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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applying Artificial Intelligence to Advance Scientific Discovery

Explore how Idaho National Laboratory applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate research across nuclear energy, integrated energy and national security. These stories highlight AI-powered modeling, data analysis, autonomous systems and digital tools that help researchers solve complex scientific and engineering challenges while enabling faster, more informed decision-making.

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(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected the Prometheus project to receive a Phase II award of $60 million over three years (subject to appropriations)....

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(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – For the first time, researchers from Idaho National Laboratory, the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Purdue University used a geographically...

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(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The Idaho National Laboratory will host the fourth annual Digital Engineering Conference on May 12-13 at the University of Utah, in collaboration with the Utah Office...

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Idaho teachers leaned into artificial intelligence with a mix of curiosity and caution during a recent professional development session hosted by Idaho National Laboratory. The training, “Teaching in the Age...

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Prometheus Grand Challenge aims to deploy commercial-scale nuclear reactors in years, not decades. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho —The Idaho National Laboratory and NVIDIA have partnered to advance nuclear energy deployment through...

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Eight United States national laboratories and research centers have launched an initiative to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence across the Department of Energy complex. The...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming widely adopted across multiple industries, including the critical field of grid operations. The integration of AI into grid systems promises enhanced efficiency and reliability, but...

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(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will collaborate to use AWS’s advanced capabilities and cloud infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools...

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(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) — The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft) have announced a collaboration to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to streamline the...

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The potential for remote operation and autonomous control, which could improve operational efficiency and reduce risk, is a major selling point for some advanced nuclear technologies. Take microreactors, for example....

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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) feature prominently in advancing technological development across many industries. Data is used to train algorithms, which are a set of digital rules, so...

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Idaho National Laboratory researchers and Idaho State University (ISU) nuclear engineering students developed the world’s first nuclear reactor digital twin — a virtual replica of ISU’s AGN-201 reactor — in...

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Measuring battery health and safety continuously is an important challenge as more electric vehicles, grid-scale energy storage devices and other clean energy technologies enter the market. Industry needs better ways...

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INL collaborated to develop an inexpensive cybersecurity solution that could analyze network traffic and identify malicious code before a cyberattack damages critical infrastructure....
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Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory are learning to improve chemical reactions with the help of artificial intelligence....
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The INL Process Development Unit consists of a system that turns biomass into a processed form ready for conversion into biofuels, bioproducts and biopower....