuclear Age Peace Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service 29 May 2026 – We are living in a challenging time with far too much suffering,...
¡Apoya a Tu Equipo de Tri-Valley CAREs en DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs se encuentra en Washington D.C., junto con activistas de la Alianza para la Responsabilidad Nuclear de todo el país, para abogar por políticas más seguras en materia de armas nucleares y residuos nucleares. ¡Su equipo se reunirá mañana con ambos...
Support Your Tri-Valley CAREs Team in DC!
Tri-Valley CAREs is in Washington DC, joined with the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability activists from around the country, to advocate for safer nuclear weapons and waste policy initiatives! Your team is meeting with both California Senators tomorrow! Below is our...