Research Hub
ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.
Commercial Prices
The prices below are for the neutron beam time alone, and do not include the costs of data analysis, report writing or the preparation of any extra equipment for the experiment. These will be calculated on a case-by-case basis. Expert customers who can do all of the above themselves, with minimal support from ANSTO, can expect to pay the prices given below.
| Neutron Instruments | Hourly Rate | Daily Rate |
| DINGO Radiography/ Tomography/ Imaging Station | $280 | $6700 |
| ECHIDNA High-Resolution Powder Diffractometer | $300 | $7200 |
| KOALA Quasi-Laue Diffractometer | $270 | $6500 |
| KOWARI Strain Scanner | $280 | $6700 |
| PELICAN Time-of-Flight Spectrometer | $420 | $9990 |
| PLATYPUS Reflectometer | $335 | $8040 |
| QUOKKA Small-Angle Neutron Scattering | $375 | $8960 |
| SIKA Cold 3-Axis Spectrometer | $330 | $7850 |
| TAIPAN Thermal 3-Axis Spectrometer | $330 | $7850 |
| WOMBAT High-Intensity Powder Diffractometer | $330 | $7850 |
| X-ray Instruments | ||
| X-ray Reflectometer | $165 | $1300 |
| Small-Angle X-ray Scattering | $210 | $1675 |
Prices are effective July 2013 to June 2014