Please note that your entry into the ISIS experimental halls will be delayed unless you have an up-to-date safety test. Please check you are prepared before you arrive by reading the information below.
You must bring valid, in-date photo identification. Access to the RAL site will not be permitted without valid photo ID. Accepted forms of photo ID are:
- UK or foreign passport
- UK or foreign driving licence
- EU/EEA National Identity Card
- UK PASS Card
- UK Biometric Residence Permit
- MOD 90 / Government ID / Warrant Card
- STFC/UKRI Issued Photo Pass
User Office Building R75, next to the reception desk
ISIS Main Control Room Building R55
For arrival during normal working hours
Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:00
Friday 08:00 to 15:00
- Ensure your visit request, safety tests, and emergency contact details are complete
- Check-in at the User Office to get your pass
- Go to the Health Physics Office, next to the ISIS Main Control Room to get your dosimeter
- Go to the ISIS Main Control room to get your pass activated
For arrival out of hours
To avoid delay:
- Inform the User Office if you plan to arrive out of hours
- Ensure your visit request, safety tests, and emergency contact details are complete
If you arrive when the office is closed
- Report to the security lodge in R75 (Main Reception building) to obtain your site pass and Dosimeter paperwork
- Go to the ISIS Main Control Room to receive your dosimeter and have your pass activated for entry into the Experimental Hall
Useful telephone extension numbers include:
The Security Wardens at the Main Gate: 5545
RAL Medical Centre: 6666
Site emergency services: 2222
