In this paper, we review the status of the multifunctional experimental platform at the National Laboratory of High Power Laser and Physics (NLHPLP). The platform, including the SG-II laser facility, SG-II 9th beam, SG-II upgrade (SG-II UP) facility, and SG-II 5 PW facility, is operational and available for interested scientists studying inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and a broad range of high-energy-density physics. These facilities can provide important experimental capabilities by combining different pulse widths of nanosecond, picosecond, and femtosecond scales. In addition, the SG-II UP facility, consisting of a single petawatt system and an eight-beam nanosecond system, is introduced including several laser technologies that have been developed to ensure the performance of the facility. Recent developments of the SG-II 5 PW facility are also presented.

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The new neutron-deficient isotope 216 U was produced in the complete-fusion reaction 180 W( 40 Ar ,4n) 216 U. The evaporation residues were separated from the primary beam in flight by the gas-filled recoil separator Spectrometer for Heavy Atoms and Nuclear Structure. The activities have been identified by the α-α position and time correlation measurements. Two α-decaying states with E α = 8384(30) keV, T 1/2 = 4.72 +4.72 −1.57 ms for the ground state and E α = 10582(30) keV, T 1/2 = 0.74 +1.34 −0.29 ms for an isomeric state were identified in 216 U.