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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. 

The National Nuclear Security Administration’s  (NNSA) nationwide plutonium pit production plan, in which Livermore Lab will be doing plutonium pit support work, is open for public comment.

On June 7, 2026, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) wrapped up its 94th annual meeting in Long Beach, California.

Tri-Valley CAREs’ Nuclear Policy Program Director, Tanvi Kardile, spoke on a panel alongside Jay Coghlan from Nuclear Watch New Mexico and Frank Von Hippel, Professor at Princeton University, at a Congressional briefing in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on June 4th. 

As the National Nuclear Security Administration aims to increase its production of explosive cores for nuclear weapons, a draft environmental impact statement on the goal is available for public comment through mid-July.

Tri-Valley CAREs is back from Washington DC! Join us on Thursday, June 18 at 7pm PT for a special edition of our monthly meeting to hear a report back from DC Days, including key updates from meetings with policymakers, along with updates on operations at Livermore Lab! 

Tri-Valley CAREs is in Washington DC, joined with the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability activists from around the country, to advocate for safer nuclear weapons and waste policy initiatives! Your team is meeting with both California Senators tomorrow! Below is our 2026 Ask Report with our policy recommendations. Check it...

National Nuclear Security Administration Decision Circumvents Public Environmental Review, Increases Radiation Doses, and Must Be Retracted

Late last week, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) quietly posted a simultaneous Record of Decision (ROD) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) approving “Enhanced Plutonium Utilization” at the Lab.

Tri-Valley CAREs’ staff and members recently attended public tours of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Site 300 high-explosives testing range near Tracy, California and its Main Site in Livermore.