Battelle Energy Alliance has received a five-year extension on its 10-year contract to operate the Idaho National Laboratory near Idaho Falls.
Battelle Energy Alliance began running the facility in early 2005 and will now operate the laboratory through Sept. 30, 2019.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the contract extension Thursday.
The agency says it extended the contract because of BEA's consistently strong annual performances.
The INL is one of the Energy Department's 10 national laboratories and a major employer in eastern Idaho.