The preliminary results of the 1996 test run
have indicated that the NA48 detector
works according to expectations at nominal 
beams
intensity. In 1997, the LKr calorimeter will be fully read-out and
additional processors for the Charged and Neutral Triggers will be
available to cope with higher trigger rates.
About 120 days of beam time starting next April are scheduled
in 1997. It is expected then to collect more than
10 
decays
superseeding in one year of
data taking the statistical precision of the NA31 experiment
for the 
measurement[5].