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.
In a World of Nukes and Climate Emergency, Knowledge Is Survival
We cannot pursue solutions to the nuclear and global warming threats amid confusion, myths, half-truths, and a lack of basic understanding of facts. The following article by Ivana Nikolić Hughes was originally published in Common Dreams on 20 September, 2026. The...
Washington US Senator Patty Murray pushing back on proposed cuts to Hanford cleanup, THINK OUT LOUD
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Hanford’s TSCR system restarted after extended downtime
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Walsh touts EM rebranding and AI, nuclear-related investment
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Hanford cleanup faces treatment bottleneck, new approach could save $12 billion
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DOE explores use of Nuclear Waste Fund for lifecycle campus program
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The EPA just gutted carbon emission limits for power plants.
Help us fight back! Yesterday, the Trump Administration took another reckless step backward in the fight against climate change by repealing power plant emissions standards for carbon — allowing dirty coal and gas plants to pump toxic, planet-warming pollution into...
Global Nuclear Abolition Day: September 26th
Global Nuclear Abolition Day September 26th Check Out the Online Events All Week Saturday, September 26th is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (IDTENW). The IDTENW was established in 2013 by the United Nations, in congruence with its...
Permanent Crisis / Permanent War? Panel with Global Political Economy
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined a virtual panel discussion with professors Panel Discussion with Professors Radhika Desai, Fadhel Kaboub, Steve Keen, Jeffrey Sachs, and Genevieve Vaughan. The conversation discussed the...
Senators Object as DOE Moves Forward with Plan to Slash Safety Directives at Nuclear Facilities
Project Velocity, Henceforth Known as Modernizing DOE Operative Directives Initiative, Set to Revise or Eliminate 46 Safety Directives Amid Push For Rapid Nuclear Weapons Modernization In July of this year, Tri-Valley CAREs shed light on the Department of Energy’s...
Update on Cleanup at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and its Site 300
Tri-Valley CAREs recently received an extensive update on cleanup at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Livermore Main Site and Site 300. On July 23, 2026, TVC met with LLNL staff and state and federal regulators through our Technical Assistance Grant from the...
Here’s an action you can take re new nukes!!
Reply-To: ucsaction@ucs.org Hold Nuclear Weapons Decisionmakers Accountable ACT NOW This summer the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) wrapped up the public comment period for the programmatic environmental impact statement to produce plutonium pits, the...
Kansas City Defender deep probe into Deep Fission
“NUCLEAR GUINEA PIGS: How a Small Kansas Town Became the Site of a Nuclear Experiment to Power AI,” September 9, 2026, Kansas City Defender, Kansas City, Missouri A Kansas City, Missouri-based investigative journal, the Kansas City Defender, published the deepest...
Nuclear Safety Board Holds Public Meeting in Livermore Amidst Access and Oversight Challenges
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), an independent nuclear safety oversight board within the federal government, is under fire. Created by Congress in 1988 with the goal of protecting the health and safety of the public and defense nuclear facility...
Reunión Comunitaria de la DNFSB
¡La DNFSB está bajo amenaza! La DNFSB es una agencia federal independiente que supervisa la seguridad de las operaciones nucleares en Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Actualmente, la Junta tiene solo 1 de sus 5 miembros. ¿Qué significa esto para Livermore y...
Project Genesis at LLNL: AI oversight gap
Letter to the Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Felicia Ziomek The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission will use artificial intelligence to speed up scientific research and “national security” work. The White House compares its urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project:...
Límites de Radiación: Actúe Para Mantener los Estándares de Seguridad Actuales
Nuclear Weapons La Comisión Reguladora Nuclear (NRC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha propuesto una revisión exhaustiva de las normas federales de protección radiológica. La propuesta, titulada «Reforma y modernización del marco de protección radiológica de la NRC»,...
Comment to Stop Changes that Weaken Radiation Standards
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a sweeping rewrite of federal radiation-protection regulations. The proposal, titled “Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework,” would eliminate the use of ALARA throughout NRC regulations...
