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ANSTO welcomes new Board Chair

ANSTO is pleased to welcome The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AO SC as the new ANSTO Board Chairperson, following the announcement from the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology.

End of an era for Australia’s first nuclear reactor

What are radioisotopes?

Radioisotopes are widely used in medicine, industry, and scientific research. New applications for radioisotopes are constantly being developed.

Role at ANSTO

High Performance Macromolecular Crystallography Beamline (MX3)

The High Performance Macromolecular Crystallography beamline will enable the study of very small (sub-5 micrometre) or weakly diffracting crystals, providing a state-of-the-art high-throughput facility for researchers. MX3 will be able to study the structures of large proteins and protein complexes for virology, drug design and industrial applications via goniometer mounted crystals, in-tray screening, or via serial crystallography methods.

FAQs on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility

Frequently asked questions on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility and the ANSTO Nuclear Medicine project.

ANSTO-University of Wollongong Joint Project Seed Funding

Governor-General visits ANSTO

His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley visited ANSTO’s Innovation Centre nandin and several facilities including the OPAL multipurpose reactor this week for a tour after learning of the ANSTO-nandin win in the NASA SpaceApps COVID 19 Challenge.

Research and development

Our research group carries out fundamental research uniquely applied to industrial problems in the areas of uranium, rare earth and lithium processing.

Dr David Cortie

Neutron Reflectometry Instrument Scientist

Role at ANSTO

User Meeting 2020 Invited Speakers

The User Advisory Committee (UAC) are pleased to present this year's invited speakers.

Innovation forum will benefit graduates and Australian industry

The first National Graduate Innovation Forum will be held in November to connect PhD students with representatives from four of Australia’s leading industries to apply scientific thinking to current real-world challenges.

ANSTO is the new production partner of OncoBeta® GmbH in Australia

Innovative medical device Rhenium-SCT® therapy for non-melanoma skin cancer is now available in Australia

Monash scientist earns Stephen Wilkins PhD Thesis Medal for innovative brain imaging

Dr Linda Croton, a Research Fellow at Monash University, has been awarded the 2020 ANSTO Australian Synchrotron Stephen Wilkins Thesis medal for her outstanding work using synchrotron-based X-ray for brain imaging.