national security

Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University partnered with electronic recycling companies to hold an e-waste recycling event in Pocatello in April. (PHOTO: INL)
May 20, 2026

Idaho organizations’ partnership recycles critical minerals from old electronics

Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho State University, and partners recycle valuable minerals from e-waste to support energy and national security supply chains.

A counter-UAS exercise being conducted at INL’s 890-square-mile desert Site. (PHOTO: INL)
May 13, 2026

INL partnership advances drone innovation for national security

The Idaho National Laboratory partners with West Virginia University and Summit Point Training Facility to develop advanced drone and counter-drone technologies for national security.

Benjamin Davenport
Feb 23, 2026

How Idaho mining supports US national security and economy

Idaho's mining industry is vital for U.S. national security and economic growth, offering critical minerals and job support amid supply chain challenges.

Dec 1, 2025

INL University Days connects talent to workforce

INL University Days 2025 brought together experts, students and partners nationwide to explore nuclear cybersecurity, STEM workforce development and hands-on innovation.

Idaho State University President Robert Wagner shakes hands with Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner at the dedication of a center focused on critical materials and minerals in research. (PHOTO: ISU)
Aug 27, 2025

Energy and defense materials supply focus of ISU, INL partnership

Idaho State University and Idaho National Lab launch a new innovation center to advance critical materials research and energy technologies.

Aug 6, 2025

Cyber escape rooms: Inside INL’s pioneering training to protect industrial control systems

In addition to classroom training and a red team/blue team exercise in an actual control systems environment, participants test their mettle in cyber escape rooms, racing the clock to solve puzzles.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard departs following a closed door meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines Monday, June 2, 2025. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)
Jun 11, 2025

AI speeding up intel work, including release of JFK files

AI can run human resource programs, for instance, or scan sensitive documents ahead of potential declassification, Gabbard said.

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May 14, 2025

Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

They can simulate how a new drug interacts with the human body, or how a hurricane might move across the ocean. They’re also used in fields such as automotive design, energy production and space exploration.

A shipment of nuclear fuel arrives at Idaho National Laboratory for testing. (PHOTO: courtesy INL)
Apr 30, 2025

Agreement between Idaho and DOE to support nuclear energy

In the 1995 agreement, the amount of spent nuclear fuel entering INL was limited to 55 metric tons and required the DOE to report on the amount received each year.

Pictured, from left, are John Wagner, director of Idaho National Laboratory; U of I President Scott Green; and Suzie Long, dean of the U of I College of Engineering. (PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO)
Jan 29, 2025

Idaho Lab and school partnership to focus on low-carbon energy

The agreement is known as a Strategic Understanding for Premier Education and Research, or SUPER, and expands on more than 75 years of collaboration between the two entities.


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