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The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an 890-square-mile (2,300-km²) complex located in the Idaho desert between the towns of Arco and Idaho Falls, at . It was established in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) and subsequently renamed to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in the 1970s. In 1997, the name was changed again to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). On February 1, 2005, Battelle Energy Alliance took over operation of the lab from Bechtel. At this time the laboratory's clean-up activities were moved to a separate company, the Idaho Cleanup Project, while research activities were consolidated in the newly named Idaho National Laboratory. The lab currently employs about 8,000 people.
History
The original mission of NRTS was the development of nuclear energy during the immediate post-war years. In 1951, one of the most significant events in the 20th century occurred at the NRTS — the first harnessing of atomic energy. This happened at the Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 1 (EBR-1). The site of this event is memorialized as a Registered National Historic Landmark open to the public. On July 17, 1955, reactors at the NRTS made Arco, Idaho, the first town in the world to be powered by atomic energy.
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Idaho National Laboratory (INL) - Comprises nine major applied engineering, interim storage, and research and development facilities. Located between Idaho Falls and Arco, Idaho.
Meta Description: [ The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in nuclear, energy, science and national security. ]
INL Affiliations - Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA)
INL Educational Programs - Precollege, undergraduate, and graduate programs and opportunities
Meta Description: [ The primary objective of the INL's Education Programs is to provide strategic leadership in educational and laboratory-directed research activities. Working with students over the entire education continuum, INL Education Programs help to ensure a future workforce that will carry on the long-term... ]
INL Employment Opportunities - Information about jobs and recruitment
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INL News - Recent developments at the laboratory
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Working with the Idaho National Laboratory - Information about research partnerships and business relationships
Meta Description: [ These pages provide information on how companies can collaborate with INL on research project, and how small businesses can sell their services to INL. ]
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