Prospects of nuclear structure at the future GSI accelerators

The accelerator complex FAIR (International Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) will provide a unique combination of accelerators and storage rings for a multidisciplinary scientific program. The FAIR accelerator complex constitutes a substantial extension of the present GSI systems and will use the existing accelerators after several upgrades as an injector. This new facility comprises as an integral part a next-generation rare-isotope beam facility based on the production and separation of secondary beams produced by fragmentation or fission of energetic high-intensity primary ion beams. An advanced experimental program including new and unique concepts promises a new quality in investigations of nuclei far away from stability. A brief overview on the facility is presented with emphasis on the radioactive-beam facility. The experimental program and its related instrumentation is discussed briefly.