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The Argonne Tandem Linear Accelerator System (ATLAS) at Argonne National Laboratory is a heavy ion linac that can accelerate beams of all stable ions from hydrogen to uranium and many radioactive isotopes. ATLAS has the flexibility to deliver accelerated beams to several end stations with a wide range of energies and beam currents, and it is now in the process of upgrading to a multi-user facility. Once upgraded, the linac can accelerate two beams simultaneously and deliver them to different end stations. This upgrade will allow ATLAS to increase the total number of approved experiments each year. ATLAS is a DOE national user facility whose primary purpose is nuclear physics research. However, with the increased available beam time provided through the multi-user upgrade and the facility's range of existing and newly added capabilities, ATLAS is an attractive option for various applications. These include radiation damage studies for nuclear energy materials and high-power targets as well as isotope production R&D. In this contribution, we present an overview of the ATLAS multi-user upgrade and highlight some of the new applications it will enable
