Idaho National Laboratory Cultural Resource Management Plan

CRWG Communication Protocol also outlines a
general process by which the Tribes are
immediately brought into discussions whenever
human remains are discovered at INL. Finally, the
Middle Butte Cave Agreement signed between
DOE-ID and the Tribes in 1994 maximizes tribal
access to an important INL cultural area within the
limits of safety, health, and national security.
INL Archives. As a Federal agency, INL is
mandated by Federal Regulation 36 CFR §
1220.10 to establish and maintain a records
management program that complies with National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
guidelines and disposition schedules. Primary
responsibility of the records management program,
and for the retention and preservation of official
DOE-ID records related to INL, is provided for by
support service organizations. Many active records
with significant historic value are maintained at
INL facilities and include such materials as
photographic negatives and prints, architectural
and engineering drawings, extensive library
holdings that include technical and nontechnical
reports and documents, oral histories, and other
historical INL data. These materials are
maintained in the INL records storage building,
Technical Library, INL CRM Office, and other
dedicated storage areas. Many of the unclassified
holdings are also available to employees through
the INL Intranet system and may, with permission,
be made available to non-INL researchers and
scholars.
The INL CRM Office is developing a formal
INL Archive Management Plan to identify and
manage the important, irreplaceable information
represented by INL archival materials. The goal of
this Plan is to preserve all of the records, both at
INL (active records) and in permanent federal
storage at NARA-approved centers in Seattle,
WA, and Washington, DC (inactive records).
Ideally, the INL archive facility would maintain
records of specific importance to INL’s history
that hold intrinsic research value regarding the
development of the cultural history, landscape, and
built environment of INL. The archives would
work in tandem with the current records
management program and the Technical Library to
make these records available to INL employees,
stakeholders, and the public, to the extent that
security requirements allow, as a foundation for
information dissemination about INL history, past
programs, and associated structures and artifacts.
An addition to the INL Records Storage Center in
Idaho Falls has been requested to house the INL
Archives and is planned for construction ca.
2020(2012–2021 Ten Year Site Plan, 2010).
Training and Public Outreach. Training and
public outreach are essential cultural resource
management activities with the following two
compatible goals:
1. Educate people about local history and
prehistory and recruit participation in cultural
resource preservation
2. Educate people about the letter and intent of
the laws protecting cultural resources and
make them aware of the penalties for their
violation.
Training—The INL CRM Office holds
training sessions with INL project managers,
environmental coordinators, field workers, and
others as applicable, to increase knowledge,
awareness, and appreciation of INL cultural
resources, requirements for historic preservation,
and their responsibilities to comply with these
requirements.
The INL CRM Office has featured articles and
photographs in INL publications and other
external publications to highlight important
historic INL events, persons, artifacts, and INL
CRM Office activities. INL CRM Office
personnel also conduct training activities, such as
mentoring college students and educating local
high school students and teachers.
Public Outreach—Access to an INL facility
for educational and interpretive purposes began in
1975 with the opening of the EBR-I National
Historic Landmark Visitors Center. The goal of
this interpretive program is to educate the public
about INL history and science in general. Grants
have been secured to preserve the EBR-I structure
and to update its exhibits in partnership with the
Save American Treasures program, Murdock
Trust, Idaho Heritage Trust, Atomic Heritage
Foundation, and Museum of Idaho located in
Idaho Falls.
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