Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum

Formerly EBR-I

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Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend per the Department of Energy; closed for the season on this date. Check the operator's own page before you go.

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Museum in the first reactor that made usable electricity from nuclear power, in eastern Idaho. Free guided tours, daily from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum — Photo: Veedar, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ways to visit

Guided museum and reactor tour Seasonal

Closed for the season as of 2026-10-26 if the stated Memorial Day to Labor Day window applies.

What you see

Inside tour, Exhibitsenergy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

How

Scheduled tourenergy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

When

MonTueWedThuFriSatSunSeven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend.Season: (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend; exact 2026 dates not stated.)energy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

Booking

Not statedThe Department of Energy article does not mention booking.energy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

Cost

FreeDescribed as free guided tours.energy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

Requirements

None stated.

Not stated on the official page: photo ID, citizenship, residency, minimum age, height, fitness and accessibility, safety gear, photography, personal details in advance.Photo ID: No ID rule is stated.energy.gov (agency or tourism page), 2026-10-26

About

The Experimental Breeder Reactor-I Atomic Museum is on the Idaho National Laboratory's desert site between Idaho Falls and Arco. The Department of Energy says it gives free guided tours and is open seven days a week from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed outside that window. Booking, ID and age rules were not found, so check the operator's own page before you go.

Owner: U.S. Department of Energy. Run by: Idaho National Laboratory.

Getting there

Between Idaho Falls and Arco, on the Highway 20-26 corridor.

The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (43.51130, -113.00600). Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps

Last checked 2026-10-26. Sources are listed below.

More on the official page: inl.gov/ebr-1/. Check it before you go.

Sources

energy.gov/ne/articles/9-notable-facts-a… · official tourism or agency page · read 2026-10-26For: name; who runs it; Guided museum and reactor tour: open or closed; Guided museum and reactor tour: what you see; Guided museum and reactor tour: kind of visit; Guided museum and reactor tour: days and hours; Guided museum and reactor tour: booking; Guided museum and reactor tour: cost; Guided museum and reactor tour: requirements
wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q1384… · Wikidata · read 2026-10-26For: location

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