Detailed environmental reporting
ANSTO commits significant resources to effectively monitor, manage and report on its enviromental impacts and responsibilities.
The results and findings from the environmental monitoring program are available to the public in an annual report series Environmental and Effluent Monitoring at ANSTO sites.
Environmental Monitoring reports
Please note that the Environmental and Effluent Monitoring Report for 2008-09 is currently being prepared and will be available shortly. In the meantime, a summary of the 2008-09 report is available [PDF 3pp].
ANSTO also reports to the Department of Environment and Water Resources about all activities that fall under the National Environmental Protection Measures.
Figure: Comparison of the maximum potential off-site dose from ANSTO's airborne discharges (mSv/year) with the average dose Australians receive from natural background and medical procedures. Reference: Webb D.V., Solomon S.B., Thomson J.E.M., 1999. Background Radiation Levels and Medical Exposure Levels in Australia. Radiation Protection in Australasia, Volume 16(1), whole issue.