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The original Site history: Stories from, relationships with the Shoshone-Bannock people

February 29, 2024

Editor’s note: This story is partially adapted from a Tribal historical write-up titled “The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.” One story about the land where the Idaho National Laboratory Site now sits begins with a muskrat. In the “Legend of Creation” held by the Bannock Tribe, the area used to be “nothing but [...]

The original Site history: Stories from, relationships with the Shoshone-Bannock people

February 29, 2024

INL at 75: Early impacts on Idaho Falls community

January 29, 2024

In Idaho Falls’ 159-year history, it would be hard to dispute the importance of May 18, 1949. That’s the day the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) announced the city as the location for its National Reactor Testing Station headquarters. In type size normally reserved for events like Pearl Harbor or [...]

INL at 75: Early impacts on Idaho Falls community

January 29, 2024

Hidden pieces of Idaho National Laboratory history

November 6, 2023

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho National Laboratory has a long and rich history, dating back to its founding in 1949 as the National Reactor Testing Station. Over the years, the lab has played a major role in the development of nuclear energy and other technologies. Pieces of that history can [...]

Hidden pieces of Idaho National Laboratory history

November 6, 2023

70 years of nuclear research on display at EBR-I

December 20, 2021

70 years ago on Dec. 20, 1951, Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I) became the first power plant in the world to generate electricity using atomic energy. [...]

70 years of nuclear research on display at EBR-I

December 20, 2021

70 years ago on Dec. 20, 1951, Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I) became the first power plant in the world to generate electricity using atomic energy.

Bringing the past to life: Interns use EBR-I Atomic Museum to educate the public about nuclear energy’s past and future

December 13, 2021

Several former INL interns turned employees talk about their time as EBR-I Atomic Museum tour guides. [...]

Bringing the past to life: Interns use EBR-I Atomic Museum to educate the public about nuclear energy’s past and future

December 13, 2021

Several former INL interns turned employees talk about their time as EBR-I Atomic Museum tour guides.

Groundbreaking, world-trekking chemist Bernice Paige cut a wide swath in INL’s early days

April 29, 2021

Although it's hard to calculate the total brainpower of INL over its history, it's impossible to imagine it without Bernice Paige. [...]

Groundbreaking, world-trekking chemist Bernice Paige cut a wide swath in INL’s early days

April 29, 2021

Although it's hard to calculate the total brainpower of INL over its history, it's impossible to imagine it without Bernice Paige.

Idaho Site Historical artifact proves invaluable for modern radiation safety

February 16, 2021

Much of the research occurring at Idaho National Laboratory focuses on science, however, INL is also home to history that has shaped the its work. [...]

Idaho Site Historical artifact proves invaluable for modern radiation safety

February 16, 2021

Much of the research occurring at Idaho National Laboratory focuses on science, however, INL is also home to history that has shaped the its work.

Way Out West: Museum of Idaho enters a new era with expanded space, permanent exhibit

January 19, 2021

A permanent “Way Out West” exhibit is scheduled to open Jan. 23, 2021 at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls. [...]

Way Out West: Museum of Idaho enters a new era with expanded space, permanent exhibit

January 19, 2021

A permanent “Way Out West” exhibit is scheduled to open Jan. 23, 2021 at the Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls.

Desert memories: Sisters recall living on land where INL Site now located

November 18, 2020

Two former residents of Idaho Falls and Arco have memories of the INL desert from when they were very, very young. [...]

Desert memories: Sisters recall living on land where INL Site now located

November 18, 2020

Two former residents of Idaho Falls and Arco have memories of the INL desert from when they were very, very young.

Seeing double: Twin sisters find careers at Idaho’s national lab

November 26, 2019

With ties to the lab dating back to the 1950s, two INL employees followed in their grandfather's footsteps by pursuing careers at the Site. [...]

Seeing double: Twin sisters find careers at Idaho’s national lab

November 26, 2019

With ties to the lab dating back to the 1950s, two INL employees followed in their grandfather's footsteps by pursuing careers at the Site.