Note: changes from previous User Agreements are italicized.
- 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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- Users are charged for "machine time" and limited support services (non-collaborative) from Argonne personnel on a full cost recovery basis.
- Users may keep their research results private.
- Users may retain title to their inventions; Government rights are extremely limited.
- Access to the User Facility is granted in an impartial manner; a peer-reviewed proposal system may or may not be used.
- User may access the User Facility with or without limited support (non-collaborative) from Argonne personnel.
- Users provide sufficient information to ensure that each planned experiment can be performed safely.
- Argonne personnel provide appropriate safety training and oversight.
- If the experiment is proprietary and collaborative with Argonne researchers, a Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) (or Work-For-Others (WFO)) would be appropriate instead of the User Agreement.
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