Nuclear Renaissance: JFAC Visits INL, Learns of Artificial Intelligence's Place in Nuclear Power

Nuclear renaissance: JFAC visits INL, learns of artificial intelligence's place in nuclear power

Idaho’s Joint Financial Appropriations and Finance at Idaho National Laboratory on May 21. | Courtesy Idaho National Laboratory IDAHO FALLS — Idaho’s Joint Financial Appropriations and Finance committee made their last stop at Idaho National Laboratory Wednesday after a three-day tour of Idaho Falls. The tour took Idaho senators and representatives on the committee to the College of Eastern Idaho, local organizations like the Development Worksho…

US small-reactor push draws interest from Japan, South Korea

HOUSTON, Texas -- The U.S. and Canada are moving to install next-generation nuclear reactors to meet demand from a growing number of energy-hungry dat

Legislators tour Idaho National Laboratory nuclear research facilities as lab plans new reactors

Idaho state Rep. Steven Miller, R-Fairfield, looks through protective glass into a hot room while touring facilities at Idaho National Laboratory in southern Idaho. (Photo courtesy of the Idaho National Laboratory)IDAHO FALLS – Members of the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee toured Idaho National Laboratory research facilities Wednesday as the lab is in the process of building its first new nuclear reactors in 50 years.  Some of INL’s top of…

Energizing Minds: INL invites teachers to explore the future of energy, become energy education leaders

The Idaho National Laboratory invites teachers to join us June 24-25 for “Energizing Minds: Exploring the Future of Energy at INL,” a dynamic professional development workshop designed exclusively for educators. At this free event, INL’s K-12 STEM Education team will showcase how we are changing the world’s energy future as the nation’s nuclear research laboratory. Certified K-12 and community college teachers are encouraged to bring their curio…

Legislators tour Idaho National Laboratory Nuclear Research Facilities as Lab Plans New Reactors

IDAHO FALLS, ID – Members of the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee toured Idaho National Laboratory research facilities Wednesday as the lab is in the process of building its first new nuclear reactors in 50 years. Some of INL’s top officials told the Idaho Legislature’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee they expected the next four years to usher in a new nuclear renaissance that INL will be at the center of. “It’s really intended to get…