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CHRONOLOGY
Chronology of ILL events
1961
First idea of a European high flux reactor
1964
August
Presentation of a French project at Geneva
1967
19 January
Creation of the ILL
1968
December
Start of construction
1969
1 March
ILL1 building completed
1970
13 February
Accident on construction site of the reactor
1970
6,7 March
First visit of SRC
1970
5,6 November
Visit of committee with John Kendrew
1970
2 December
Second visit of SRC
1970
End
Main building handed over
1971
31 August
Reactor goes critical
1971
16-21 Dec.
Reactor increased to full power
1972
June
Normal operations with cold and hot sources
1973
January
UK becomes partner of the ILL
1976
The EMBL outstation is established on the ILL site
1979
October
Start of modernisation programme
1981
December
Extension of intergovernmental agreement to 31/12/92
1984
September
Major shutdown for maintenance
1985
September
Restart with new vertical cold source
1987
January
Spain becomes an associate scientific member
1987
December
Installation of second cold source
1988
January
Switzerland becomes an associate scientific member partner
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