Independent Assessment of the Idaho National Laboratory Emergency Management 2025 Annual Exercise - January 2026

January 2026,

Independent Assessment of the Idaho National Laboratory Emergency Management 2025 Annual Exercise

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of emergency management during the 2025 annual exercise at the Idaho National Laboratory from May to July 2025. The assessment evaluated the effectiveness of the management and operating contractor, Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), and the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy’s Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID) program in managing and maintaining emergency response organization performance. Although not specifically evaluated, Idaho Environmental Coalition, LLC (IEC), the DOE Office of Environmental Management’s management and operating contractor for the Idaho Operations Office Idaho Cleanup Project, participated in the exercise.