Reactors Come to Life at INL
Advanced reactor developers are achieving criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, demonstrating technologies that will help power the next generation of nuclear energy.
Science. Solutions.
Stronger Tomorrow.
The Idaho National Laboratory brings together world-class researchers, specialized facilities and unmatched capabilities to solve complex challenges. We turn scientific discovery into practical solutions across nuclear energy, national security and integrated energy technologies that strengthen our nation, improve everyday life and create a safer, more secure future.
The Road to Advanced Nuclear:
INL at the Heart of Nuclear Innovation
In 1951, four small lightbulbs flickered to life in the Idaho desert and changed the world forever. Now, after five decades, Idaho National Laboratory is leading the most ambitious nuclear energy push since Apollo 11. Meet the scientists, engineers, and companies building the reactors that will power America’s future.
Discover What's Happening at INL
In a nondescript Idaho Falls warehouse, a nuclear nonproliferation researcher at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), picks up a small, plastic bottle and pours out tiny bits of rounded black...
Nineteen-year-old Keylii Tsosie carefully maneuvered a scissor lift across the worksite, applying skills he had recently learned. Just days earlier, Tsosie earned his certification to operate the equipment through the...
(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)....
Innovation with Impact
INL combines scientific expertise, specialized facilities and long-term partnerships to address the nation’s energy and security challenges.
Research portfolio supporting national priorities
Active patents advancing new technologies
Square miles of research and testing facilities
Accelerating Nuclear Energy
As the nation’s nuclear energy laboratory, INL provides the facilities, expertise and research capabilities that help move advanced reactors from concept to deployment. Working with industry, government and academia, we’re strengthening America’s energy future.
The next generation of nuclear energy depends on the science, facilities and partnerships that begin at INL.
75 Years of Scientific Leadership
From pioneering the world’s first usable electricity from nuclear power to today’s advanced energy research, INL has spent decades solving the nation’s toughest challenges.
