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Idaho National Laboratory

Disciplines:
defense/national security
engineering/materials science
engineering/nuclear engineering
research/energy research

Summary

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is a Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in nuclear energy research, advanced reactor development, national security, and clean energy technologies. It is the nation's lead nuclear energy research laboratory and home to the world's largest nuclear testing complex.

Core Contribution

Served as the primary site for US nuclear reactor development and testing; produced foundational research for commercial nuclear power and advanced reactor designs including small modular reactors.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • nuclear energy research
  • advanced reactor development
  • small modular reactors
  • national security

Historical Influences

Atomic Energy Commission US Cold War science policy Enrico Fermi's reactor work

Intellectual Lineage

Manhattan Project research legacyAtomic Energy Commission National Reactor Testing Station

Allied Works

EBR-IEBR-II experimental breeder reactorINL Advanced Test Reactor

Contemporaries & Peers

Oak Ridge National LaboratoryArgonne National LaboratorySandia National Laboratories

Minds Influenced

commercial nuclear power industryadvanced reactor designnuclear waste management policy

Intellectual Posterity

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