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.
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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.
Member Perspectives on 3MSP in New York City
By Alfred Meyer John Reuwer, Ann Suellentrop, Magritte Gordaneer, and Alfred Meyer This blog post is intended to give you a sense of what citizen activism is achieving — the TPNW grew out of a proverbial ‘small group of dedicated people wanting to change the world,’...
☢ New LANL SWEIS Action Page – Comment Today!
Honor Our Pueblo Existence and Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety are excited to share that our new LANL SWEIS Action Page is live—making it easy for anyone to submit a public comment before the April 10th deadline in protection of our local and Tribal communities,...
Urgent action: Community health and engagement must be a priority
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been a valuable mechanism for public participation since 1970. This law requires the federal government to inform community members of the potential environmental impacts of a project and get feedback from the people on...
Our Planet, Our Health: 2025 Climate Action Convention was a success!
Earlier this month, the Our Planet, Our Health 2025 Climate Action Convention was held in Washington, DC. PSR National was honored to be a part of the Planning Committee to help make this more than 300 attendee convention a success. In collaboration with the Medical...
PSR Delegation Attends the TPNW 3MSP in New York!
During the first week of March, PSR participated in the Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations in New York City. PSR’s delegation joined leaders, advocates, and survivors to advance the...
Three Draft LANL SWEIS Public Comment Preparation Workshops
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCNSUpdate032125mc.mp3 Public comments for the draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently due on Thursday, April 10th. Tewa Women United,...
On 4/4, see ‘Silent Fallout’ at Shawnee Mission UU Church
See the documentary Silent Fallout, a 2023 film with Japanese director Hideaki Ito and narrator Alec Baldwin. This English-language award-winning film contends our entire continent has been contaminated by radiation from 101 atmospheric nuclear tests, primarily in...
On 4/13, see ‘Silent Fallout’ at All Souls in KC
See the documentary Silent Fallout, a 2023 film with Japanese director Hideaki Ito and narrator Alec Baldwin. This English-language award-winning film contends our entire continent has been contaminated by radiation from 101 atmospheric nuclear tests, primarily in...
ZOMBIE NUKE?! Coalition Opposes Duane Arnold
ZOMBIE NUKE?! Coalition Opposes Duane Arnold NextEra’s Fukushima twin design reactor in Iowa closed for good after a close call with catastrophe in August 2020. A direct hit by 140 mile per hour derecho winds not only damaged the cooling towers, but also caused a loss...
SMR-300s: Not Small, Mythical Reactors
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] SMR-300s Not Small, Mythical Reactors Beyond Nuclear and Don’t Waste Michigan did battle with Holtec over so-called “Small Modular Reactor”...
Board gains new chair, new treasurer
The new chair of the PeaceWorks KC Board is Dave Pack, and Greg Swartz is our new treasurer. These and other officers and Board members were elected March 9, during the PeaceWorks Annual Meeting in KC MO. Greg Swartz was voted the PeaceWorks Board’s treasurer at the...
Hanford nuclear history connects Tri-Cities with Japanese universities
TRI-CITIES, Wash. – A unique exchange program is linking the Tri-Cities with universities in Japan, focusing on the shared nuclear history of both regions.
$57M disbursement of DOE loan propels restart of Palisades Nuclear Plant
[“Burning Money” graphic by Gene Case/Avenging Angels. The image graced the cover of The Nation magazine in 2003, accompanying an article by Christian Parenti about the George W. Bush/Dick Cheney administration’s attempted nuclear power relapse.] As reported by...
Imaginary, Risky Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) have No Place in South Carolina Energy Legislation (H 3309)
Reasons the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) sections of the H 3309 energy bill before the South Carolina legislature should be eliminated Savannah River Site Watch, fact sheet on problems in energy bill with both SMRs and state-funded nuclear industry booster group South...
Annual Meeting: fun, books, new gigs, photos
“Let peace begin with me, Let this be the moment now,” sings Deborah Demeter, with all of us singing along. Outright fun marked the PeaceWorks KC Annual Meeting on March 9 at Simpson House. “Read this!” was said a few times. Plus “y’all come!” The meeting was so...
In Our View: Residents tire of talk, demand Hanford action
More than 35 years after a Tri-Party Agreement was forged to promote cleanup at Eastern Washington’s Hanford site, the people of our state are still waiting for meaningful action.
Standing Strong Together
For over six decades, Physicians for Social Responsibility has spoken boldly to protect human life from the gravest threats to our health. Generations of PSR health professionals have struggled for peace, justice, a healthy climate, and a healthy democracy. Over the...
Annual Meeting features Haskell students’ video
With PeaceWorks KC’s focus on justice and peace, our Annual Meeting March 9 allowed time for watching and pondering “Haskell Persists!”—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oRm7aIj64. The students at Haskell Indian Nations University created the video after President...
