Minutes of the ARPANSA Public Forum on ANSTO’s application for a facility licence to decommission the National Medical Cyclotron in Camperdown NSW
Date/Time: 	30 November 2010 from 7pm to 9pm 
Venue:		The Darlington Centre, 174 City Road, Darlington NSW 2006
Number of participants:  23
Aim of the forum:  For ARPANSA to receive oral submissions on the application from ANSTO for a facility licence to decommission the National Medical Cyclotron under Section 32 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
1.	The forum opened at 7:10pm.  CEO of ARPANSA Dr Carl-Magnus Larsson welcomed the participants and provided a brief summary of the background to the forum.  Dr Larsson reminded everyone that the closing date for written submissions is 10 December 2010 and assured participants that all submissions will be taken into account and responded to in his statement of reasons that will accompany his decision on ANSTO’s application.
2.	CEO of ANSTO Dr Adi Paterson then introduced the participants to the background of ANSTO’s application.  Dr Paterson stressed that the proposed decommissioning marks the successful conclusion of over 20 years of operation of the National Medical Cyclotron, which had, in that time, produced about 2 million patient doses of radiopharmaceuticals.  Dr Paterson pointed out that the management of the end-of-life process of the Cyclotron would be undertaken by a very experienced project team.  He said ANSTO looked forward to a positive and meaningful engagement with all stakeholders.
3.	A presentation was then made by ANSTO’s Manager of Major Projects Delivery Office, (Engineering and Capital Programs) Mr Andy Garcia on the National Medical Cyclotron and ANSTO’s application for a facility licence to decommission it.  The presentation can be downloaded here.
4.	Mr Garcia’s presentation was followed by a presentation by ARPANSA’s Head of Regulatory and Policy Branch Ms Rhonda Evans.  A summary of the key points made by Ms Evans can be downloaded here.
5.	No oral submission was made by any participant.
6.	The forum closed at 9pm.