SRS resumes shipments of remote-handled transuranic waste to WIPP
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A 120-foot steel building stands over a sealed plutonium reactor in Washington state with open air between the two, put up for u…
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Michiganders Oppose Proposed LANL Data Center at the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti Township
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate091826mc.mp3 Last week residents of Ypsilanti Township expressed their anger over a proposed high-performance computing facility near the Huron River in a partnership between the University of Michigan and...
CEI Hub Testimony
Photo: Alex Milan Tracy A Critical Moment for Portland’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub By: Kate Murphy, Senior Community Organizer We are in a pivotal moment to reduce risks and improve safety at Portland’s CEI Hub. Let’s make the Critical Energy Infrastructure...
Three Mile Island: legacy and resistance webinar
Watch the Zoom webinar “Three Mile Island: Legacy and Re-Opening Resistance” Witness the misadventure to reopen Pennsylvania’s “permanently closed,” uneconomical and age-degraded Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear power plant and opposition to stop it in this...
PSR condemns E.P.A.’s repeal of climate pollution limits
Today, the Trump administration’s E.P.A. repealed Biden-era carbon pollution limits for power plants and simultaneously released a proposal to rescind the endangerment finding for power plants, blocking future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions...
OUT NOW: MARK Harmony’s New Album “Nuclear-Free World”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2026 Springdale, Arkansas — We are excited to announce that MARK Harmony’s highly anticipated new album, “Nuclear Free World,” is now available on all major streaming platforms! This powerful album pays tribute to the resilience of...
Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Trinity Nuclear Test
This statement from the Marshallese Educational Initiative was released on July 16, 2025, on the 80th anniversary of Trinity, the world's first nuclear test, in New Mexico. A new sign was unveiled at the commemorative event dedicated to the Trinity Downwinders....
Cleanup Updates – The grout photo you haven’t seen. New information raises questions about waste form and transparency.
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Widespread Fraud Lawsuit Settled for Former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Whistleblowers
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate091126mc.mp3 From 1946 to 1969, the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was used as the station for top-secret nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. It was also the place where decontamination was done on the ships...
Wind recycles, nuclear doesn’t
While the nuclear power industry has never solved its waste problem, nor found a safe or efficient way to recycle its components or waste (reprocessing is NOT recycling), renewable energy is making rapid advances in recycling in battery backup and now wind turbines....
What’s the future of Rattlesnake Mountain, or Laliik? It’s still being debated
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A 375-foot concrete tank in South Carolina, wrapped in 341 miles of cable like a wine barrel, is cleared to take 33 million gall…
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While a 4.6-ton robot arm goes in through a 22-inch hole at Fukushima for a few grams, crews at Hanford just lifted a 50-foot, 1…
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7 Hanford stories about funding and leadership changes in August
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DNFSB inspector checks out emergency drill at Hanford
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Weapons Grade Plutonium GiveAway–NNSA is lawless.
For Immediate Release: September 8, 2026 Joint Press Release from: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, Savannah River Site Watch & Nuclear Watch New Mexico Public Interest Groups Warn NNSA on Plutonium Giveaway South Carolina – Today, the South Carolina...
PRESS RELEASE — FOR IMMEDIATE USE: HOLTEC contaminates plant workers. Lake Michigan next?
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County around Hanford Site added to state wildfire assistance program
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What Nuclear Justice Requires | Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes at the UN
International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation September 1, 2026 United Nations Headquarters, New York Statement by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation delivered by Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes Honorable Co-Chairs, distinguished delegates, dear...
After DOE cuts, HAB size would be more like other advisory panels
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Since Pits are “Aging Slowly,” Is Expanded Plutonium Pit Production Needed?
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CCNSUpdate090426mc.mp3 Why does it matter whether plutonium pits are “aging” before their time? We all age. We get old and we die. But that’s not what the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security...