OPAL operating cycles
The OPAL research reactor operates on an annual (calendar year) program. This page provides details of OPAL's operating cycles including maintenance information.
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ANSTO trade apprentices move in-house
Mineralogy Facility
Our dedicated mineralogists provide specialised knowledge on the mineralogy of ores/concentrates and the wide variety of solids and residues typically generated in hydromet processes. We have well-equipped facilities that can handle a diverse range of samples, particularly those containing elevated concentrations of uranium and thorium.
Senior Scientist - X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy
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Medals awarded to nuclear waste forms researcher and the late Professor George Collins
Sal de Vida
Synchrotron scientist selected for ATSE Emerging Leaders network
Dr Emily Finch, Microscopy Group Manager at the Australian Synchrotron, has been selected among fourteen up-and-coming leaders of Australian science to participate in Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) Emerging Leaders Network 2026 which supports high-potential rising professionals in STEM.
Project Member
Dr. Micheline Campbell is an early career researcher at UNSW Sydney. Her background is in speleothem palaeoenvironmental research and proxy database development. Dr.
Two Australian science teachers will have the chance to participate in a special two-week summer school at the Large Hadron Collider in July 2026.
Instrument Scientist
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Instrument Scientist
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Education Officer
Julie Mulholland is a highly experienced science educator, having over 30 years of experience teaching science in NSW high schools, including 14 years as a Head Teacher Science.
RemLife software helps power stations improve efficiency of operations
Innovative software tool developed at ANSTO used at power stations to help maintain plant components and improve the efficiency of operations.
Nuclear science and the environment: threat or opportunity?
Radiation biology
The measurement and manipulation of radiation and radioactive materials within biological systems. Capabilities include access to a range of radioisotopes, gamma/X-ray sources and a selection of X-ray beams, ion beams and neutron beams for irradiation.
Powerful synchrotron light confirms the presence of rare diamond in stony meteorites
Australian and international researchers have used ANSTO’s Australian Synchrotron to confirm the presence of an unusual diamond found in stony meteorites.
Deuteration Publications
Publications by ANSTO's National Deuteration Facility.
Year in Industry Intern
Jacob is currently an engineering & Physics intern working with the Australian centre for neutron Scattering (ACNS) here at Ansto. He is a third-year engineering Mechatronics student and final year physics student at QUT up in Brisbane.
Senior Preclinical Imaging Scientist
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Structural Materials Engineer