Publications
- INL Economic Impacts ( 2.3MB PDF)
- INL Strategic Plan ( 2.9MB PDF)
- "The Next Atomic Age," Popular Mechanics, October 2006 ( 817kB PDF)
- Fact Sheets
Mission
Our mission is to ensure the nation's energy security with safe, competitive and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities.
Vision
Within ten years, INL will be the pre-eminent nuclear energy laboratory with synergistic, world-class, multi-program capabilities and partnerships. - more -
Capabilities
With 3,500 scientists, researchers and support staff, the laboratory works with national and international governments, universities and industry partners to discover new science and develop technologies that underpin the nation's nuclear and renewable energy, national security and environmental missions. - more -
History
In operation since 1949, INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense. - more -
BEA and Partners
INL is operated for the Department of Energy (DOE) by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) and partners, each providing unique educational, management, research and scientific assets into a world-class national laboratory. - more -
INL Transformation
INL's strategy commits the lab to make important contributions in nuclear energy, national and homeland security, and science and technology. As a consequence, we are transforming our leadership, infrastructure, culture, processes, citizenry and the way we interface with our customers. - more -
Organization
Leading a senior management team of eighteen is Laboratory Director John J. Grossenbacher, a Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.), a Naval Academy graduate and one of the nation's most respected leaders. At the time of his retirement from the Navy, Mr. Grossenbacher commanded all United States submarine forces. - more -
Safety
The U.S. Department of Energy recertified Idaho National Laboratory as a DOE-Voluntary Protection Program Star (VPP) site in June 2006. - more -
Did You Know?
Interesting facts about Idaho National Laboratory. - more -