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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...