a national network of organizations addressing issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup

working towards a nuclear-free future for all

working towards a nuclear-free future for all

citizen watchdogs taking action

citizen watchdogs taking action

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).

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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
EMCBC-New York (formerly DOE SPRU Field Office)
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC)
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Hanford Office of River Protection
  • Tank Waste
Hanford
Richland Operations Office
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Idaho
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Tank Waste
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
EM-Los Alamos
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Moab
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Nevada National Security Site
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Oak Ridge
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Paducah
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Portsmouth
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
Sandia National Laboratories
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Savannah River Site
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition
  • Tank Waste
  • Special Nuclear Materials and Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Soil and Groundwater Remediation
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
  • Transuranic Waste Disposition
West Valley Demonstration Project
  • Facility Deactivation and Decommissioning
  • Transuranic and Solid Waste Disposition

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.

Peace Week: Outer Space as a Global Commons

Peace Week: Outer Space as a Global Commons

https://nuclearactive.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CCNSUpdate100226mc.mp3 From Saturday, October 3rd through Saturday, October 10th, people around the world are organizing local events to bring outer space to greater public attention by proclaiming “Keep Space for...

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“No Nukes” greets NE Governors “Go Nukes”

On September 30, 2026 at the invitation of Massachusetts Democrat Governor Maura Healey representatives and researchers from all six New England Governors (MA, NH, VT, ME, CT, RI) convened at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for the “New England Regional Nuclear...

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Palisades investigation indefinitely halts refueling

On September 26, 2026, the Detroit Free Press headlined its news story “Nuclear regulators probe fuel assembly installation mishap at Palisades”.  The article regards the occurrence of a nuclear fuel handling mishap at the very end of August 2026 involving the...

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Tell EPA they must regulate climate emissions!

Tell EPA they must regulate climate emissions!

Earlier this month, the Trump administration repealed Biden-era standards limiting carbon emissions from power plants. While this action is egregious in its own right, it is a final rule and cannot be commented on. However, a supplemental rule was also proposed which...

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A dump, not a future

A dump, not a future

The “innovation” pitch for Idaho doesn’t match the radioactive reality The Department of Energy (DOE) has a problem. They have a nuclear addiction and a growing mountain of toxic, radioactive waste. To solve it, they are eyeing Idaho once again. Governor Little...

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Value safety over speed when handling nukes

OUR VIEW Santa Fe New Mexican | September 24, 2026 santafenewmexican.comThe Trump administration and the Department of Energy apparently feel the need. The need for speed. Even in a situation where extreme caution should be a top priority.A particularly troubling...

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Greener Practices Save Money

Greener Practices Save Money

What if your practice could conserve resources and improve quality through energy efficiency and environment-smart decisions, and save money? This month, My Green Doctor’s newsletter explains how their coaching program saves practices money, describes their new...

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President’s Letter – September 2026

President’s Letter – September 2026

President’s Letter – September 2026 Dear NAPF Community, I’m writing this message on a plane from London to Newark, on my way home from Vienna, where I spent a couple of days at a workshop organized by The Simons Foundation Canada, with academic partners at Simon...

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Atoms & Eve: radiation education on Nuclear Hotseat

Radiation is a problem that most people – especially those who grew up after the Cold War era – don’t understand. So how to inform them in a way that makes sense and inspires action? Mary Olson of Generational Radiation Impact Project and Cindy Folkers of Beyond...

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Where Have All Your Dollars Gone? Long Time Passing

By: David Swanson, World BEYOND War | August 18, 2026 worldbeyondwar.orgThe discretionary budget for the U.S. government next year as proposed by Trump is depicted by the Washington Examiner in the above pie chart. It has passed the House and might pass the Senate. As...

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Running for the exits

The SMR “renaissance” is more sound and fury, signifying nothing In yet another example of the small modular reactor sound and fury that seems to be signifying nothing much, the New Jersey waste and decommissioning — and now small modular reactor — company Holtec has...

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We oppose the U.S. call to ‘control and dominate’ space

We oppose the U.S. call to ‘control and dominate’ space The disclosure by US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink that the US has deployed space weapons in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) confirmed what many had always thought and is a consequence of the competition between...

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