Idaho National Laboratory

𝗜𝗡𝗟'𝘀 𝟳𝟱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱! ⚛️ For 75 years, Idaho has paved the way for the peaceful use of nuclear energy to generate safe, emission-free electricity. That proud tradition continues today, with what is now INL, a place that will demonstrate the world's first modern microreactor, help industry design and develop advanced reactors and other clean energy technologies and secure our nation's critical infrastructure. Take a look ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d_mv7aB8 #INL75 #nuclear #history #research #energy #cleanEnergy #Idaho

INL kicked off Earth Week by celebrating our partnership with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. 🌎 🤝 Shoshone-Bannock Tribal community members, leaders and students toured the Middle Butte Cave and shared stories about its history and the importance of taking care of Mother Earth. Battelle Energy Alliance presented the tribes with a $30,000 grant for Shoshone-Bannock School District 537 STEM education during the third annual celebration, and we look forward to continuing it for years to come! Learn more about INL ➡️ https://inl.gov/ #EarthWeek #environment #MotherEarth #research #education #STEM #Idaho

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 ➡️ Need a fun Earth Week activity? 🌎🎨 Gather your recyclables for your students to create an Earth Day art masterpiece! Idaho K-12 classrooms are encouraged to submit a picture of their art sculpture inspired by the theme “Planet vs Plastics.” Submissions will be accepted during Earth Week, and five different winners will be announced in May. Artwork will be evaluated by a panel of judges and prizes will be awarded to winning submissions. Submit by Friday, April 26. More details: https://inl.gov/earth-day/ #EarthDay #ArtContest #EarthDay2024 #environment #Earth #Idaho #recycle

How do electric vehicle batteries stand up to flooding?🌀⚡ At the request of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA, INL researchers have been examining nine once-shiny, new electric vehicles (EVs) that were damaged from Hurricane Ian in 2022. These cars were among 5,000 electric vehicles flooded with seawater during the storm. Learn more about an immersion test facility for testing EVs and battery packs expected to be available for testing by this summer at INL 🔋 https://lnkd.in/eAZw7je9 #EVResearch #ElectricVehicles #CleanEnergy #GreenTech #EVinnovation #research #NationalLabs #hurricane #EVbattery

INL researchers developed Consequence-driven Cyber-informed Engineering (CCE), a new methodology focused on securing the nation’s critical infrastructure systems. 🤝 🌐   With the assumption that if a critical infrastructure system is targeted by a skilled and determined adversary the targeted network can and will be penetrated, CCE provides critical infrastructure owners and operators a four-phase process for safeguarding their critical operations.   We are proud to collaborate with CI-Discern on this effort to secure U.S. critical infrastructure. Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gWNw2B7y   #cybersecurity #research #tech #CriticalInfrastructure #cyber

𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦' 𝗗𝗔𝗬 🎉 INL's administrative professionals are essential to the lab's success and central to our work to change the world's energy future and secure our nation's critical infrastructure. Today, and every day, we celebrate their contributions! Learn more about what we do at INL ➡️ https://inl.gov/ #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay #AdministrativeProfessionals #administration #career #workforce #leaders

𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗗 ⚛️ INL experts led and supported the publication of the first liquid-fuel molten salt reactor American Nuclear Society safety standard for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission consideration. 🙌 🎉   Proposed molten salt reactors designs offer numerous safety and efficiency benefits, and the standard, developed over eight years and published earlier this year, provides the safety design criteria for future liquid-fueled molten salt reactor power plants. Its working group included members from national regulators, utilities, prospective vendors, universities and other national laboratories. 🤝   Learn more about molten salt research at INL ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gRdCrg_E  Read the standard ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gZtkh7Wv     #nuclear #energy #research #advancedNuclear #cleanEnergy #tech

INL Director John Wagner moderated the "History of Idaho National Laboratory – Past, Present and Future" Panel with Governor Brad Little Little, Governor Butch Otter and Senator Jim Risch at the Boise Metro Chamber annual leadership conference. 🤝 The conversation was indicative of the decades-long support from state leaders for the laboratory and its mission. Learn more about INL ➡️ https://inl.gov/ #research #leadership #energy #science #government #Idaho

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 📣 Conduct your graduate thesis research at Idaho National Laboratory as part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. This program supports supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or facility in collaboration with a scientist for a period of 3 to 12 consecutive months. Each awardee is eligible to receive a monthly stipend and travel expenses directly associated with the SCGSR research project during the award period. Applications are due by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Create your account and apply here: https://lnkd.in/esDBCEJf #GradThesis #PHDstudent #GradStudent #research #science #NationalLabs

One of the world’s most daunting clean energy challenges revolves around recycling lithium-ion batteries. 🔋🌎 INL researchers have developed EC-Leach, a remarkably simple process that can recover critical materials, like cobalt and nickel, from batteries after they no longer work. This secures the supply of these materials and reduces the demand for mining, which has a major environmental impact and large carbon footprint. BONUS 💪 this process is cost effective, efficient, safe and carbon free. Learn more about this former R&D 100 award winner 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCkBdwyG Challenges of lithium-ion battery recycling 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eTuuzqwc Electrochemical leaching🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDAYse-D #EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #LithiumIonBattery #CriticalMaterials #EarthWeek #RD100 #research