Annual Meeting en-courages us!
This year’s PeaceWorks KC Annual Meeting, held March 9 at Simpson House in KC MO, stirred up hope. This story recaps both our farewell to our annual art fair and our bestowal of awards; other stories give other highlights. Jim Hannah, photographer, related the annual...
Cross Border Network gets Cheatum Award
This year’s Kris and Lynn Cheatum Community Peace Award went to two recipients, including the Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity. This acceptance speech for the network was written by Judy Ancel, who was unable to be present, and was read by Corliss...
DOE reinstates fired employees
A memo viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News shows the Department of Energy rehired employees late Thursday, obeying a court order.
Plutonium Pit Lawsuit: “Grassroots Victory in the Fight against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation”
“Justice Prevails: A Grassroots Victory in the Fight against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation” By Aspen Coriz-Romero, on National Priorities Project website, March 12, 2025 About our federal lawsuit victory against plutonium “pit”
Judge orders federal agencies to reverse layoffs. Some in Tri-Cities could get jobs back
“Today’s order is a win for the employees that will be reinstated and the rule of law, but this case is not over,” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said.
Two Upcoming LANL SWEIS Public Comment Preparation Workshops
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCNSUpdate031425mc.mp3 Public comments for the draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operations at Los Alamos National Laboratory are currently due on Thursday, April 10th. CCNS, Tewa Women...
ZOMBIE and SMRs?! Palisades Targeted for Both
[Yard sign design by Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter and Shut Down Palisades Campaign. Photo by Kevin Kamps.] April 2025 marks three years since this nuclear nightmare began: Holtec’s decommissioning scam was revealed at the Palisades atomic reactor on...
Continued Propaganda About AI and Nuclear Power
An article by M.V. Ramana, published at Counterpunch. M. V. Ramana is the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia and the author of The Power of Promise: Examining Nuclear...
Fukushima 14 years later and still uncertain future
Beyond Nuclear turns to our Japanese colleagues to report on the 14th annual commemoration of the March 11, 2011 nuclear catastrophe at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. This timeless disaster started with a severe offshore earthquake followed by a 48-ft...
B Reactor Museum Association to celebrate women at the Hanford site during the Cold War
RICHLAND, Wash. – The B Reactor Museum Association is hosting a free event to honor the contributions of women at the Hanford Site during the Cold War.
Hanford nuclear site subcontractor, owner to pay $1.1M for COVID loan fraud
Money to pay Hanford workers was instead used to pay personal debts and credit card balances, say investigators.
Ann at UN: What to do about nuclear weapons?
Ann Suellentrop sums up her trip to the UN concerning the nuclear ban treaty. I just got back from meetings at the UN Headquarters this past week on the Nuclear Ban Treaty (the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) which almost half of the world’s nations have...
Risks and Cleanup of Hanford’s Central Plateau
Las Vegas Action News story
Hanford 324 Cleanup Delay, Major Issues, comments presentation HoA workshop 8-22-23 Ecology approved.pdf
Las Vegas Review Journal coverage
Celebration of PeaceWorks KC Art Fair
Note: Photographer Jim Hannah offered these heartfelt reflections March 9 at the PeaceWorks Annual Meeting in KC MO. The slide show at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8o38JSZCI has 20 photos taken earlier, by persons other than JIm, and then 48 photos by Jim from...
Congratulations to Márcia Gomes de Oliveira from Rio de Janeiro, the first Brazilian to receive the prestigious Nuclear-…
Congratulations to Márcia Gomes de Oliveira from Rio de Janeiro, the first Brazilian to receive the prestigious Nuclear-Free Future Award. Visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York / Presenting the 2025 Nuclear-Free Future Award (Education) /...
Ann at UN: side sessions to treaty deliberations
During the third meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a meeting held at UN Headquarters in New York City, I was privileged to attend many side sessions peace activists coordinated. Survey results from asking youth about the...
Tell Congress to Support Arms Control and Talks with Russia and China
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCNSUpdate030725mc.mp3 Did you know that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. and Russia, known as the New START, expires on February 5, 2026? It’s time for the U.S. and Russia to get back to the...
Ann at UN: progress toward nuke-free world
Ann Suellentrop, MSRN, a leader in PeaceWorks KC and the national Physicians for Social Responsibility, is telling us what she’s seeing/hearing/suffering/loving at the third meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. From this “ban...
OPPOSITION MOUNTING TO PALISADES ATOMIC REACTOR RESTART
[Protestors at the Nuclear-Free Great Lakes Action Camp in August 2000 at Van Buren State Park in Covert Township, Van Burn County, southwest Michigan. The cooling tower steam and reactor containment building are visible in the background, as is Lake Michigan. Photo...