The other night I documented the transportation of nuclear fuel rods stored in water basins at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) at the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) on the Department of Energy (DOE) site West of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The fuel rods from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) are being shipped to the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC)...
Category Archives: Idaho National Laboratory
NUCLEAR FUEL AND WATER BASINS…
Recently I documented spent fuel rods from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) being transferred to the water basins at the Idaho Cleanup Project. CWI or CH2M Hill Corporation and Washington Group International (now URS) operate the Idaho Cleanup Project at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in eastern Idaho. Read more about the Idaho Cleanup Project...
RADIOLOGICAL TEST RANGE…
In late July 2011 I documented an ARMY exercise at the Radiological Test Range at the Idaho National Laboratory. From what I understand, it is the second time in the Army’s history that they trained with an actual radiological hazard. ARMY personnel and INL employees had to don PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) and wear dosimeters to...
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
After two years of contracting for the Department of Energy I finally can post some pictures. Initially I thought it would take an act of congress to publicly show the pictures I took of energy research and waste cleanup. I was wrong. All I had to do was ask a person in derivative classification to...
INL Advertising Campaign
Finally a new update! Completed an advertising campaign with Davies Moore out of Boise in August for the Idaho National Laboratory. Check it out here. Ernie Monroe, a veteran in the advertising industry, was the art director. The photography for this shoot was produced in less than two days. Something I call the shotgun approach. Roughly...
ENR PHOTO CONTEST…
Althought 2009 in general was a terrible year for Kort Duce Photography (fire in December 2009)… I did manage to place in the 2009 Photo Contest put on by Engineering News-Record. You can view my image here. My image, submitted by Kelly Rhodes at CWI (INL sub-contractor), was one of 30 images picked out of...
MONTHS TO GET PICTURES CLEARED FROM DOE
I had a meeting with the communication’s director at CWI (the contractor that runs the Idaho Cleanup Project for the Idaho National Laboratory, or INL) earlier this week. We are trying to setup an external website for the pictures I take of the construction of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU). IWTU is a multi-million dollar...
MORE TRAINING THIS WEEK…
To enable me to take pictures at the Idaho National Laboratory I am enrolled in a 30-hour Hazwoper course in Idaho Falls this week. After completion of this course I need to have 10 hours of practical experience before I am certified. Here is a brief explanation of Hazwoper provided by wikipedia: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. It...
WAITING TO UPDATE WITH IMAGES.
In April 2009 I was hired by Communication Designs as a contract photographer with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Work has steadily increased since then due to stimulus money ($500M) from President Obama. Part of the stipulation in receiving this stimulus money is that whoever receives it has to send weekly documentary reports to Washington,...
