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)...
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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...
IDAHO STEEL PRODUCTS
This week I took pictures at Idaho Steel Products. They have manufactured food processing equipment since 1918. Today, they claim to be the only “one-stop shop” business in the United States for food processing equipment. They design, build, install and instruct food industries on how to use their equipment. Almost every french fry, hash brown...
