Ted Wood: From risks to awards

For his body of work, Wood won an award in 2020, a top recognition from his peers at the American Nuclear Society.
American Nuclear Society honors INL researcher with nuclear safety award

An Idaho National Laboratory researcher has been named the recipient of the George C. Laurence Pioneering Award by the American Nuclear Society.
How a 3D printer turned into a hobby the whole family shares

When they’re not at work, one INL employee is creating pens, molds, characters and everything in between with his family’s 3D printer.
Son’s memory lives on through ’68 Chevrolet short box pickup

Two INL employees have spent many of their days off in the past few years working on a monumental project: building their very own 1968 Chevy C-10 pickup.
Chemist creating art through her passion for photography

INL employee and chemist Dr. Catherine Riddle combines her love for photography with her passion for radiochemistry to fuel her work at the lab.
Shining a spotlight on The Goat Milk Maidens

INL Planning and Financial Controls Analyst Whitney Jolley has helped raise goats her entire life, beginning on her family’s farm just north of Idaho Falls as a child, and continuing on her current farm in Firth today.
National lab donates geothermal analysis for community pool project

With funding from INL, the lab’s geothermal program manager donated his expertise by performing a geothermal assessment for a community pool.
COVID savings: How telework has changed INL’s energy footprint

Over six months – March through August – INL saw an overall cost reduction of $310,067 in fleet fuels and electrical energy.
How hydropower can help the grid recover from extreme events

Researchers examined how hydropower’s flexibility can provide grid resilience in the face of events such as rolling blackouts, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Making ‘digital twins’ to monitor and control tomorrow’s reactor designs

Researchers at INL are developing so-called “digital twins” – essentially virtual replicas of nuclear reactors used for monitor and control.