IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Looking for a fun, free and nerdy day trip? Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, located 50 miles west of Idaho Falls on U.S. 20, will open for the 2023 season starting Friday, ...

A “nuclear engine” has many advantages, notably providing a vehicle with an almost unlimited supply of onboard power, with no need for regular refuelling. That’s particularly attractive for large ...

All this considerable talent and research culminated in 1951 with the activation of Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I). By 1953, Fermi's on-site team at the Argonne National Laboratory, including ...

Starting on May 24 an Idaho National Laboratory opens a facility, the Experimental Breeder Reactor One, that you can tour, interact with preserved equipment, and hear from those who were a part of its ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Out in the eastern Idaho desert sits a powerful link to the past. Inside this old-time building, sits the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I. Fancy name, but why does a brick building ...

After decades defined by safety dominance, the NRC may be recalibrating toward a renewed balance between oversight and expansion. The history of nuclear energy in the United States illustrates the ...

In 1951, the desert of eastern Idaho hosted Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, the first nuclear reactor to generate a usable amount of electricity. Four years later, researchers followed that success ...

IDAHO FALLS — Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, located 50 miles west of Idaho Falls on U.S. Highway 20, will open to the public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. There is no cost for admission or the ...

In October, the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) kicked off a ceremony to repurpose the iconic Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) containment structure at Idaho National Laboratory (INL ...