Idaho’s congressional delegation wants the U.S. Department of Energy to prepare spent nuclear fuel for trucking out of eastern Idaho ahead of a 2035 deadline. The two Republican senators and two Republican representatives in the letter sent Wednesday said the ...

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IDAHO FALLS – Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has received a one-year grant to set up a center to facilitate the creation of commercial products from technologies developed from research at the lab, modeled after and partnering with Boise’s Trailhead incubator ...

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If you call a nuclear reactor with 12 60-megawatt (MW) modules a “small” modular reactor, what do you call a reactor with 1.5 MW modules? In the case of Oklo Inc., it’s called a “microreactor.” “Micro is even smaller than ...

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IDAHO FALLS – Development of the next generation of nuclear power is underway at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which could bring it closer to home. INL is working on the project with NuScale Power of Tigard, Oregon. The NuScale project is ...

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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article conflated two supercomputers. The weather-prediction software will run on hardware provided by Boise State and Idaho Power and is not related to INL’s supercomputer. Boise State University, Idaho Power and the Idaho ...

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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series on Idaho National Laboratory. IDAHO FALLS – Idaho National Laboratory is leading a charge for better battery technology in electric vehicles. INL, a stalwart in the study of nuclear energy, also ...

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Hundreds of people attended this year’s Idaho Innovation Awards, which honored Idaho’s technology community. Now in its 10th year, the Hall of Fame celebration – sponsored by the Idaho Technology Council (ITC) – was held Oct. 23 at Boise Centre. (The ...

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IDAHO FALLS – Idaho National Laboratory (INL) formally opened two new buildings that are intended to give students and researchers across the state access to supercomputing and cybersecurity resources. Officialas celebrated the Collaborative Computing Center (C3) and Cybercore Integration Center (CIC) ...

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As a result of the Sheep Fire, all nonessential employees are being evacuated at several Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site facilities. According to a press release, the Central Facilities Area, Advanced Test Reactor Complex, Naval Reactors Facility, EBR-1, Integrated Waste ...

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An Idaho-designed LEGO set could be coming to stores around the world — and it has a science theme designed to inspire kids to learn more about STEM fields. Catherine Riddle, a research scientist in aqueous separations and radiochemistry at ...

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