Regulation

What is it?

The IAEA's Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) supports ARPANSA's ongoing implementation of international best practice

Annual summary reports of radiation incidents have been compiled since 2004 and are available below.

The Australian Nuclear Medicine Molydenum-99 Facility (ANM Mo99) is a purpose-built radiopharmaceuticals production facility at the ANSTO Lucas Heights site in Sydney. Operation of this facility ensures the supply of Mo-99 for the Australian market and also has the capacity to export Mo-99 to contribute to the future global supply.

The Australian Synchrotron facility located in Melbourne, Victoria is used for research and development in the areas of advanced materials, biomedical science, defence, agriculture, food technology, environmental science, minerals, nano-technology, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and scientific instruments.

The Interim Waste Store at ANSTO’s Lucas Height site in Sydney is a purpose-built temporary storage facility to house intermediate level solid radioactive waste returning from France and the UK following reprocessing of spent fuel from HIFAR.

The OPAL reactor is a 20 Megawatt water cooled research reactor. It is Australia’s only operating research reactor and is located at the ANSTO Lucas Heights site in Sydney.