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.
Feds file to change way Eastern WA radioactive waste is treated
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Protect Better Webinar Series: NRC Radiation Comments
Webinar #1 Wednesday, August 12 Time: 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET Webinar #1 Register Here The Trump Administration has directed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to weaken long-standing radiation protection standards in order to accelerate the expansion of nuclear...
Are nuclear war and climate catastrophe two separate crises, or one civilizational threat with two faces?
This week, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation President Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes joined geopolitical economist Radhika Desai for an in-depth discussion of the nuclear threat and climate change. Dr. Hughes explained how the threats differ in their timelines but intersect in...
Bishop’s 75 hour Vigil in Japan
Please note Pope Leo’s increasingly strong words on nuclear weapon. Bishop Shirahama of Hiroshima is a standing member of the Partnership for a World without Nuclear Weapons, initiated by Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, NM. The Partnership is currently composed of...
Certain Hanford tank waste can be treated as low-level under WIR
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Hanford empties 24th single-shell tank
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Hanford Site faces bad air days, fire risk
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Hanford Site Caused Delivery Driver’s Cancer, Son Claims
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NNSA Releases New Plutonium Life Study
Key Finding: Plutonium Aging Not Affecting Existing Nuclear Weapons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, August 7, 2026 Contact: Jay Coghlan, 505.989.7342, cell 505.470.3154, jay[at]nukewatch.org Sophia Stroud, 505.231.9736, sophia[at]nukewatch.org Santa Fe, NM – The Department of...
Nuclear Watch New Mexico sues Department of Energy for plutonium pit report
By Clara Bates, Santa Fe New Mexican | August 5, 2026 santafenewmexican.comA nuclear watchdog group that focuses on Los Alamos National Laboratory recently sued the federal government for what it says are failures to comply with open records law and hand over a...
Toxic, aging radioactive tank ‘emptied’ at WA nuclear site. Pace picks up
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Join the Nagasaki Commemoration on Sunday, August 9th and the Fire on the Mountain Billboard Unveiling on Tuesday, August 11th
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate080726mc.mp3 Did you know that the nuclear bomb the United States of America dropped on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9th, 1945 was fabricated at Los Alamos National Laboratory? Or that the radioactive waste...
A Japanese A-bomb? Hibakusha decry misguided turn
Japan’s far right prime minister, Sanae Takaichi (pictured), as well as her defense minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, have been considering a review of Japan’s longstanding disavowal of nuclear weapons, a shift that would seriously undermine the country’s role in the world...
Hanford Site faces air quality alert
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Letters to Congress –Write One
This is the 81st anniversary of our country having used A-bombs that killed about 200,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This followed the conventional and fire-bombing of 62 cities in Japan. Since then, 9 countries have acquired nuclear weapons. Russia and the US...
An Evening with a Minuteman
The Mixed Metaphors and Messages at Vandenberg The following is an article by Scott Fina originally published in the Santa Barbara Independent on August 4th, 2026. You can also read the article at the Independent. Back on May 20, I had an opportunity to watch an...
Climate impacts on nuclear power reliability, safety
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published its congressional report on April 2, 2024 titled as a warning, “Nuclear Power Plants: NRC Should Take Actions to Fully Consider the Potential Effects of Climate Change.” Their report to Congress points to...
DOE asks Richland, Wash., about annexing portion of Hanford Site
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81 years after atomic bomb drop, Richland peace ceremony will reflect, remember
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Feds ask Richland to annex highly contaminated Hanford land. Here’s why
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Radiochemical Processing Lab at Hanford is a national asset for nuclear research (Video)
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Certain Hanford tank waste can be treated as low-level under WIR
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Roger Snodgrass Memorial on Saturday, August 1st in Albuquerque
http://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CCNSUpdate073126mc.mp3 Roger Kent Snodgrass passed peacefully in his sleep very early on Saturday, July 18th with his partner, Myra, at his side. He was 81 years old. Roger was a great friend and colleague of CCNS....
Project Genesis at LLNL: AI, Nuclear Weapons, and the Next Oversight Gap
The Department of Energy’s new Genesis Mission is being presented as a major national effort to use artificial intelligence to speed up “national security work”. The White House launched Genesis in November 2025, describing it as a coordinated federal effort to build...
Protect Public Health in California: Vote No on Prop 45
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Fire in glovebox at LANL plutonium facility sparks safety discussion
Nuclear Newswire | July 30, 2026 ans.orgAccording to a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) report, a fire occurred in a glovebox in the plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory on June 15. A test involving nonnuclear material was underway in...
Opposition Mounting to Deep Fission
Beyond Nuclear is quoted in a July 28, 2026 Wall Street Journal article “An Underground Nuclear Reactor Is Coming to This Kansas Town—and Dividing Locals”, describing California nuclear start-up company Deep Fission’s plans for a 15 megawatt electric micro-reactor...
“Innovation” campuses: Nuclear waste Trojan horses?
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of five initial contenders for building Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. The states that could serve as potential hosts are Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho. But is this proposal a...
Aleksey Nesterenko: Chornobyl health protector dies at 52
Aleksey Nesterenko, director of the Belrad Independent Institute for Radiation Protection, has passed away at the age of of 52 of cancer. His daughter Darya stated “[t]hroughout his life, he successfully combined science with humanism, putting his brilliant mind to...
Hanford site team, partners complete melter test ahead of schedule
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When We Fight Together, We Win
Photo by Rick Rappaport We have opportunities to defend what we love By: Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director When we fight together, we win. This year alone, Columbia Riverkeeper notched important victories that benefit clean water, communities, and our climate. Your...
President’s Letter – July 2026
President’s Letter – July 2026 Dear NAPF Community, On September 1, the United Nations (UN) will convene the first-ever International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation in New York. This meeting is a result of a years-long effort by the...
August 6th Hiroshima Commemoration Event at Livermore Lab Gates
Join us on August 6th at the gates of the Livermore Lab to declare “Nuclear Abolition or Extinction? The Choice is Yours” to commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Click HERE for a printable version of the flyer Click HERE for the link to...
DOE Moving Forward with Project Velocity, Significant Rulemaking Changes that Put the Public at Risk
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is moving forward with an initiative known as “Project Velocity”, an ambitious effort to rewrite decades of internal rules governing the safety, construction, and oversight processes across the nuclear weapons complex. According to...
DNFSB suspends publication of many regular reports on DOE ops
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Celebrating a pioneer: Suzanne’s exceptional service and lasting impact on Hanford cleanup
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GAO Report: Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Better Use End State Contracts to Achieve Intended Results
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GAO Report: Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Is Missing Opportunities to Apply Lessons from Other Countries That Could Reduce Risks an…
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In whose interest is the Saudi nuke deal?
Trump, his family and associates are all set to profit even if the promised reactors never complete Last week we noted that Trump’s nuclear deal with the Saudis was a covert means to hand that country the materials, technology and know-how to develop the nuclear bomb....
Bottom Line for NNSA
“Our generation has no moral right to leave a legacy of radioactive contamination for our children, grandchildren, and countless generations yet unborn. Every decision made today about nuclear waste will shape the health, safety, and environmental inheritance of...