Management of nuclear reactor fuel
ANSTO has safely managed its radioactive waste for over 60 years. Waste is managed in accordance with national and international standards.
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Water research
ANSTO undertakes research on Australia's water resources to inform more sustainable water management practices.
Robotics hub to improve management of Australian infrastructure and assets
ANSTO participation in ARC on Intelligent Robotic Systems for Real-time Asset Management has potential benefit in the management of infrastructure and assets
Bipartisan support for national radioactive waste management facility
ANSTO welcomes progress on national radioactive waste management facility
Nuclear Materials Research and Technology
ANSTO addresses key scientific questions in the nuclear fuel cycle for both the current generation of nuclear reactors and future systems.
Leveraging over half a century of knowledge in the safe management of radioactive waste
ANSTO's Chief Nuclear Officer shares insights on the safe management of Australia's nuclear waste.
Detailed isotopic profile of groundwater in NSW can inform management of this essential resource
With world-class experts in groundwater and major contributions in this area over two decades, ANSTO completed a major project report on Improving groundwater sustainability and renewability using isotope hydrochemistry in NSW for the Department of Planning and Environment (NSW) and National Water Grid earlier in the year.
2017 research awards
Best and brightest recognised in 2017 research awards
Declaration of the national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia is an important outcome for Australia
A site for the National Radioactive Waste Management Facility has been acquired, with the new facility to be built near the town of Kimba on the South Australian Eyre Peninsula.
Creating a Feather Map to track waterbirds and inform water resource management
ANSTO’s experts build new knowledge, drive innovation and support training and development for the safe management of Australia's radioactive waste
ANSTO has almost seventy years of experience in advancing an understanding of the management of spent nuclear fuel and delivering safe and reliable forms for radioactive waste.
Yingjie Zhang in the research spotlight
ANSTO Nuclear Fuel Cycle researcher recognised for contributions to crystallography and structural chemistry on actinides and lanthanides.
Plans continue to repatriate medical and research radioactive waste
Australia’s nuclear agency ANSTO is continuing to lead planning efforts to repatriate what is called a TN-81 cask of intermediate-level radioactive from the United Kingdom in 2022.
ANSTO features in latest round of collaborative research grants
Additional funding for Chronic kidney disease research
ANSTO to receive a new grant to continue to fight chronic kidney disease killer in Sri Lanka.
New partnership and nuclear techniques to aid cancer research
Dire statistics for seabirds in latest plastics research
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.
Managing Radioactive Waste
ANSTO has safely managed its radioactive waste for over 60 years. Waste is managed in accordance with national and international standards.