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 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.
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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.
Nuclear-Free Anishinaabe Aki Rally Sets Stage for Intensifying Opposition to Nuclear Waste
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Court rejects our appeals against Holtec CISF
[Tee shirt design by Noel Marquez, co-founder of Alliance for Environmental Strategies.] On August 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected Beyond Nuclear’s appeal for a rehearing, either en banc (before all the judges of the...
ASLB rejects our Palisades SG tube intervention
[Photo of typical steam generator (SG) tubes, looking from the top downward.] On August 5, 2025, a three-administrative judge (or hearing examiner) panel of the Atomic Safety (sic) and Licensing Board (ASLB) ruled against our environmental coalition’s intervention...
Why Health Care Still Matters in the Face of Humanity’s End
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Why and How Should Physicians Mitigate Threats of Nuclear War?
Joseph G. Hodgkin, MD, PSR Board Member, et al | AMA Journal of Ethics Subsequent advocacy by the US organization Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the findings from the St Louis Baby Tooth Survey, which revealed excessive amounts of radioactive...
After Eighty Years, Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
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We Cannot Stop Future Hiroshimas if We’ve Allowed Today’s Gazas to Burn
This Hiroshima Day, as we recommit ourselves to peace, we’d like to share reflections from Dr. Ghassan Shahrour—a medical doctor, civil society activist, and writer. Every August 6, the world is asked to pause—for memory, for reflection, for conscience. We remember...
Message from Pope Leo XIV for the eightieth anniversary of the atomic bombings
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Americans still justify Hiroshima/Nagaski bombings
More Americans still believe the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago were justified, but the margins have narrowed compared to previous polling. These were the conclusions of a new Pew Research Center survey that found 35 percent of American adults...
Film recalls heroism of Nagasaki nurses
A new drama — “Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash” — directed by Jumpei Matsumoto, whose grandfather survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, has been released in Japan as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing. The film tells the story of the unsung...