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Idaho Falls is the home base for Idaho National Laboratory, an 890-square-mile federal site where more than 50 reactors have been built and new microreactors are now being tested. The city also runs its own electric utility with hydro plants on the Snake River. We train the electrical crews who support INL and eastern Idaho's plants, at your facility or in an in-person class we set up in Idaho Falls when you ask.
Private employers in Idaho are inspected by federal OSHA. Every class is live, on the 2027 edition of NFPA 70E, and taught by a Certified Safety Professional. Idaho electrical safety training requirements →
Among the teams we have trained in the last year
Four ways to train your Idaho Falls crew
Crews we train in and around Idaho Falls: national laboratory contractors, reactor developers, municipal utility, food and agriculture, healthcare, public employers.
What the class covers for Idaho Falls crews
Contractors at INL work under DOE's worker safety rule, 10 CFR 851, instead of OSHA. We align our class with what DOE sites expect so your crew's training record holds up at badge-in.
The Scoville event happened on de-energized equipment beside a live line. We teach how to set boundaries around everything within reach of tools and cables, not just the equipment being worked.
Test beds bring in new power conversion, control and instrumentation equipment that crews have not seen before. We cover hazard identification on unfamiliar equipment and when to stop and ask.
Idaho Falls Power workers have no OSHA coverage as public employees. We help the city document a written program and training that protect them anyway.
Idaho Falls at a glance
Federal OSHA (Boise Area Office); DOE 10 CFR 851 on the INL site
Idaho Falls Power (municipal); Rocky Mountain Power in surrounding areas
DOPL, statewide
IDA (Idaho Falls Regional)
Mountain
Idaho: what applies to your crews
Enforcement: federal OSHA and DOE
Idaho has no state plan. Private employers in Bonneville County fall under the federal OSHA Boise Area Office, INL and its contractors fall under DOE's 10 CFR 851, and city, county and school district workers have no OSHA coverage at all.
Licensing: DOPL, statewide
Idaho licenses electricians statewide through the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, with rules set by the Idaho Electrical Board. Classes run from apprentice through journeyman and master, and a license covers installation to the NEC, not NFPA 70E work practices.
Where NFPA 70E fits
NFPA 70E is not a federal regulation, and OSHA does not enforce it. Eastern Idaho employers use it to show how they meet OSHA 1910 Subpart S and 1926 Subpart K, and OSHA can cite the General Duty Clause for a recognized electrical hazard. DOE sites hold contractors to their own electrical safety expectations.
Idaho Falls's electrical work environment
Idaho National Laboratory employs thousands of people between its desert site and its Idaho Falls campus, under prime contractor Battelle Energy Alliance. More than 50 one-of-a-kind reactors have been built on the site, and the Advanced Test Reactor still runs fuel and materials tests with more than 70 test positions. Cleanup of legacy waste runs under a separate contract held by Idaho Environmental Coalition.
New reactor work is back. On April 8, 2026, INL opened DOME, a microreactor test bed inside the 80-foot containment dome of the old Experimental Breeder Reactor-II, built to host experiments up to 20 megawatts thermal. Radiant's Kaleidos unit was first in line, and in October 2026 Deployable Energy was named the next tester. The Naval Reactors Facility on the site still handles spent naval fuel.
INL also runs a working grid for research. Its Critical Infrastructure Test Range includes seven substations, 61 miles of 138 kV line and a dispatch center staffed around the clock. In 2015, three INL linemen were knocked to the ground by an arc flash at the Scoville Substation when a ground cable touched an energized 12.5 kV line during breaker maintenance, and the operating contractor later agreed to a $60,000 DOE consent order.
Reactors, test grids and hydro on the upper Snake
These are the eastern Idaho sites where electrical crews spend the most time. Most are on the INL desert site west of town.
| Site | What is there | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Test Reactor Battelle Energy Alliance for DOE | Fuel and materials test reactor with more than 70 test positions. | Operating |
| DOME microreactor test bed National Reactor Innovation Center at INL | Opened April 2026 inside the former EBR-II dome, hosting tests up to 20 MWt. | Operating |
| Critical Infrastructure Test Range Idaho National Laboratory | Research grid with seven substations, 61 miles of 138 kV line and a 24/7 dispatch center. | Operating |
| Naval Reactors Facility U.S. Navy program | Former prototype site where the Expended Core Facility handles spent naval fuel. | Operating |
| Idaho Cleanup Project Idaho Environmental Coalition | Legacy waste cleanup on the INL site under a separate DOE contract. | Operating |
| Snake River hydro plants Idaho Falls Power | City-owned hydro that supplies about a third of Idaho Falls electricity. | Operating |
Idaho Falls Power and Bonneville hydro
Idaho Falls Power is a city-owned utility. Its own Snake River hydro plants supply about a third of the city's electricity, and about 60 percent comes from the Bonneville Power Administration under a 20-year contract the city approved in November 2025. Residential rates run around 7 cents per kilowatt-hour, less than half the national average.
The city is adding a 17.5 MW natural gas peaking plant near East Iona Road and North Yellowstone Highway to cover summer and winter peaks, designed to burn hydrogen later. Rocky Mountain Power serves much of the surrounding region, including Ammon, Rigby, Shelley and Rexburg, so contractors working across the county often deal with two utilities.
Who we train in Idaho Falls and eastern Idaho
Electricians, I&E techs and subcontractors who work on the INL site and in-town research buildings.
Engineering and test staff preparing experiments for INL's test beds.
Idaho Falls Power line, substation and hydro plant crews.
Maintenance crews at potato, dairy and grain operations across the upper Snake River Plain.
Hospital facilities staff responsible for emergency power and critical branch circuits.
Bonneville County, Idaho Falls and school district maintenance electricians, none of whom OSHA covers.
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Questions from Idaho Falls employers
Will your training count for work on the INL site?
We are Idaho Falls Power. Do we need NFPA 70E if we follow utility rules?
Can you train a group that includes both INL contractors and local plant electricians?
Does an Idaho master electrician license make someone a qualified person?
Does finishing the class make someone a qualified electrical worker?
What the people in the room say
“Virtual can never replace hands-on, but the engagement from our instructor and the class made it feel more engaging than some in-person courses I've taken.”
“Probably one of the most useful safety courses I've ever attended. Rick genuinely cares about people and their well-being.”
“This is the 2nd arc flash training course I've taken and the class was amazing. I feel like I'm leaving the training safer than before I took this class.”
Train your Idaho Falls crew on the 2027 edition.
Onsite within a few days, or private live virtual as soon as tomorrow. Need it fast? Call (813) 725-0999.