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Frequently Asked Questions

Please send an email to staffing@inl.gov. You may be able to find answers to general questions on working at INL at https://inl.gov/careers/.

Welcome to Idaho National Laboratory! Go here to get information on your new career: https://onboarding.inl.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx

Please call 208-526-0717 to reach the retiree pension helpline. You may also send an email to retiree@inl.gov. For more information, including a list of frequently asked questions, go to https://inlcareers.inl.gov/Retirees.

Battelle Energy Alliance, the prime contractor for Idaho National Laboratory, uses uConfirm to help manage its employment and salary verifications.

To obtain proof of employment or salary information:

  • Go to www.uconfirm.com and click on “Verifier Login”
  • Follow the prompted instructions
  • You will need the following information:
    • Employee’s Social Security number
    • The employer’s name is: “BEA”
    • Valid credit card (e.g., MasterCard, VISA, American Express or Discover)

If salary information is required, you will also need written authorization from the employee (you will be prompted during the request process to fax the authorization to uConfirm).

A growing number of employees and visitors come to the laboratory from other nations. For more information, go to https://inlcareers.inl.gov/ApplicantResources/International.

Want a career that can change the world? Find out why our employees love working at INL. https://inl.gov/careers/

To search for available jobs, go to https://inl.taleo.net/careersection/inl_external/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=8110010144.

INL offers a diverse number of paid internship positions to undergraduate and graduate-level students. To learn more or to apply, visit https://inl.gov/inl-initiatives/education/internships/.

Apply for an internship at https://inl.taleo.net/careersection/inl_intern/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=8210010144

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows you to obtain information from various agencies of the federal government including the current Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) and its operating contractors, as well as predecessor organizations. To learn more, go to https://www.id.energy.gov/foia/ or contact the DOE-ID FOIA contact Amy Smith at smithat@id.doe.gov.

The INL Research Library has extensive resources in nuclear physics, chemistry, heat transfer and fluid flow, materials science, energy, and computer science. Emphasis is being placed on digital collections and providing electronic access to INL and to the public, especially to technical reports that have captured the research efforts of INL since 1952. To learn more, go to https://inl.gov/about-inl/general-information/research-library/.

INL is always seeking qualified businesses as partners in achieving our missions. All businesses are required to be registered in the INL vendor portal. Small businesses must be registered in the System for Awards Management prior to registering in the INL vendor portal.

To learn more, go to https://inl.gov/procurement/#small-business.

If you are having issues logging in to your account on vendor.inl.gov, select “Forgot Username” or “Forgot Password” to reset your credentials. If you need further assistance, you can email INLVendorPortal@inl.gov.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality evaluates the actual or potential environmental and public health impacts of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities at Idaho National Laboratory. To learn more, visit https://www.deq.idaho.gov/idaho-national-laboratory-oversight/inl-oversight-program/.

In addition, INL conduct, manage and coordinate ecological monitoring and offsite environmental surveillance for the INL Site. Information from these activities are available publicly in Annual Site Environmental Reports and environmental surveillance quarterly report. To learn more, visit https://inl.gov/aser/.

INL is the nation’s laboratory for nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment. We are engaged in the mission of ensuring the nation’s energy security with safe, competitive and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities.

To learn more about touring INL or visiting the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Museum, visit https://inl.gov/tours/.

Not finding what you are looking for? Please send your question to rachel.davis@inl.gov.

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