Environmental Publications

Idaho National Laboratory publishes a variety of reports as part of its commitment to environmental stewardship and full compliance with environmental protection laws and regulations. These reports ensure that the lab’s mission can be achieved with little to no impact on the environment, wildlife and vegetation.

Quarterly Reports

The INL environmental surveillance program documents the monitoring results for the public in quarterly reports. These reports document the results for the environmental media sampled on the INL Site, boundary and off-site locations. Quarterly reports were developed to provide early notice to the public of radioactive and nonradioactive hazardous constituents in amounts above regulatory limits. The quarterly reports are then combined and into the Annual Site Environmental Report. The surveillance quarterly reports date back to the early 1960s.

Quarterly Environmental Surveillance Reports are published and summarized in the INL’s Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) to comply with DOE Order 231.1B, Environment, Safety, and Health Reporting, as mandated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Quarterly reports are issued several months after the end of each quarter to allow contracted analytical laboratories time to process samples and prepare the findings. The INL contractor then evaluates these findings to identify trends and compare them with DOE Derived Concentration Standards.

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YearFirst QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth Quarter
2023Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2024Q1 Report
2022Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2021Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2020Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2019Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2018Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2017Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2016Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2015Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2014Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2013Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2012Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2011Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2010Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2009Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2008Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2007Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2006Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2005Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2004Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2003Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2002Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2001Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report
2000Q1 ReportQ2 ReportQ3 ReportQ4 Report

Natural Resources Publications

Special Status Species

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A Review of Special Status Plant Species on the Idaho National Laboratory Site
Sensitive Animal Species Inventory on the INL Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Reserve
Survival and burrowing ecology of pygmy rabbits: Implications for sagebrush habitat and estimation of abundance

Conservation Planning

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Ecology and Management of Bats on the INL Site
Idaho National Laboratory Site Bat Protection Plan 

Idaho National Laboratory Site Bat Protection Plan Annual Reports:

Candidate Conservation Agreement for Greater Sage-grouse on the Idaho national Laboratory Site (DOE/ID-11514)

Implementing the Candidate Conservation Agreement for Greater Sage-Grouse on the Idaho National Laboratory Site Annual Reports:

YearFull ReportsSummary Reports
2023Full ReportSummary Report
2024Full ReportSummary Report
2022Full ReportSummary Report
2021Full ReportSummary Report
2020Full ReportSummary Report
2019Full ReportSummary Report
2018Full ReportSummary Report
2017Full ReportSummary Report
2016Full ReportSummary Report
2015Full ReportSummary Report
2014Full Report
2013Full Report
2010Full Report
2009Full Report

Monitoring & Research

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Annual Breeding Bird Surveys:

The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-Term Vegetation Transects: Updates Through 2022
Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-Term Vegetation Transects: Updates Through 2016
The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-term Vegetation Transects: Understanding Change in Sagebrush Steppe
The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-term Vegetation Transects: A Comprehensive Review
Development and Evaluation of a Monitoring Program for Pygmy Rabbits
Fine Scale Movement Patterns of Coyotes on the INL Site
Studies of Ants and Ant Guests at the INL Site
Studies of Great Basin Rattlesnakes on the INL Site
Evapotranspiration Caps for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: A Summary of Research and Recommendations 
Long-Term Performance of Alternative Evapotranspiration Caps for Protecting Shallowly Buried Wastes Under Variable Precipitation
The Protective Cap/Biobarrier Experiment: A study of Alternative Evapotranspiration Caps for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory Site Vegetation Map Update 2024
Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Reserve Plant Community Classifications
Vegetation Community Classification and Mapping of the Idaho National Laboratory Site 2011
Vegetation Community Classification and Mapping of the Idaho National Laboratory Site 2019

Land Stewardship

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Big Lost River Trenches Revegetation Demonstration Project Progress Report and Formal Revegetation Assessment 2009
Ecological Report for the Environmental Assessment for Expanding Capabilities at the Power Grid Test Bed at Idaho National Laboratory
Ecological Resources Assessment for the Radiological Response Test Range Environmental Assessment
Ecological Resources Assessment for the Resumption of Transient Testing of Nuclear Fuels and Material Environmental Assessment
Ecological Resources Assessment for the Stand-Off Experiment Range Environmental Assessment
Ecological Resources Associated With T-24 and T-25 and Potential Effects of Constructing a Haul Road
Ecological Resources Associated with Two Alternative Sites for the Proposed Remotely Handled Low Level Waste Facility
Ecological Review for an Environmental Assessment for the Two Dynamic Tests for Protective Elements and Vehicles Project DOE/EA-1537
Ecological Support for Environmental Assessment for the Expansion of Idaho National Laboratory’s National Security Test Range and the Radiological Response Training Range. Rev 1.
Final Quality Assurance Reporty for the INL Flood Hazard Study – Reducing Uncertainty for Paleohydrologic Bounds and 2-D Hydraulic Routing
Review of Ecological Resources, Potential Impacts and Mitigative Actions Associated with East Powerline Road
Sewage Wastewater Application Ecological Impact Study 2002
Sewage Wastewater Application Ecological Impact Study 2003
Survey and Review of Potential Impacts to Ecological Resources on the Idaho National Laboratory Due to Construction and Operation of the National and Homeland Security Research and Development Range
Survey and Review of Potential Impacts to Ecological Resources on the INL Due to Construction of a Road as Described in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Consolidation of Nuclear Operations Related to Production of Radioisotope Power Systems DOE/EIS-0373D
Idaho National Laboratory Site Natural Resources Wildland Fire Recovery Framework (INL/RPT-24-76050)
2020 Fires Ecological Resources Recovery Plan
A Survey of Vegetation Recovery on Wildfire Containment Lines and an Ecological Evaluation of Pre-Suppression Firebreak Construction on the INEEL
Ecological Evaluation of Fire Fighting Efforts Associated with the Twin Butte/Moonshiner and Highway 20 Wildland Fires
Jefferson Fire Recovery: Options and Recommendations for Stabilizing the Burned Area and Addressing Habitat Conservation
Sheep Fire Ecological Resources Post-Fire Recovery Plan
Soil Stabilization and Revegetation at the INEEL Recommendations for Improvement
Tin Cup Fire Recovery Report
Common Plants of the INL
Plant Communities, Ethnoecology, and Flora of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Weeds of the INEEL

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