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INL – By the Numbers

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daho National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s federally funded 

research and development centers, is the place where generations of the nation’s best and 

brightest scientists and engineers have devoted their careers to advancing the state of the 

art in the fields of energy, defense and science. Yet, many on the outside know little about what 

goes on inside INL. To help fill in some blanks about the laboratory and its host state, the following “by the numbers” listing is offered.

1 Where Idaho National Laboratory’s host state ranks in the United States in patents 

issued per capita

Number of primary facility areas that comprise Idaho National Laboratory. The

areas are the Reactor Technology Complex, Materials and Fuels Complex, and 

Research and Education Campus.

Estimated value, in billions of dollars, of the INL management and operations 

contract between 2005 and 2015

Where Idaho National Laboratory ranks among the 10 largest employers in the

state of Idaho

Number of critical attributes that define the new Idaho National Laboratory. They 

are: 1) a robust portfolio of nuclear science and technology programs; 2) a synergistic portfolio of national and homeland security, energy and environmental 

programs; 3) a robust science base to attract the best staff and create a culture of 

scientific inquiry; 4) a central role in revitalizing nuclear science and engineering 

education; 5) extensive national and international collaboration; and 6) forefront 

research facilities, support infrastructure and management systems.

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Number of multiprogram national laboratories, including INL, operated by the 

Department of Energy

Percentage of INL’s funding provided by federal and non-federal agencies, other

than the Department of Energy

Percentage of INL’s funding provided by the Department of Energy Headquarters 

Office of Nuclear Energy

Number of mostly first-of-their-kind nuclear reactors that were designed and built 

at the institution now known as Idaho National Laboratory

Size of the INL desert operations site in square miles

The year INL began operations as the National Reactor Testing Station

The year INL was created by combining the former Argonne National Laboratory-West and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory into 

a consolidated research and development enterprise

Size of INL work force 

Target for the dollar value of annual research and development 

work performed by INL researchers by 2015

Work for Others

9% Other DOE Field Offices

and Laboratories

6%

Other DOE Assistant

Secretaries

7%

National Nuclear

Security Administration

14%

Other Federal Agencies

4%

Department of Defense

21%

Nuclear Energy

39%

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890

1949

2005

3,850

1,000,000,000

Idaho National Laboratory performs work for a wide 

variety of clients, led by the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy.

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