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Ultraviolet radiation index

Use this chart to see how the UV index varies throughout the day at our monitoring sites.
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Personal Radiation Monitoring Service

The Personal Radiation Monitoring Service monitors the exposures of workers in the medical, dental, chiropractic, industrial and mining fields to ionising radia
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Radiation sources

We publish a comprehensive range of fact sheets on issues relating to radiation and health.
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Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service

A national independent dosimetry auditing program, the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service provides quality assurance for radiation oncology facilities and pa
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Regulatory publications

We produce a range of publications to promote practices which protect human health and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation.
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Hire of radiation meters

We offer four types of meters you can hire to measure radiation in and around your home.

What's New

  • Measuring and communicating Australia’s radiation risk

    The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency’s (ARPANSA) collaborative approach to measuring and communicating radiation risk was highlighted as a case study in the 2022-2023 Australian Public Service Commission State of the Service Report.

  • ARPANSA collaborates with UK regulator to advance nuclear safety

    A delegation from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) visited the United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) in November 2023 following an information sharing agreement that was signed between the two agencies in September.

  • ARPANSA provides support to WHO’s radio wave monograph

    The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) will provide $150,000 in funding to support the World Health Organization’s (WHO) research into the potential health effects of radio wave exposure on the general and working population.

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