About NSRRC / History and Milestones

1981 Dec. Synchrotron Radiation Feasibility Study initiated by the National Science Council (NSC)
1983 Jul. Board of Directors for Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (SRRC) organized; SRRC Project approved by the government
Oct. Planning and Construction Division formed
1984 Aug. User Training Division established
1986 Mar. Planning and Construction Division and User Training Division merged into SRRC Preparatory and Construction Office
1993 April First electron beam stored in the storage ring of Taiwan Light Source (TLS)
Oct. TLS Inauguration Ceremony
1994 April TLS facility opened to users
1997 Aug SRRC to be operated as a foundation and funded by NSC, as a result of the 35th Meeting of the SRRC Board of Directors
1998 Dec. Contract signed for constructing two Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8
2000 Dec. Inauguration Ceremony of Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8
2002 Jun. Regulations for the formation of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) officially announced and implemented
2003 Jan. SRRC Preparatory and Construction Office restructured into the NSRRC Preparatory and Construction Office
May NSRRC officially established
2004 Jul. Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) Project approved by the 3rd Board of Trustees (BOT)
2007 Mar. TPS Project approved by the Executive Yuan with a total budget of NT$6,885M from 2007 to 2013
Jun. TPS Project and its budget approved by the Legislative Yuan
2009 Dec. Signing Ceremony for the Civil and Utility Constructions of TPS
2010 Feb. Ground-breaking Ceremony for the Civil Construction of TPS
2011 Jan. Construction of TPS phase-I beamlines began
2013 Jan. NSRRC officially took over the Taiwan-Australia Neutron Project
Apr. Civil constructions of TPS completed
Dec. Utility constructions of TPS completed
2014 Aug. Booster ring and storage ring accelerators installed
Dec. The first TPS light at the 3-GeV design beam energy delivered
2015 Jan. Taiwan Photon Source Inauguration Ceremony
Jun. SIKA operating license granted
Dec. TPS exceeds its design beam current of 500 mA
2016 Sep. TPS Opening Ceremony
Four TPS phase-I beamlines available to users worldwide
2017 May. Flagship Project initiated – construction of 5 TPS phase-II beamlines began
Dec. －Construction of TPS phase-I beamlines completed
－The phases I and II of the "Rooftop Photovoltaic System Project" completed
2018 Jan. Industrial Liaison Office established
2019 Feb. TPS licensed to operate at 500 mA beam current in top-up mode
May. Taiwan-Germany TPS 45A Submicron Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline opened
2020 Sep. Completion of phase III of the “Rooftop Photovoltaic System Project” bringing the project's total capacity to 1190 kWp and annual electricity production to 1.5 million kWh
2021 Jan. －“NSRRC Outstanding Paper Award” established and launched
－Construction of TPS phase-III beamlines began
Mar. Industry Application Division established
Aug. The Journey of Pursuing Light: Stories About the Development of Synchrotron Light Sources in Taiwan published
Oct. TPS achieves user operations at its design beam current of 500 mA
2022 Nov. Opening of the TPS 13A Biological Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering Beamline, a joint project with Academia Sinica
2023 Jan. Launch of upgrades to Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8
Oct. Celebration of the NSRRC's 30th Anniversary of First Light
2024 Dec. Opening of the TPS 27A1 Soft X-ray Nanoscopy Beamline & STXM Endstation, a collaborative development with Tamkang University