- Users are not charged for "machine time" or potential agreed upon collaborative effort of Argonne researchers; users may be charged for ancillary materials, supplies, and services obtained from the User Facility.
- Users must intend to publish their research results in the open scientific literature. Research results are available to the public.
- Users may retain title to their researchers' inventions, and Argonne retains title to its researchers' inventions; the Government retains a royalty-free license and some oversight of utilization efforts.
- Access to the User Facility is based on a peer-reviewed proposal process.
- User may access the User Facility with or without collaboration of Argonne researchers.
- Users provide sufficient information to ensure that each planned experiment can be performed safely.
- Argonne personnel provide appropriate safety training and oversight.
- The experiment is not directed towards producing a specific commercial end result (e.g., marketable product).
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