ANSTO annual report 2007-08
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Date
2008
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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Abstract
The Australian Nuclear Science and
Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is
Australia’s national nuclear research and
development organisation and is the
centre of Australian nuclear expertise.
ANSTO operates Australia’s nuclear
research reactor OPAL. OPAL is used to
produce radioactive products for use in
medicine and industry, as a source of
neutron beams for scientific research and
to irradiate silicon for semiconductor
applications. ANSTO’s nuclear infrastructure also includes particle accelerators,
radiopharmaceutical production facilities,
and a range of other unique research
facilities. ANSTO’s main site is located 40
kilometres south west of Sydney’s central
business district, occupies 70 hectares
and is surrounded by a 1.6 kilometre
buffer zone. ANSTO also operates the National
Medical Cyclotron, an accelerator facility
used to produce short-lived radioisotopes
for nuclear medicine procedures. The
cyclotron is situated at the Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, Sydney.
The organisation’s functions are
prescribed by the Australian Nuclear
Science and Technology Organisation Act
1987 (ANSTO Act) and are translated into
action through corporate drivers of vision,
mission and strategic goals.
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ANSTO, Progress report, OPAL Reactor, Cyclotrons, Australia, Radiopharmaceuticals