Alliance for Nuclear Accountability is a national network of organizations working to address issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup.

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WHAT: Briefing on "Nuclear Weapons Reform: Agenda for the Next Administration" based on a Department of Energy (DOE) Radioactive Report Card compiled by leaders of groups from communities located in the shadows of U.S. nuclear weapons sites.

WHEN: Monday, April 14, 2008 - -10:00am

Request Executive Order to Shift Federal Regulation Basis from “Reference Man” to Groups Most At Risk " Pregnant Women, Children

Takoma Park, Md., February 20, 2008: More than 3,000 groups and individuals today sent a letter to President Bush urging him to shift the basis of many U.S. radiation health protection standards from an adult Caucasian male model, called "Reference Man," to those most at risk, specifically including children and pregnant women.

NEW PRESIDENT MUST OVERHAUL U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM; “REPORT CARD” FINDS ENERGY DEPT. IS “OUT OF CONTROL”