PRESENT STATUS OF THE UVSOR FACILITY - 1997

The UVSOR has been operational for nearly 14 years. In recent years, i mprovements to accelerators and beamlines have been carried out to obt ain better performance and new scientific achievements. For example, a new type of helical undulator and a resonance transverse kicker were installed into the straight sections of the storage ring, and about on e-third of the beamlines were upgraded by installing new monochromator s and an interferometer. In addition, instruments and equipment were i mproved for research studies, with many interesting results. The most up-to-date information of the UVSOR facility is presented.