Research Facilities

Argonne maintains a comprehensive suite of research facilities central to the laboratory’s scientific enterprise. From particle accelerators to automotive testbeds, these facilities give Argonne scientists and their collaborators access to tools and techniques found in many instances nowhere else.

Research Facility

IAEA Training Center

The IAEA Training Center provides education, expertise, and training for countries in their efforts to use nuclear science and technology in achieving their development objectives.

Research Facility

Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscopy-Tandem

The IVEM-Tandem Facility is used for in situ TEM studies of defect structures in materials under controlled ion irradiation and sample conditions.

Research Facility

Irradiated Materials Laboratory

Conducts research on the behavior of commercial nuclear reactor materials, including fuel cladding, pressure vessels, and other in-reactor components.

Research Facility

Laboratory Computing Resource Center

Argonne’s Institutional Research Computing and Data Center

Research Facility

Low-Energy Accelerator Facility

A 50 MeV/25 kW electron linear accelerator producing a wide range of radioisotopes for medical, national security, basic science and industrial applications.

Research Facility

Materials Engineering Research Facility

Scaling up the theoretical to the practical

Research Facility

Mechanical and Environmental Testing Laboratory (METLab)

The METLab is a suite of testing capabilities used for evaluating mechanical performance of structural materials under various loading, temperature, and environmental conditions.