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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.

Medals awarded to nuclear waste forms researcher and the late Professor George Collins

Oksana Ahmadzai

ANSTO Graduate

Oksana is part of the ANSTO graduate development program. Currently, she is working in the radioisotope research and development team, investigating separation techniques for isotope production.

Dr. Liza McDonough is an early career researcher with expertise in groundwater chemistry. She is employed as a Researcher at ANSTO and splits her time between speleothem palaeoenvironment and Antarctic hydrology research. Dr.

Dr Inna Karatchevtseva

Material scientist

Role at ANSTO

Dr Inna Karatchevtseva undertakes work at ANSTO in two main areas: defence industry research and fundamental materials research.

Dr Jian Wang

Scientific Programmer

Role at ANSTO

Dr Jian is involved in the study of accelerator optics and ion beam control, Ione beam interaction with different materials, IBA techniques and applications.

Prof Hanliang Zhu

Principal Research Scientist, Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Role at ANSTO

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.