a national network of organizations addressing issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup

working towards a nuclear-free future for all

working towards a nuclear-free future for all

citizen watchdogs taking action

citizen watchdogs taking action

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
EMCBC-New York (formerly DOE SPRU Field Office)
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC)
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Hanford Office of River Protection
  • Tank Waste
Hanford
Richland Operations Office
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Idaho
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Tank Waste
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
EM-Los Alamos
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Moab
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Nevada National Security Site
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Oak Ridge
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Paducah
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Portsmouth
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Sandia National Laboratories
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Savannah River Site
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Tank Waste
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
  • Transuranic Waste Disposition
West Valley Demonstration Project
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition

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.

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