October 14, 2021

In celebration of Nuclear Science Week, INL is highlighting a few of its nuclear researchers and their work at the nation’s center for nuclear energy research and development. You’d be forgiven for never having heard of the small northern California...

October 11, 2021

In celebration of Nuclear Science Week, INL is highlighting a few of its nuclear researchers and their work at the nation’s center for nuclear energy research and development. Andrea Jokisaari is sort of like a Sherlock Holmes of nuclear energy....

August 6, 2021

Two INL employees find camaraderie, challenge in extreme obstacle races Shannon Havins on the “Victory Wall” at the Montana Spartan Beast 21k race, held near Kalispell, Montana on May 1. To see them endure the rigors of a Spartan Race, you...

July 22, 2021

As he prepares to retire in October and transition to emeritus status, Steve Hartenstein, INL’s chief science officer for National and Homeland Security research, reflects on his 36-year career. Steve Hartenstein’s career has been dedicated to security research. The work...

July 14, 2021

The program looks to mentor companies to become Star facilities. Idaho National Laboratory’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is currently undergoing an extensive review process to maintain its Star status – the highest designation the Department of Energy (DOE) uses to...

July 12, 2021

Monica Regalbuto Over three decades in the United States nuclear industry, Monica Regalbuto has worn many different hats: researcher, manager and policymaker. In recognition of her accomplishments, Regalbuto was recently named a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society, the highest...

June 17, 2021

Turnover is inherent in the design of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES). Students graduate, interns scatter and researchers complete their projects. Nathan Jerred is an exception. Jerred has been a fixture at CAES since 2009, when he walked...

December 16, 2020

When he went to work early the morning of Nov. 11, little did KC Crump realize that in a matter of hours he would be working up a sweat chasing a wild, potentially injured tundra swan through the sagebrush. KC...

November 17, 2020

Looking out a window of his home, Ted Wood can see the log cabin his grandparents built more than a century ago. Both cabin and house sit on the 40-acre family farm in Idaho that Wood now manages. Farmers know...

November 16, 2020

For Rory Kennedy, curiosity has anchored his career. A lifelong habit of pursuing what piques his interest has now led to being named a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society. Growing up in New York, Kennedy was drawn to colors....