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.
click to view full map
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.
Attorneys General Oppose NRC voiding NEPA law
Prompted by several Trump White House Executive Orders (E.O. 14154, E.O. 14270 and E.O. 14300) issued in 2025 to “unleash” dirty, dangerous and expensive atomic energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) filed a July 7, 2026 proposed rulemaking that would...
Same old NuScale?
In 2023, a plan to develop the United States’s flagship small modular reactor, collapsed under the weight of its own abysmal finances. NuScale had offered 12 50MW SMRs, then downgraded to 6 77MW reactors. But over the course of 18 years it hemorrhaged $800 million —...
Hanford biologists thought an unusual buck had wandered onto the nuclear reservation, until the photos showed the antlers belong…
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1,500 residents were displaced from Hanford in 1943; 83 years later, the Washington site holds about 56 million gallons of radio…
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GAO Urges DOE to Address Nuclear Cleanup Contractor Oversight Recommendations
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How did a 586-square-mile stretch of southeastern Washington sealed off in 1943 to make plutonium end up sheltering one of the l…
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Nuclear Safety Board to Hold Public Meeting in Livermore on Tues. Sept. 15th 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...
Tell Congress: Protect Students, Teachers, and School Staff from Extreme Weather
As students head back to school this year, families should be focused on buying supplies, meeting teachers, and preparing for a successful school year—not worrying whether classrooms are too hot to learn in, whether wildfire smoke will make it unsafe to breathe, or...
Newhouse prioritizes affordability, Hanford funding before retirement
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This day in history: An explosion at Hanford and a new speed record
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Fish AND Electricity
Judge’s Order Balances Fish and Affordable Power Thanks to a court order, baby salmon are travelling downstream faster and more safely in 2026. By: Miles Johnson, Legal Director Back in February—in response to a request by Columbia Riverkeeper and many others,...
COUNTDOWN: Radiation Comments Deadline Today!
We are grateful to everyone who has already submitted their comments to NRC to demand stronger radiation protections. If you haven’t, it’s not too late to submit your comments TODAY! The comment deadline to oppose the NRC’s radiation regulation rollbacks is TODAY,...
Dolly Parton: Greater than Country Music Legend: A Vaccine for National Vertigo
Dolly Parton: Greater than Country Music Legend: A Vaccine for National Vertigo The following is an article by Richard Falk originally published in CounterCurrents on August 30, 2026. As with so many others I mourned the death of Dolly Parton, for the brashly vibrant...
DOE plans to shrink Hanford board; state blasts move
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The Hanford Eagles: When Black and White Workers Played Baseball Together During World War II
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DOE, contractor certifying waste for trip to WIPP
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Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule
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Nuclear regulator moves to drop 50-year-old radiation safety standard
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Art and Performance in Anti-War Activism, September 18th!
Join a screening of the new film, An Artist Responds to War, followed by a hands-on Art and Activism Training! Come ready to be inspired to make art and change the world! This film screening and art workshop offers an inspiring look into the important role of art and...
Practicing Peace Inside and Out: A Course in Nonviolence and Meditation 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, and 10/21
Practicing Peace Inside and Out: A Course in Nonviolence and Meditation Find the paths to peace and joy for yourself and the planet in this 4-part nonviolence course, running from September 9th to October 21st. This class offers simple and satisfying pathways to a...
Press Release: UN to Convene First-Ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation
United Nations to Convene First-Ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation The 2025 resolution establishing the meeting’s modalities received 170 votes in favor from UN Member States, in an unprecedented show of support for nuclear...
DOE and Los Alamos County Approve New 10-Year Electric Coordination Agreement
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate082826mc.mp3 After working for nearly five years, Los Alamos County and the Department of Energy updated their original 1985 Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) for the interconnected electric system that...
Three Mile Island legacy and reopening resistance Zoom webinar, 7:00 -8:30PM ET, 09.09.2026
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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»,...
Hanford advisory board to be gutted, reshaped by longtime real estate developer
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Hanford restarts certifying transuranic waste for shipment to New Mexico
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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:...
Military Carbon Emissions
https://thebulletin.org/2026/08/mission-impossible-quantifying-military-emissions/ The post Military Carbon Emissions appeared first on The Colorado Coalition.
DOE plans to “modernize” and reduce size of Hanford advisory board
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Appeal to Pope Leo XIV
To Organize a Global Leaders Summit to Address the Questions of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament. By Ivana Hughes and Peter Kuznick [Note: If you would like to sign this appeal, please fill out this Google form OR add your name and affiliation, if any, as you would like...
Radiation Limits: Take Action to Keep Current Safety 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...
Hiroshima remembered
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Final Reminder: Submit your Comment and Speak Up Against the Weakening of Radiation Standards
Until the end of August, PSR is asking our members and the public to submit comments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the new proposed rule that will weaken limits and protections for communities against harmful radiation. Now is the time to comment...
Oppose Weakening EPA’s Clean Trucks Rule!
The transportation sector emits the most greenhouse gas pollution compared to electricity generation, industry, agriculture and other significant sources. Diesel trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles are major contributors to this carbon pollution among other hazardous...
Hanford Site removes radioactive waste from 24th underground tank, accelerating Cold War cleanup
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Hanford facility returns hundreds of thousands of gallons of tank space
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Hanford safety reports are public again as DOE resumes top-secret reviews
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In 1944, the U.S. began making plutonium for the atomic bomb: 80 years later, taxpayers are still paying for the cleanup
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Nuclear Safety Board to Hold Public Meeting in Livermore on Tues. Sept. 15th 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...
DOE Again Denies Access to DNFSB at Nuclear Weapons Facilities; Contact Your Elected Officials
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate082126mc.mp3 Once again, the Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous National Nuclear Security Administration has denied the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board access to nuclear weapons...