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The SPIRAL2 facility has produced its first beams in 2019, marking the opening of new research opportunities at GANIL. Operational for physics experiments since 2022, the linear accelerator delivers a wide variety of stable ion beams - from protons to uranium - with energies ranging from 0.75 MeV/A to 33 MeV for protons and up to 8 MeV/A for ions with A/Q = 7. The machine covers an exceptionally broad intensity range, from nanoamperes to milliamperes, offering high experimental versatility. This diversity of beams poses significant operational challenges that have strongly influenced the facility’s design choices. The upcoming commissioning of the S3 and DESIR experimental areas, together with the ongoing construction of the new NEWGAIN injector, represent key milestones in the GANIL facility’s future development. The physics program enabled by SPIRAL2 is briefly presented. The first years of operation of the Neutrons For Science (NFS) experimental area are reviewed, emphasizing initial operational challenges and lessons learned. Recent aspects of the GANIL cyclotron complex’s operation are also discussed. Finally, the ongoing upgrades and developments essential to sustain increasingly ambitious experimental campaigns are presented.
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