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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.

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    Candidate wasteforms for the immobilisation of lithium sulphate-bearing nuclear wastes: A scoping study
    (Springer Nature, 2023-01-23) Farzana, R; Dayal, P; Sutton, P; Karatchevtseva, I; Aly, Z; Gregg, DJ
    In this study, the suitability of glass and glass–ceramic wasteforms for the immobilisation of nuclear waste streams containing high concentrations of lithium sulphate was explored. The aim of the study was to maximise sulphate incorporation while also achieving acceptable waste loadings and chemical durability. An immiscible layer rich in BaSO4 and Na2SO4 formed on the surface of the glass when the sample was consolidated at lower temperatures. This surface layer disappeared when consolidation temperature was increased to 1200 °C and sulphur loss was observed via volatilisation. The glass wasteform with the highest sulphate incorporation of 2.78 wt.% SO3 (from waste loading of 11 wt.% as Li2SO4) was achieved following melting at 1200 °C. Tailored glass–ceramic wasteforms were also investigated, produced at lower temperature and with higher waste loadings. Crystalline inclusions were observed within the glass matrix at 1000 °C with 14–16 wt.% waste loading for sintered samples. The synthesised wasteforms were studied via various analytical techniques. The chemical durability was assessed using the ASTM C1285 standard test method and evaluated relative to relevant nuclear waste glasses. © 2024 Springer Nature.
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    Industrial radiography with radioisotopes
    (Australian Atomic Energy Commission, 1970) Chrimes, NWD
    Radiography is one of the principal non-destructive test methods used in industry. Its use is increasing as modern technology demands greater product reliability. Radioisotope sources enable the manufacture of relatively cheap, portable and sturdy equipment for industrial radiography. These machines are simple to operate and maintain, they provide economic radiographic facilities which have advantages for small industrial organisations and for operators in remote areas. If the best results are to be obtained from radiography, the work must be done by conscientious operators using suitable equipment, with techniques based on the principles of radiological physics. The purpose of this handbook is to describe good radiographic technique and discuss its principles. The five sections deal with General Principles of Radiography, Properties and Production of Radioisotopes, Radiographic Technique, Interpretation of Radiographs, and Radiation Protection. The last mentioned section refers to the various State and Commonwealth Regulations which are listed in the bibliography.
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    Modeling the response of lysimeters
    (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc, 2000-05-21) Kuo, EY; Garvie, AM; Plotnikoff, WW
    Water infiltrating the surface of waste rock dumps transports pollutants into the environment. Lysimeters have been used to quantify the infiltration rate. To date their design has been guided by modeling under steady-state conditions. Recently a two-dimensional finite element code has been Chair: E. Schwamberger, Kirkland, WA developed to model the response of lysimeters to time-dependent infiltration rates. It was used to investigate the response of lysimeters installed in a waste rock dump and subject to a monsoonal Limnology of the Sleeper Pit Lake, Humboldt County, Nevada: rainfall pattern. The results are presented and compared with field data
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    Rum Jungle Mine site remediation: relationship between changing water quality parameters and ecological recovery in the Finniss River system
    (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc, 2000-05-21) Jeffree, RA; Twining, JR; Lawton, MD
    The Finniss River system in tropical northern Australia has received 'acid-drainage' contaminants from the Rum Jungle uranium/copper mine site over the past four decades. Following minesite remediation that began in 1981-82 the annual contaminant loads of sulfate, Cu, Zn and Mn have declined by factors of 3, 7, 5 and 4, respectively over 1990-93, compared to the 1969-74 preremediation loads. Comparison of the frequency distributions of contaminant water concentrations over these pre- and post-remedial periods have shown varying degrees of reduction in the highest levels following mine-site remediation, that are consistent with reductions in their annual-cycle loads. Among the three selected major metal contaminants the reductions in maximum water concentrations are most pronounced for Cu. The demonstrated reductions in the highest water concentrations of all four contaminants are also associated with previously reported ecological improvement in the Finniss River system, compared to the benchmark of environmental detriment established in 1973/74, prior to the beginning of remediation at the mine site.
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    The design and use of novel devices for measuring oxygen flux through covers on sulfidie waste rock
    (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc, 2000-05-21) Timms, GP; Bennett, JW
    A field-based method for measuring the diffusive oxygen flux through covers placed on sulfidic waste rock dumps has been developed and applied at a number of mine sites. The technique provides a means of quantifying oxidation rates in dumps and thus can be used to assess the effectiveness of cover systems. Two instruments oxidation can rates be in used. The first is portable and easy to set up, enabling a picture to be built up of the overall diffusive flux into a dump by making measurements at a sufficient number of location. The second is installed beneath a cover and is preferred in situations where oxygen is consumed in the cover since it provides a direct measurement of the oxygen flux into the underlying waste rock.