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The APO database has been migrated to version 8.3. The functionality has changed, but the content remains the same.

ANSTO Publications Online is a digital repository for publications authored by ANSTO staff since 2007. The Repository also contains ANSTO Publications, such as Reports and Promotional Material. ANSTO publications prior to 2007 continue to be added progressively as they are in identified in the library. ANSTO authors can be identified under a single point of entry within the database. The citation is as it appears on the item, even with incorrect spelling, which is marked by (sic) or with additional notes in the description field.

If items are only held in hardcopy in the ANSTO Library collection notes are being added to the item to identify the Dewey Call number: as DDC followed by the number.

APO will be integrated with the Research Information System which is currently being implemented at ANSTO. The flow on effect will be permission to publish, which should allow pre-prints and post prints to be added where content is locked behind a paywall. To determine which version can be added to APO authors should check Sherpa Romeo. ANSTO research is increasingly being published in open access due mainly to the Council of Australian University Librarians read and publish agreements, and some direct publisher agreements with our organisation. In addition, open access items are also facilitated through collaboration and open access agreements with overseas authors such as Plan S.

ANSTO authors are encouraged to use a CC-BY licence when publishing open access. Statistics have been returned to the database and are now visible to users to show item usage and where this usage is coming from.

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    Charge compensation and the incorporation of cerium in zirconolite and perovskite
    (Materials Research Society, 1997-12) Begg, BD; Vance, ER; Lumpkin, GR
    The incorporation of cerium, as a simulant for plutonium, has been investigated in both zirconolite and perovskite under oxidising and reducing conditions. The Ce valence in zirconolite was very sensitive to the processing atmosphere, whilst in perovskite the valence of the Ce was determined essentially by the chemical design of the perovskite. Charge compensation in zirconolite and perovskite samples displaying an apparent excess of positive charge was inferred to occur by the formation of cation vacancies, in samples prepared under oxidising conditions, and by trivalent Ti being produced in samples subject to a reducing atmosphere. Oxygen vacancies are inferred to be present in samples exhibiting an apparent excess of negative charge. ©1998 Materials Research Society
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    Radiotracer studies for coastal zone management
    (Australian Nuclear Association, 2001-10-23) Hughes, CE; Kluss, T; Airey, PL
    Coastal engineers and coastal zone managers increasingly rely on numerical models of fluid, sediment and contaminant dynamics. These are used to underpin coastal structure design and to predict environmental response to specific events such as storms or pollutant spills, and gradual changes such as sea-level rise or changes in bathymetry. Radiotracer techniques can be used to provide dynamic data on the movement of a specific patch of water, sediment or pollutant over time, which can be compared with model predictions. Two case studies are presented where radiotracer studies were used to improve confidence in numerical models of: (1) 2D hydrodynamics and sediment transport at the Port of Songkhla, Thailand; and (2) 3D hydrodynamics and algal bloom transport in Manila Bay, Philippines.
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    Minimisation of noble gas discharge from 99Mo production at ANSTO assisted by network based real-time monitoring systems
    (Australian Nuclear Association, 2001-10-23) Blagojevic, N; Peady, GW; Izard, ME
    Molybdenum-99 is one of the most important radionuclides in modem medicine. When loaded on a chromatographic column it forms a generator that produces high specific activity 99mTc, a radionuclide widely used in nuclear medical imaging. ANSTO has been a main producer of 99Mo in the Australasian region since the late 1960's and currently ranks as one of the major suppliers of 99mTc/99Mo generators. The dissolver off-gas released during the production process is monitored using a NaI(Tl) detector based gamma-ray spectrometer system that is interfaced to the internal computer network.
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    Australian primary and secondary standard of activity: standardisation of F-18
    (Australian Nuclear Association, 2001-10-23) Reinhard, MI; Mo, L; Alexiev, D
    The Radiation Standards Project of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) maintains and disseminates the Australian primary and secondary standard for radioactivity measurements. Recently the Activity Standards Laboratories (ASL) participated in an international inter-comparison of the activity of F-18 coordinated by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the UK. At the national level this involved the development of both a primary and secondary standard of activity measurement. The technique employed to standardise this pure beta emitter by the ASL was 4πβ-γ Efficiency Tracing Method, using Co-60 as the tracer. A result within 0.1 % of the NPL comparison bench mark was obtained. In this paper details of the technique employed are described.
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    The nuclear safety case for the replacement research reactor
    (Australian Nuclear Association, 2003-11-05) Willers, A; Garea, V
    This paper presents a broad overview of the safety case being used in the licensing of Australia's Replacement Research Reactor. The reactor is a 20 MW pool-type research reactor and is being constructed at the Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre in Sydney's south. It will be owned and operated by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and will take over the duties currently performed by HIFAR, a DIDO-type reactor currently operating at the site. The safety case for the RRR considers all aspects of normal operation and anticipated occurrences and will be subject to periodic review and updated in line with evolving methodologies and modifications to plant and procedures. Its scope and degree of detail ensure that the risk posed to members of the public, operators and environment are all adequately low and well in the regulatory limits.