Your First Visit to NSLS
To Users of the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS):
Please note that our physical check-in now takes place at BNL's Research Support Building (Building 400) at the Guests, Users, and Visitors Center. However, if after your arrival at the NSLS, you have trouble with your badge in gaining access to the experimental floor, please do not attempt to enter with someone else's badge. You can have the problem fixed by visiting NSLS User Administration, Room 2-100 upstairs, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Outside of these hours, please contact the control room at extension 2550.
Prior to performing any experiments at BNL, all users must complete the requirements below. If there is any possibliity that you will visit the nsls in the future, it is necessary that you follow the requirements below. Failure to do so will delay your experiment and/or prevent your access to bnl.
USER REGISTRATION
ALL new and returning users (whose appointments have expired) must submit a guest registration form 45 - 90 days prior to arrival. Users must receive written (email) approval prior to arriving at BNL.
http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/users/access/registration.asp
TRAINING
ALL users must complete the appropriate NSLS Safety AND BNL GERT training requirements every two years.
http://www.nsls.bnl.gov/users/access/training.asp
SAFETY APPROVAL FORM (SAF)
All users must make sure a Safety Approval Form has been submitted for their experiment. This should be done in advance as much as possible.
https://pass.nsls.bnl.gov/login.asp
CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT FORM
ALL users must submit the check-in/check-out form for gate access form before each visit.
https://fsd84.bis.bnl.gov/guest/chkinout_login.asp
FINALIZE APPOINTMENT IN PERSON (NEW & RETURNING USERS)
ALL new and returning users must personally check in at the new Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Guests, Users, and Visitors (GUV) Center. The GUV Center is located on the first floor in Building 400, BNL's Research Support Building, on Brookhaven Avenue diagonally across from the Berkner Hall Cafeteria building.
REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION
ALL users must present valid identification. U.S. citizens should bring a driver's license. All foreign nationals must bring:
- Original Passport
- Original Visa, AND
- Original Immigration documents (I-20, I-94, etc.) during check in at the GUV Center and EACH TIME their visa status changes thereafter.
If you obtained new documents since your last visit, you MUST bring the ORIGINALS with you on your next visit AND you MUST check in at "Guests, Users, and Visitors (GUV) Center" before accessing the experimental floor. Access to the NSLS and to BNL will not be granted without these documents. Office hours below are shown below.
http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/visitor_ID.asp
Foreign nationals must pay special attention to required identification documents (only originals will be accepted). Every week, about 4 foreign national users are unable to start their experiment due to failure to follow the instructions. Please do not let this happen to you. These requirements are mandatory to access the brookhaven national laboratory site. Please ensure that you and all colleagues performing experiments for you comply with all requirements.
Additional user and visitor information can be found on the User Information home page. "GUESTS, USERS, AND VISITORS (GUV) CENTER" HOURS: The GUV Center will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; however, please try to allow at least 1 hour prior to closing to complete all your check-in activities, and longer if you have not completed your on-line training courses prior to arrival.
Experimenters who do not personally check in will not be permitted on the NSLS experimental floor and may be prevented from getting onsite at BNL.
If you have any questions, please contact User Administration.
- NSLS User Administration Office
- National Synchrotron Light Source
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- P. O. Box 5000, Bldg. 725B
- Upton, New York 11973-5000
- (631) 344-USER
- <nslsuser@bnl.gov>