Fact Sheets
Idaho National Laboratory
As one of 17 national labs in the U.S. Department of Energy complex, Idaho National Laboratory is home to researchers and support staff focused on innovations in nuclear research, integrated energy systems and security solutions that are changing the world.
From discoveries in advanced nuclear energy options and to protecting our nation’s most critical infrastructure assets, our talented team at INL is constantly pushing the limits to redefine what’s possible.
Browse the fact sheets below to learn more about our research capabilities, facilities, history and more.
INL innovations help address America’s energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.
The Sample Preparation Laboratory is under construction at the Materials and Fuels Complex. The facility is designed for high-throughput characterization of gamma-emitting materials.
The INL team travels the nation recovering and disposing of orphaned radioactive materials to secure radioactive sources.
SPHERE can be broadly used to test microreactor structures and subsystems. SPHERE supports a variety of testing, tool development and experimental needs.
The Solvent Extraction Equipment Testing Laboratory allows researchers to develop criteria for separations processes and makes them more efficient.
The Space and Security Power Systems Facility assembles, fuels, tests, and prepares power systems for launch.
Storm-DEPART improves decisionmaking and efficiency while preparing for severe weather events.
SPPA contracts the performance of work, such as research and development, applied engineering or technical services, for sponsors outside of the Department of Energy.
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are using a cutting-edge Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP) reactor system to design advanced catalytic materials that use far less energy and minimize waste production.
The Test Train Assembly Facility (TTAF) is used for final assembly of experiments to be installed at the ATR.
INL's Electrochemical Processing and Electrocatalysis (EPEC) Lab helps researchers discover better ways to convert inexpensive materials to higher value chemicals, fuels and hydrogen.
Idaho National Laboratory’s Glenn T. Seaborg Institute is one of five in the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratory system named after the Nobel Prize winner and scientist Glenn T. Seaborg.
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) is establishing the Laboratory for Operations and Testing in the United States (LOTUS) test bed to accelerate the development of advanced nuclear energy technologies.
The U.S. DOE Microreactor Program performs research and development to enable microreactor development, deployment and commercialization.
INL's Thermal Energy Delivery System demonstrates flexible heat transfer for power generation, energy storage and other industrial uses.
The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility allows researchers to test nuclear fuels and materials in off-normal and accident conditions, providing key data that helps improve safety and efficiency.
INL's Transmission Line Modeling Tool Suite uses advanced systems that work together to increase power line efficiency.
This project aims to test, verify and validate deployed grid-enhancing technologies in a transmission system.
Advanced Monitoring for Nuclear Safeguards Applications
Developing new low-enriched uranium fuels for research and test reactors.
UAS uses INL's 891 square miles of open terrain, a secure border and a sophisticated wireless test bed to conduct UAS research.
User Facilities INL runs three major user facilities open to the international community connecting INL facilities to national and international industries, universities, and other national laboratories.
The Versatile Test Reactor will leverage existing U.S. government and industry investments in nuclear reactors to accelerate its design and construction process.
DAIRIEES is an evaluation platform that facilitates more informed decisions concerning the environmental benefits and economic costs of an integrated manure-algae system.
The WSTB can be used for research related to detecting and decontaminating chemical, biological or radiological agents following a man-made or natural disaster.
Not finding what you are looking for? Please send your question to [email protected].