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• INL Economic Impacts ( 2.3MB PDF)
• INL Strategic Plan ( 2.9MB PDF)
• "The Next Atomic Age," Popular Mechanics, October 2006 ( 817kB PDF)
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INL Videos

• Nuclear Engineering: A fulfilling career (10.3MB wmv)

A number of community activities are sponsored by the INL to help people understand more about our work. For over a half-century the INL has put science to work, addressing some of the nation's most pressing environmental, energy, and nuclear technology challenges. This heritage of service is building a reputation for Idaho and the INL as the home of science and engineering solutions. Given the INL's rising national prominence as a science and research center there is genuine interest by many people to learn more about the research and operations work performed at the Laboratory. We invite you to learn more about the INL through the following opportunities.

INL Volunteer Programs

Our employees and their families are part of the fabric of eastern Idaho. The INL's diverse workforce, community economic development programs, educational outreach and economic impact, both locally and statewide, are a welcome part of everyday living for many communities.

Team INL

Team INL is an employee-driven volunteer program supporting causes in the communities where INL employees live. Complete Team INL guidelines can be found here.

Science and Engineering Expo

The INL Science and Engineering Expo has a prominent place in the development portion of the Governor's Science and Technology Plan. The Expo is a celebration, a high impact, inquiry-based education and community outreach experience that exposes students, their teachers and parents to a wide and diverse range of potential careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. Although the Expo is aimed toward youth in grades 5 - 9, it is of interest to all ages. More...

Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS)

HYS is an annual outreach effort which encourages Latino teens to seek brighter futures for themselves and their families by staying in school. More...

Safety Education (Voluntary Protection Program)

An important aspect of INL's safety process is our Off-the-Job (OTJ) Safety Program that focuses on the safety education of community citizens, young and old. Examples of these educational opportunities include school classroom discussions, school safety and health fairs, Farm Safety Days, Community Night Out, and Safe Routes to Schools. Our Voluntary Protection Program/Employee Safety Teams are the subject matter experts for these unique educational occasions.

Safety presentations for schools ( 1.8MB PDF)

INL Tours.

Our tours program offers guided excursions to the site where visitors have the opportunity to increase their knowledge on INL facilities, operations, history, ecology and many other topics. Tours can be tailored to your group and can cover many areas of interest, including science and engineering research, archeological and cultural topics, the historic impacts of the INL as a nuclear research facility, and wildlife and ecosystem management.

You can request a tour online.

For further tour information, contact:

INL Speakers Bureau.

Our speakers bureau provides presentations to schools, business and civic organizations. A variety of topics are available including an overview of the INL, new technologies, cultural resources, careers and many other subjects. We invite you to contact us and schedule a speaker.

INL Community Contributions.

INL funds philanthropic projects that focus on arts and culture, civic and community, and health and human services. It is important to INL to be a contributing partner in our community.

Complete guidelines can be found here ( 26kB PDF).

INL is streamlining the community outreach donation process. The deadline for 2008 donation requests was October 15, 2007. To apply for donations for calendar year 2009, please submit your request by October 15, 2008. Use the 2009 form ( 21kB PDF).

This new process does not include requests for education donations. For further information on educational funding requests, call Jeff Benson at (208) 526-3841, or send e-mail.