Status of IPNS

Under the Scientific Facilities Initiative, IPNS has increased the beam time for users by 50% and is operating 25 weeks/yr. The authors have added scientific and technical staff to support the greatly expanded user program. Projects are underway to increase the capabilities for most IPNS instruments and an upgraded quasielastic spectrometer (QENS) is under construction. IPNS has been given lead responsibility for the neutron scattering instruments for the Spallation Neutron source to be built at Oak Ridge, for which instrument teams are being formed.