Elizabeth D. Sellers
Manager's Message

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Welcome to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho Operations Office home page. We are pleased that you have chosen to visit our Internet site and encourage you to explore the information provided. You may also contact us directly if you have further information needs or interests that are not covered in this web site.

Under the purview of the DOE, Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID), the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is home to the largest concentration of technical professionals in the Rocky Mountain region. The move to NE supports the nation’s expanding nuclear energy initiatives, placing the INL at the center of work to develop advanced Generation IV nuclear energy systems; nuclear energy/hydrogen co-production technology; advanced nuclear energy fuel cycle technologies and providing national security answers to national infrastructure needs.

Today, the INL and DOE-ID support many DOE program offices and federal agencies. The Site hosts the National Nuclear Security Agency’s Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Geological Survey maintains an active presence. It is also a National Environmental Research Park, one of only seven in the nation.

As we tackle the energy problem by advancing nuclear energy technology, through safe working practices and with great respect for the environment, we will continue to listen to the public’s concerns. It is my desire, as in the past, to develop personal relationships with our stakeholders, regulators and area-Tribal Nations. I plan to meet personally with those entities throughout the region over the next year.

We appreciate your interest and welcome your questions and comments concerning our web site and/or the programs at our laboratory.

Biography: Elizabeth Sellers was selected as manager of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho Operations Office in Idaho Falls effective April 1, 2003. Sellers comes to Idaho Falls from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) Kansas City Site Office where she served as manager since May, 1999. Prior to NNSA position, she was director of the Spent Nuclear Fuels Project at the DOE Richland Operations Office. Sellers joined the Department of Energy in 1983 as a program engineer for nuclear materials production in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

Sellers holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico and a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Alabama. She has served on the board of directors and as president of the New Mexico Network of Women in Science and Engineering. She completed a three-year Leadership in Training curriculum through the Department of Energy.

Last Updated: 11/15/2006