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March 1995	A proposal for constructing a third generation synchrotron light source in Shanghai, namely the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), was submitted by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai Municipal Government.
January 1999-March 2001	The R&D of the SSRF project was carried out.
January 2004	The proposal for the SSRF project was approved.
December 2004	The groundbreaking of the SSRF project was held.
December 2007	The first synchrotron radiation light was obtained.
April 2009	The dedication of the SSRF project was held.
May 2009	SSRF was officially opened to users with 7 beamlines.
January 2010	The SSRF welcomed its 1000th user.
January 2010	The SSRF project passed the state acceptance.
December 2012	The SSRF started top-up operation for user experiments.
December 2014	The SSRF welcomed its 10000th user.
December 2014	The 6 NCPSS beamline stations were officially opened to users.
March 2015	The proposal for the SSRF phase-II beamline project with 16 new beamlines was approved.
June 2015	The Dreamline equipped with two experimental stations (ARPES and PEEM) was officially opened to users.