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ANSTO joins international counterparts in peaceful nuclear monitoring

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) has joined a team, lead by the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to install a high resolution monitoring system at ANSTO’s medical isotope production facility in Lucas Heights, Australia.

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Year 7-8 In Their Elements Online Learning

Bring the periodic table to life in this interactive videoconference lesson. 

Students see real samples of common elements, learn about their history, properties and uses, and find out how the periodic table was developed during the 19th century. 

Students review atomic structure, elements and the organisation of today's periodic table, before applying their knowledge and skills in a fun periodic table game.

Cost: $90 per class. 

Plans to safely manage medical and research waste

ANSTO will make an application to the independent nuclear regulator, ARPANSA, to vary its license for its Interim Waste Store. The original operating license was approved in 2015, enabling the facility to hold what is called a TN-81 cask of intermediate-level radioactive waste that was safely repatriated from France in 2015.

World Environment Day 2019. Beating air pollution

Today is World Environment Day, a United Nations initiative for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. This year’s theme is “Beat Air Pollution”, a call to action to combat this global crisis.

Extracting methane from ice to understand past climate

Principal Research Scientist Andrew Smith is travelling to the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica with American collaborators on a 3-year National Science Foundation project now in its final year that involves mining tonnes of ice for palaeoclimate research.

Christine Thong
Professor, Head of Global Programs & Academic Director

Professor Christine Thong leads the academic direction for Design Factory Melbourne at Swinburne University and is involved in a range of teaching, research and strategic initiatives.

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