National Security Testing Facilities
INL Testing Facilities Maps
Within a 30-mile radius sits a range of testing facilities with various capabilities catering to national security and critical infrastructure initiatives.
Radiological Response Training Ranges
The laboratory’s 890-squaremile site can be used for largescale interagency technology 13-GA50222-03 and capability demonstrations. Students also have access to nuclear facilities including operating reactors, hot cells, and analytical laboratories inside a controlled location that provides a safe and secure environment for training.
- INL has conducted RDD and WMD classroom and field training since 2002.
- Participants have controlled access to live radioactive materials including sealed sources, fissile materials, and spent nuclear fuels.
- INL’s 890-square-mile site, nuclear infrastructure, and staff expertise are ideal for conducting detection, identification, measurement, and recovery exercises.
- The laboratory has provided source material and expertise to agencies wishing to conduct training at their facilities.
- INL’s site has been utilized for several radiological joint capability and technology demonstrations.
Radiological Response Training Ranges
The laboratory’s 890-squaremile site can be used for largescale interagency technology 13-GA50222-03 and capability demonstrations. Students also have access to nuclear facilities including operating reactors, hot cells, and analytical laboratories inside a controlled location that provides a safe and secure environment for training.
- INL has conducted RDD and WMD classroom and field training since 2002.
- Participants have controlled access to live radioactive materials including sealed sources, fissile materials, and spent nuclear fuels.
- INL’s 890-square-mile site, nuclear infrastructure, and staff expertise are ideal for conducting detection, identification, measurement, and recovery exercises.
- The laboratory has provided source material and expertise to agencies wishing to conduct training at their facilities.
- INL’s site has been utilized for several radiological joint capability and technology demonstrations.
Specific Manufacturing Capability
INL survivability engineers and materials scientists are designing, validating and manufacturing unique armor prototypes that increase protection levels while reducing weight and production costs. Over the last 25 years, many of the lab’s survivability designs have been used around the world to safeguard people, vehicles and facilities.
Specific Manufacturing Capability
INL survivability engineers and materials scientists are designing, validating and manufacturing unique armor prototypes that increase protection levels while reducing weight and production costs. Over the last 25 years, many of the lab’s survivability designs have been used around the world to safeguard people, vehicles and facilities.
National Security Test Range
The complex consists of eight indoor and outdoor ranges, and tactical training facilities located on 330 acres of isolated, desert-type terrain. The facilities support research and development testing and training and testing of handguns, rifles and heavy weapons such as machine guns, precision rifles, grenade launchers and shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapons. Explosive training and testing, including breaching, is also conducted.
National Security Test Range provides access to capabilities to understand and mitigate emerging challenges being faced on the battlefield.
- 8.7 km range fan
- Classified testing capability
- Tactical breaching training
- Classified networking
- Dynamic testing experience
National Security Test Range
The complex consists of eight indoor and outdoor ranges, and tactical training facilities located on 330 acres of isolated, desert-type terrain. The facilities support research and development testing and training and testing of handguns, rifles and heavy weapons such as machine guns, precision rifles, grenade launchers and shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapons. Explosive training and testing, including breaching, is also conducted.
National Security Test Range provides access to capabilities to understand and mitigate emerging challenges being faced on the battlefield.
- 8.7 km range fan
- Classified testing capability
- Tactical breaching training
- Classified networking
- Dynamic testing experience
Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Range
With its access-controlled boundary, high-desert terrain and sparse population, INL’s desert site is in a unique position to offer unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned ground vehicle collaborative operational testing and demonstration. INL’s UAS program focuses on unique applications and missions for a wide variety of customers looking for affordable, field-deployable airframe technologies with meaningful payload and endurance. The lab’s UAS training is designed to ensure that unmanned aerial vehicles are used properly throughout the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration. The range also supports implementation of new legislation regarding protection of critical infrastructure.
Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Range
With its access-controlled boundary, high-desert terrain and sparse population, INL’s desert site is in a unique position to offer unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned ground vehicle collaborative operational testing and demonstration. INL’s UAS program focuses on unique applications and missions for a wide variety of customers looking for affordable, field-deployable airframe technologies with meaningful payload and endurance. The lab’s UAS training is designed to ensure that unmanned aerial vehicles are used properly throughout the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration. The range also supports implementation of new legislation regarding protection of critical infrastructure.
Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex
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Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex
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Central Facilities Area
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Central Facilities Area
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Central Facilities Area
National Security Test Range
The complex consists of eight indoor and outdoor ranges, and tactical training facilities located on 330 acres of isolated, desert-type terrain. The facilities support research and development testing and training and testing of handguns, rifles and heavy weapons such as machine guns, precision rifles, grenade launchers and shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapons. Explosive training and testing, including breaching, is also conducted.
National Security Test Range provides access to capabilities to understand and mitigate emerging challenges being faced on the battlefield.
- 8.7 km range fan
- Classified testing capability
- Tactical breaching training
- Classified networking
- Dynamic testing experience
Critical Infrastructure Test Range Complex
Radiological Response Training Ranges
The laboratory’s 890-squaremile site can be used for largescale interagency technology 13-GA50222-03 and capability demonstrations. Students also have access to nuclear facilities including operating reactors, hot cells, and analytical laboratories inside a controlled location that provides a safe and secure environment for training.
- INL has conducted RDD and WMD classroom and field training since 2002.
- Participants have controlled access to live radioactive materials including sealed sources, fissile materials, and spent nuclear fuels.
- INL’s 890-square-mile site, nuclear infrastructure, and staff expertise are ideal for conducting detection, identification, measurement, and recovery exercises.
- The laboratory has provided source material and expertise to agencies wishing to conduct training at their facilities.
- INL’s site has been utilized for several radiological joint capability and technology demonstrations.
Unmanned Aerial Systems
With its access-controlled boundary, high-desert terrain and sparse population, INL’s desert site is in a unique position to offer unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned ground vehicle collaborative operational testing and demonstration. INL’s UAS program focuses on unique applications and missions for a wide variety of customers looking for affordable, field-deployable airframe technologies with meaningful payload and endurance. The lab’s UAS training is designed to ensure that unmanned aerial vehicles are used properly throughout the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration. The range also supports implementation of new legislation regarding protection of critical infrastructure.
Research and Education Campus
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Energy Security Research Laboratory
INL has several reconfigurable energy security labs for testing and analyzing electronics, industrial control systems and other relevant technology like programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units, digital relays and energy management systems. The lab employees have dedicated expertise in operational technology cybersecurity, power systems engineering and vulnerability analysis. The lab’s test beds can be connected directly to INL’s power grid, creating a full-scale test and evaluation environment.
Energy Security Research Laboratory
INL has several reconfigurable energy security labs for testing and analyzing electronics, industrial control systems and other relevant technology like programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units, digital relays and energy management systems. The lab employees have dedicated expertise in operational technology cybersecurity, power systems engineering and vulnerability analysis. The lab’s test beds can be connected directly to INL’s power grid, creating a full-scale test and evaluation environment.
Controls Laboratory
The Controls Laboratory is an environment for government and private industry partners to experience the possible effects of kinetic cyber-physical attacks. This facility allows users to perform security research on industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems found across multiple infrastructure processes such as oil and natural gas, electric transmission and distribution, industrial processing, transportation and building management.
Controls Laboratory
The Controls Laboratory is an environment for government and private industry partners to experience the possible effects of kinetic cyber-physical attacks. This facility allows users to perform security research on industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems found across multiple infrastructure processes such as oil and natural gas, electric transmission and distribution, industrial processing, transportation and building management.
Cybercore Integration Center
As a world leader in control systems cybersecurity, INL has more than 100,000 square feet of laboratory and electronics testing space for analyzing and testing operational technology such as industrial control systems and other relevant technology including programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units, digital relays and energy management systems.
Cybercore Integration Center
As a world leader in control systems cybersecurity, INL has more than 100,000 square feet of laboratory and electronics testing space for analyzing and testing operational technology such as industrial control systems and other relevant technology including programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units, digital relays and energy management systems.
