Terms and Conditions


Argonne’s Code of Conduct sets expectations for everyone in the Argonne community, please click here to view Argonne’s Code of Conduct before your visit.

Effective May 3, 2023, a REAL ID compliant identification will be required to gain access for individuals 18 years of age or older. Site access cannot be authorized without the required identification. Click here for a list of acceptable forms of identification.

In consideration of having access to the Argonne site, and except where caused solely by UChicago Argonne, LLC's ("Argonne") gross negligence, I release, waive, and forever discharge Argonne and its trustees, officers, agents, parent (the University of Chicago), sponsors (including the United States Department of Energy) and employees, from and against any and all liability for any harm, injury, damage, claims, demands, causes of action, costs, and expenses of any kind that my family or I may have arising out of or related to any loss, damage, or injury, including, but not limited, to death, that others or I sustain due to my presence at the Argonne site. I am agreeing to this waiver and release in full recognition and appreciation of the dangers, hazards, and risks of or related to site access.

General Site Rules

  • Visitors who have been issued a gate pass may enter the site for Laboratory-approved activities subject to the time and date restrictions on their gate passes.
    • Passes must be worn in plain view, on the upper portion of the body, at all times while onsite.
    • Gate passes may be used to gain site access only for the person to whom the pass was issued.
    • Visitor is responsible for notifying their host when they are on the site.
  • All individuals entering the Laboratory property are subject to vehicle search. Signs posted at all Laboratory entrances delineate the below listed articles that are prohibited from being brought on site:
    • Firearms or Other Weapons
    • Explosives or Incendiary Devices
    • Radioactive Sources
    • Open Containers of Alcoholic Beverages
    • Illegal Drugs
    • Pets or other animals

In addition to the list above, any other device, instrument, material, or substance, that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury, or other weapons prohibited by law is prohibited from being brought on site. Any individual in possession of the listed items above will not be allowed site access.

  • Illinois Rules of the Road apply while driving at Argonne:
    • Follow posted speed limits
    • Stop for pedestrians in marked crosswalks
    • Stay alert for cyclists and wildlife
    • Helmets are required when riding a motorcycle, bicycle or any wheeled sporting equipment