DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11, 2008 after a rigorous merit review process including a written application, oral presentations, and site visits.

The project earned Critical Decision 1 (CD-1) approval in September 2010 which established a preferred alternative and the associated established cost and schedule ranges.

On August 1, 2013, DOE-SC approved the project baseline (CD-2) and the start of civil construction (CD-3a), pending a notice to proceed.
Civil construction could not start under the continuing appropriations resolution, which disallowed new construction starts.

January 18, 2014 the appropriations bill passed both houses of congress.
 
Following the passage of the FY2014 appropriation, DOE-SC issued a notice to proceed on January 22, 2014, allowing the start of civil construction.

On February 25, 2014 the board of the Michigan Strategic Fund met at Michigan State University and approved nearly $91 million to support the construction of FRIB.

FRIB marked the official start of civil construction with a groundbreaking ceremony March 17, 2014.
In attendance were representatives from the Michigan delegation, State of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science.
Technical construction started in October 2014, following a CD-3b approval by DOE-SC.

In March 2017, FRIB achieved beneficial occupancy of civil construction, and technical installation activities escalated as a result.

In September/October 2017, the front end with the ion source and low-energy beam transport were completed.

The FRIB cryogenic plant made its first liquid helium at 4.5 Kelvin (K) in November 2017.
Liquid helium makes FRIB's accelerator cavities superconducting and is needed to operate FRIB's superconducting linear accelerator.

The 4 K cryogenic plant was completed in December 2017, and in July 2018, following two days of commissioning, beams of argon and krypton were accelerated in the first three superconducting cryomodules to the Key Performance Parameters required at project completion.
Cryomodule production is now at peak capacity, with the project team building nine cryomodules per six months.
DOE-SC announced the selection of Michigan State University to design and establish FRIB on December 11, 2008 after a rigorous merit review process including a written application, oral presentations, and site visits.
The project earned Critical Decision 1 (CD-1) approval in September 2010 which established a preferred alternative and the associated established cost and schedule ranges. 
On August 1, 2013, DOE-SC approved the project baseline (CD-2) and the start of civil construction (CD-3a), pending a notice to proceed. Civil construction could not start under the continuing appropriations resolution, which disallowed new construction starts.
January 18, 2014 the appropriations bill passed both houses of congress.  
Following the passage of the FY2014 appropriation, DOE-SC issued a notice to proceed on January 22, 2014, allowing the start of civil construction. 
On February 25, 2014 the board of the Michigan Strategic Fund met at Michigan State University and approved nearly $91 million to support the construction of FRIB. 
FRIB marked the official start of civil construction with a groundbreaking ceremony March 17, 2014. In attendance were representatives from the Michigan delegation, State of Michigan, Michigan State University, and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. Technical construction started in October 2014, following a CD-3b approval by DOE-SC.
In March 2017, FRIB achieved beneficial occupancy of civil construction, and technical installation activities escalated as a result.
In September/October 2017, the front end with the ion source and low-energy beam transport were completed. 
The FRIB cryogenic plant made its first liquid helium at 4.5 Kelvin (K) in November 2017. Liquid helium makes FRIB's accelerator cavities superconducting and is needed to operate FRIB's superconducting linear accelerator.
The 4 K cryogenic plant was completed in December 2017, and in July 2018, following two days of commissioning, beams of argon and krypton were accelerated in the first three superconducting cryomodules to the Key Performance Parameters required at project completion. Cryomodule production is now at peak capacity, with the project team building nine cryomodules per six months.
Facility for Rare Isotope Beams