Idaho News

An aerial view of a factory building with two workers in hazmat suits performing work in the middle, the room is covered in yellow tarps
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews have resumed waste processing operations at a radioactive liquid waste treatment facility at the Idaho National Laboratory Site following the completion of two maintenance campaigns.
A group of young interns pose for a group photo
A group of 16 summer interns from colleges and universities throughout the United States this year joined the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory Site, supporting communications, accounting, engineering, waste management and other organizations.
Workers stand beside a large white machine with a metal pipe sticking out of it
The cleanup contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management at the Idaho National Laboratory Site recently met its fiscal year 2024 milestone of transferring 10 spent nuclear fuel baskets from first-generation vaults to second-generation storage vaults ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
Four people stand on a stage, one woman holding two framed awards, a powerpoint presentation is displayed behind them
An employee of the Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site, recently received recognition for her efforts to enhance safety last year.
An open field with dried brown grass and a demolished building frame is in the background. A black and white play button is in the middle of the photo
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management crews recently demolished another steel-framed, fabric-covered building at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex’s Subsurface Disposal Area at the Idaho National Laboratory Site. Just three buildings remain on the 97-acre Cold War-era landfill, following removal of this former waste storage building.