Details: Reception ( Receiving SPring-8/SACLA User Card and Dosimeter )
Place and Time
The procedures upon arrival are carried out at the first floor of North Building (Radiation Control Office and SPring-8/SACLA Users Office).
- North Building 8:30 am – 7:30 pm (weekdays and holidays)
- Guard House 7:30 pm – 8:30 am (weekdays and holidays)
(Precautions)
- Please be sure to inform the Users Office in advance in case of any change in the arrival date/time provided on the submitted Application Forms for SPring-8/SACLA Facilities.
- If you wish to receive your user card and dosimeter at the Guard House after 7:30 pm, you must complete the e-learning course by 6:30 pm on the day.
Inquiry and Contact regarding changes of your visiting schedule
Contact | Phone | E-mail address |
SPring-8/SACLA Users Office | +81-791-58-0902 | uoffice@spring8.or.jp |
About User Card
Please pick up your User Card when you arrive at SPring-8/SACLA site. This SPring-8/SACLA user card is to ensure that the user has completed user registration, and also functions as a door key to each buildings. Please always wear it on your chest. You must not lend or transfer your card to another person. User card is for on-site use only, and cannot be taken off the SPring-8/SACLA property. In case of loss or damage, please notify the Users Office immediately.

[To unlock the door by User Card]
The User Card functions as a door key that allows you to get inside the Main Building, the Storage Ring Building and the SACLA Experimental Building. To get inside, tap your card over the card reader. To get out, simply unlock the door (no need to unlock automatic doors).
About Dosimeter
[From FY2024] It is not necessary to bring your personal dosimeter. Please see the URL for details.
https://harimariken01.spring8.or.jp/procedure/info/20240122e.pdf
The Radiation Control Office will lend SPring-8/SACLA dosimeter. The RFID-tag that also provided, functions as a door key for the radiation-controlled area of the experimental hall. To unlock the entrance door of the experimental hall, please tap the RFID-tag over the IC tag reader installed at each doors of the experimental hall.
The RFID-tag automatically keeps a record of radiation worker entering and exiting the controlled areas, which is required by law, and the door will be unlocked. Dosimeters are for on-site use only, and cannot be taken off the SPring-8/SACLA property. Please do not separate your dosimeter and RFID tag since they are managed as a set.
The measurement results will be sent to the radiation protection supervisor/ the labor management supervisor provided on the Radiation Worker Application Form (For External User / Supplier).
