Alliance for Nuclear Accountability

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The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is a network of local, regional and national organizations working collaboratively on issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. [1] Many of the local groups live downwind and downstream of the United States nuclear weapons complex sites. The member organizations are watchdogs of the Department of Energy nuclear weapons and energy programs. [2] It was founded in 1987, under the name Military Production Network. In 1997 the name was changed to the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability. [3] [4]

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In 2023, ANA stakeholders met with the U.S. Office of Environmental Management. During its annual Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) DC Days, ANA members meet with government administration officials and members of Congress to discuss nuclear weapons related health, cleanup and weapons issues. [5]

Member organizations

OrganizationCityStatePrimary focusWebsite
Beyond Nuclear [6] Takoma ParkMarylandnuclear power & weapons beyondnuclear.org
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League [7] North Myrtle BeachNorth Carolinaearth stewardship, environmental democracy, social justice, and community empowerment bredl.org
Colorado Coalition for the Prevention of Nuclear War [8] DenverColoradonuclear disarmament coloradocoalition.org
Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety [9] Santa FeNew Mexicoeffects of radioactive and other hazardous materials nuclearactive.org
Fernald Residents for Environmental Safety and Health (FRESH)RossOhioclean up the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center, which made uranium pits for nuclear weapons, 1951-1989
Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) [10] AtlantaGeorgiaclimate and social justice gawand.org
Hanford Challenge [11] SeattleWashingtonenvironment: Hanford cleanup, working for transparency including empowering whistleblowers hanfordchallenge.org
Healing Ourselves and Mother Earth (HOME)North BenningtonVermontenvironment h-o-m-e.org
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) [12] Salt Lake CityUtahenvironment HealUtah.org
Heart of America Northwest [13] SeattleWashingtonenvironment esp. re. the Handford Nuclear Reservation hanfordcleanup.org
JustPeaceDallasTexasantiwar
Miamisburg Environmental Safety & HealthSpringsoroOhioenvironment esp. re. Mound Nuclear Weapons Facility.
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation [14] Santa BarbaraCalifornianuclear disarmament wagingpeace.org
Nuclear Watch New Mexico [15] Santa FeNew Mexiconuclear power & weapons nukewatch.org
Nuclear Watch South [16] AtlantaGeorgiaenvironment, esp. Savannah River Site nonukesyall.org
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance [17] Oak RidgeTennesseeenvironment esp. re. Oak Ridge National Laboratory orepa.org
Parents Against Santa Susana Field Lab [18] BrandeisCalifornianuclear waste storage https://parentsagainstssfl.com/
Peace Action [19] (nationwide)(US)Peace & Justice peaceaction.org
Peace Farm [20] AmarilloTexasnuclear weapons including Pantex peacefarm.us
PeaceWorks Kansas City [21] Kansas CityMissourinuclear weapons and environment esp. re. Kansas City Plant peaceworkskc.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility [22] (nationwide)(US)nuclear weapons and environment psr.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility – Kansas City [23] Kansas CityKansasnuclear weapons and environment kansas.psr.org
Physicians for Social Responsibility - Los Angeles [24] Los AngelesCalifornianuclear weapons and environment https://www.psr-la.org/
PRESS (Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security)PortsmouthOhionuclear weapons and social justice
Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center [25] BoulderColoradonuclear weapons and social justice rmpjc.org
Savannah River Site Watch [26] ColumbiaSouth Carolinanuclear energy https://srswatch.org/
Snake River Alliance [27] BoiseIdahonuclear energy snakeriveralliance.org
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy [28] KnoxvilleTennesseenuclear and renewable energy https://cleanenergy.org/
Southwest Research and Information Center [29] AlbuquerqueNew Mexicoenvironment and social justice sric.org
Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment (Tri-Valley CAREs) [30] LivermoreCalifornianuclear weapons and environment trivalleycares.org
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) [31] ArlingtonMassachusettsnuclear weapons and social justice wand.org
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) [32] (international)nuclear weapons and social justice wilpf.org

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