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ANSTO Synroc® Treatment Facility
ANSTO Synroc® is constructing an Australian radioactive waste treatment facility for the by-products of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production.
First magnetisation curves from PPMS
OPAL Reactor Fuel Shipment
Fission vs fusion: an explainer
The release of the Oppenheimer film, the story of the director of the Manhattan Project, has prompted many people to go online and search for an explanation of the difference between fission and fusion, two fundamental scientific concepts.
ANSTO delivers custom tailored radioisotopes bound for space applications with tech incubator entX
Australian clean energy technology company, entX Limited is taking advantage of ANSTO’s unique capacity to generate tailored radioisotope products in the OPAL multi-purpose nuclear reactor to advance a series of innovative projects.
Breakthrough on virus infecting rare and endangered parrots
2023 Eureka Prize winners announced
NSW grants support infrastructure capabilities
NSW grants bolster additive manufacturing and groundwater processing capabilities.
Queensland reef scientist wins new award for erosion research
Today Dr Jenine McCutcheon from the University of Queensland’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences has been recognised for her outstanding research with the Australian Synchrotron's Stephen Wilkins Medal.
COVIDSafe Plan
This COVIDSafe Plan describes the actions that ANSTO will take to keep our staff, contractors and visitors safe and minimise the risk of the spread of COVID-19 infection.
Federal grants for ANSTO expertise and infrastructure will benefit manufacturing and nuclear technologies
Three new federal grants were announced to support manufacturing and nuclear technologies.
Scientific Computing
The Scientific Computing team supports researchers by performing numerical simulations that complement experimental research. In particular, we use state-of-the-art software to perform computational quantum mechanical modelling, molecular dynamics simulations, lattice dynamics calculation, data analysis and visualisations.
Nuclear tech helps power Perseverance Rover on Mars
A large international research team led by Academia Sinica in Taiwan investigated how heat is transferred in an advanced thermoelectric material made with germanium (Ge) and tellurium (Te) and doped with antimony (Sb). These devices are used to power space probes such as the Mars Curiosity Rover.
Detailed isotopic profile of groundwater in NSW can inform management of this essential resource
With world-class experts in groundwater and major contributions in this area over two decades, ANSTO completed a major project report on Improving groundwater sustainability and renewability using isotope hydrochemistry in NSW for the Department of Planning and Environment (NSW) and National Water Grid earlier in the year.
Plans continue to repatriate medical and research radioactive waste
Australia’s nuclear agency ANSTO is continuing to lead planning efforts to repatriate what is called a TN-81 cask of intermediate-level radioactive from the United Kingdom in 2022.
Ned Kelly mysteries finally unravelled
Nuclear medicine facilities
To enable the production of nuclear medicine, ANSTO operates manufacturing, processing and distribution facilities in Sydney.
New Joint Venture to manufacture GMP theranostic radiopharmaceuticals in Australia
Cyclotek and ANSTO have announced the launch of a Joint Venture (JV), to establish Australia’s first GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) theranostics facility starting in Melbourne, Australia.