Status report on the FRM-II project

The new German neutron source FRM-II is predicted to yield a thermal neutron flux of about 8·1014 cm-2s-1 outside of the reactor core at 20 MW power. Its main design features are a very compact core cooled by light water and placed in the center of a large heavy water moderator tank. The paper reports on progress the project has made since the first IGORR meeting in 1990. These achievements include a new evaluation of the total costs, a new time schedule of the project and some modifications of the facility design. An updated version of the safety report has been practically completed. (author)