• Sample shipping

    Your samples must be confirmed in IPTS before shipping.

    Go to https://neutrons.ornl.gov/users/shipping-guide to get all the details about when, where, how …. you can ship your samples.

  • Proposal confirmation

    To be completed by the Principal Investigator (PI) of the experiment at least 3 weeks before beam time.

    You can access your proposal using the IPTS page

    • Confirmed samples (adding any new samples, and including composition)?
    • Confirmed need for lab space?
    • Confirmed experiment team, that will be present at beam time (add any new members)?
    • Confirmed experiment equipment and/or sample environment?

  • Engineering & equipment safety

    To be completed by the Principal Investigator (PI) of the experiment

    •  Provided all safety documentation for user-provided equipment immediately?
    • Shipped/delivered all user-provided equipment at least 2 weeks prior to beam time for electrical and safety inspection?
    • Answered all safety-related questions through IPTS?
    • Ensured that sample environment requested equipment is available and compatible with experiment/beamline?
    • Written a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for hands-on work at HFIR?

  • Access

    This must be completed by all participants to the experiment before the first day of experiment.