Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
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| Nuclear technology lab and test location, and a major radioactive material storage/disposal site. Located on 573,608 acres in southern Idaho, facilities include 52 nuclear reactors, 13 of which are still operable. The Navy's nuclear-powered submarine reactors are disposed of in a pit at INEL, as are radioactive wastes from other government sources. At the Test Area North, uranium-hardened armor for Abrams tanks is manufactured. Non-nuclear defense and energy-related R&D is performed at labs on the site as well, and INEL is a major contributor of waste management technologies. The only two nuclear-powered jet aircraft engines ever made were developed and built at INEL in the late 1950's, and remain on their outdoor test tracks today. The installation, owned by the Department of Energy, employs 7,500 people and is operated by Lockheed Martin. |
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40 miles W of Idaho Falls
(POINT(-112.01428413391 43.512082438646))
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| Idaho Falls ID, 83403 |
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| The Experimental Breeder Reactor, the first nuclear reactor to produce electricity, is open for tours, daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and by appointment at other times. The rest of the site can be toured by special arrangement. |
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http://www.inel.gov/
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Nuclear / Radioactive, Nuclear R&D, Waste
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