Touring ANSTO

ANSTO is open to public tours for schools and community groups. These half-day tours are informative, educational and fun for participants.

The science of radioactive and nuclear applications is explained and demonstrated by highly-qualified and experienced education officers.

The ANSTO visitor centres feature interactive display and exhibitions to help explain nuclear technology and the facilities at Lucas Heights.

The ANSTO timeline illustrates the history of nuclear research, and benefits that research has delivered to Australians. The chart identifies some of the science's visionaries and charts many Australian firsts.

At various times school groups are invited to visit a nuclear medicine handling facility. Great care is taken for the safety of visitors.

Everyday items such as bananas naturally contain low levels of radioactivity. Here students are shown measuring the amount of radioactivity in a banana, after the education officers have explained and demonstrated the principles and management of radiation.

The Neutron Guide Hall is a popular pit-stop for visitors, giving them an opportunity to view neutron and X-ray scatterin instruments in action.

Opportunities for satisfying careers in science and technology are available withing ANSTO. At levels of entry from work experience to highly specialised university graduates in physics, chemistry and technologies, the organisation offers a wide variety of cerrer paths, and the campus-like environment, including social and sports clubs, helps employees find a satisfying work and life balance.