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1981
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 Dec.
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National Science Council (NSC) initiated the Synchrotron Radiation Feasibility Study
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1983
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Jul.
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SRRC Board of Directors established; SRRC Project approved by the government
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Oct.
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Planning and Construction Division formed
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1984
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Aug.
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User Training Division established
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1986
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Mar.
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Planning and Construction Division and User Training Division merged into SRRC Preparatory and Construction Office
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1993
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April
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First electron beam stored in the Taiwan Light Source (TLS) storage ring
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Oct.
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TLS Inauguration Ceremony
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1994
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April
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TLS opened to users
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1997
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Aug
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SRRC to be operated as a foundation and funded by NSC, as a result of the 35th Meeting of the SRRC Board of Directors
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1998
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Dec.
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Contract signed for constructing two Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8
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2000
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Dec.
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Inauguration Ceremony of Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8
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2002
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Jun.
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Regulations for the formation of the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) officially announced and implemented
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2003
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Jan.
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SRRC Preparatory and Construction Office restructured into the NSRRC Preparatory and Construction Office
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May
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NSRRC officially established
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2004
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Jul.
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NSRRC Board of Trustees approved the proposal for the Taiwan Photon Source (TPS) Project
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2007
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Mar.
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TPS Project approved by the Executive Yuan with a total budget of NT$6,885M from 2007 to 2013
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Jun.
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TPS Project and its budget approved by the Legislative Yuan
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2010
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Feb.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for TPS
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2011
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Jan.
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Construction of TPS phase-I beamlines began
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2013
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Jan.
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Assumed responsibility for the Taiwan-Australia Neutron Project and operation of SIKA, a cold-neutron triple-axis spectrometer
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Apr.
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Civil constructions of TPS completed
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Dec.
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Utility constructions of TPS completed
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2014
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Aug.
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Booster ring and storage ring accelerators of TPS installed
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Dec.
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TPS achieved first light at 3 GeV
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2015
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Jan.
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TPS Inauguration Ceremony
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Jun.
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SIKA operating license granted
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July.
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Hosted the first HERCULES Asia-Pacific Edition in the region
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Dec.
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TPS exceeds its design beam current of 500 mA
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2016
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Sep.
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TPS Opening Ceremony
Four TPS phase-I beamlines open to users
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2017
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May.
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Flagship Project launched, initiating construction of 5 TPS phase-II beamlines
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Dec.
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－Construction of TPS phase-I beamlines completed
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－The phases I and II of the "Rooftop Photovoltaic System Project" completed |
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2018
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Jan.
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Industrial Liaison Office established
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June.
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Hosted SRI 2018, the premier international conference on synchrotron radiation instrumentation
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2019
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Feb.
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TPS licensed for 500 mA top-up operation
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May.
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Taiwan-Germany TPS 45A Submicron Soft X-ray Spectroscopy Beamline opened
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2020
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Sep.
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Phase III of the Rooftop Photovoltaic System Project completed, achieving 1,190 kWp installed capacity and annual generation of 1.5 million kWh. |
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2021
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Jan.
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－NSRRC Outstanding Paper Award established and launched
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－Construction of TPS phase-III beamlines began
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Mar.
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Industry Application Division established
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Aug.
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The Journey of Pursuing Light published
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Oct.
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TPS achieves user operations at its design beam current of 500 mA |
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Dec.
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Construction of TPS Phase-II beamlines completed |
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2022
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Nov.
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TPS 13A Biological Small- and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering Beamline, jointly developed with Academia Sinica, opened |
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2023
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Jan.
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Upgrades to the Taiwan Beamlines at SPring-8 launched |
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Oct.
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Celebrated the 30th Anniversary of First Light |
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2024
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Dec.
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TPS 27A1 Soft X-ray Nanoscopy Beamline and STXM Endstation, jointly developed with Tamkang University, opened |
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2025
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Jun.
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Hosted IPAC’25, the flagship international conference in the particle accelerator field |
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Celebrated 10 years of SIKA operations |
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