Idaho National Laboratory Oversight

Beginning in 1949, the US Department of Energy (DOE) designed, built, and tested experimental nuclear reactors at an 890 square-mile area located in southeastern Idaho now known as the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The INL is also home to the Naval Reactor Facility where the US Navy transports spent nuclear fuel from submarines and aircraft carriers for examination and temporary storage. The site has also been used to store nuclear waste from out-of-state operations.