INEEL Inventors' Hall of Fame -Announcement-

Collaboration between the INEEL and other DOE laboratories and sites provides significantly enhanced complexwide capabilities to support DOE's strategic objectives. In response to new opportunities and continuing technical challenges, the INEEL is seeking the most effective teams to solve problems. Research and Development and operations collaborations among DOE laboratories and sites often lead to much broader collaborations with other federal agencies, universities, private companies, and foreign organizations.

In addition to R&D and operations collaborations, the INEEL works with other DOE laboratories to improve business and operations practices. Current activities include improved integration of the laboratories into DOE strategic planning, consistent incorporation of performance-based management principles into the contracts between DOE and laboratory operators, and more effective communication of the laboratories' accomplishments and their value. Below summarizes examples of the INEEL's more notable direct R&D and operations collaborations and how they support DOE missions.

As a managing partner in the INEEL, the Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA) plays a strategic role in the education and research decisions at the laboratory. The mission of INRA at the INEEL is: (a) to build successful, multidisciplinary research and education programs; (b) collaboratively compete for new research funding; and (c) facilitate the development of associated programs at the INRA institutions.