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New building for Bragg

ANSTO adds to its landmark research facilities

ANSTO's Bragg Institute will be getting a new, world-class building that will centralise its research facilities, users and staff.
Correcting the record: media statements

Correcting the record - xenon measurements in Melbourne

A recent media report has made false and alarmist claims about measurements of xenon gas in Melbourne.
Professor John Dodson

Environmental research at ANSTO

Nuclear tools provide insights into past climate change, human impacts on the environment, water resources and air pollution, explains Professor John Dodson.

 
Dr Rachel Popelka-Filcoff. Photo © Flinders University

Unlocking ochre's secrets

Nuclear science is being enlisted in the first ever comprehensive study of the elemental make-up of ochre used in archaeological and historical Indigenous Australian objects and artwork.
Water monitor

Robust processes and measurable targets ...

ANSTO's safety policies are framed around providing
a people-safe workplace that minimises the organisation's impact on the environment ...
OPAL pool

OPAL status:

The reactor is planned to operate in cycles for 300 days in 2010 with short maintenance shutdowns.
Days operating this year:  days
In the laboratory

Benefits for Australia ...

ANSTO undertakes and facilitates research that advances the application of nuclear science and technology for all Australians.
Silicon

For the full range ...

ANSTO provides a range of commercial products and services to industry, including the mining and nuclear medicine industries. 

Which of the following four statements about the OPAL research reactor is incorrect?

Which of the following four statements about the OPAL research reactor is incorrect?

The reactor pool is filled with heavy water
 
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The core could fit in a two-drawer filing cabinet
 
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The shutdown systems do not need electricity
 
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The reactor uses low enriched uranium fuel
 
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