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Come and discover the world of science at the Australian Synchrotron - book a school tour today.
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear reactors that use a fluid fuel in the form of very hot fluoride or chloride salt rather than the solid fuel used in most reactors. Since the fuel salt is liquid, it can be both the fuel to produce heat and the coolant to transport the heat to a power plant.
Testing at ANSTO’s Centre for Accelerator Science supports an action plan just published by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) to phase out per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fibre-based food contact packaging in Australia by December 2023.
The Australian Government’s nuclear agency, ANSTO, together with NSW Police and multiple state and federal authorities, has completed an operation to repatriate radioactive waste from the UK.
Bushfires in proximity to ANSTO during the 2018 bushfires.
ANSTO provides multiple sources for radiation testing of materials and devices including Co-60 gamma sources, x-ray, proton and heavier ion-beams.
Krishant holds a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, specialising in the design and development of novel platinum(IV)-based anticancer agents, where he has contributed to the development of a new class of compounds that is currently undergoing p
Role at ANSTO
Carl is a chemist working in radiopharmaceutical development.
Tara Djokic is a geologist currently based in the Palaeontology Department of the Australian Museum Research Institute where she is investigating the fossilisation processes of an 11-16 million-year-old rainforest-lake deposit from central N
Role at ANSTO
Meg is an engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from the Australian National University, where they specialised in material and mechanical systems and biomedical systems.
Dale Codling leads a team at ANSTO that is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and security of research facilities capable of handling nuclear and radioactive materials.
Terry has studied in Singapore and Australia, focusing on teaching design. He is passionate about cross-cultural interactive learning and design research to inspire new and innovative concepts.
In part 1 of this two-part series, ANSTO scientists from across the organisation became film critics to review Christopher Nolan’s new movie, Oppenheimer, which explores the life of the director of the Manhattan Project to develop an atomic weapon.