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IGORR - IAEA Joint Conference
2017
Lubi Dimitrovski
Group Executive, Nuclear Operations
18th IGORR Conference & IAEA Workshop
ICC Sydney, Dec ember 3-7 , 2017, Sydney. Australia
Nuclear Industries and Operations in Australia
Australia does not have a nuclear power industry; nuclear
related activities/industries include:
– Expanding uranium mining industry; three mines operating and
a further three scheduled to begin production in the near future.
– Seven cyclotrons for radiopharmaceutical production
– Operation of a 20MW research reactor (OPAL) for radioisotope
production, NTD Silicon and thermal/cold neutrons (ANSTO)
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ANSTO overview
Formed in 1953 HIFAR critical 1958
>$1 billion assets under management Annual turnover > $350 million
Circa 1200 employees; 300 Ph.D.’s OPAL Reactor Critical 2006
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OPAL Research Reactor
20 MW Open Pool Australian Light water reactor
Light water cooled and moderated
Heavy water reflector
Compact core consisting of 16 fuel assemblies
Nuclear medicine, neutron science and silicon irradiation
Celebrating 10 years of operation
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Australian Research Reactor History
HIFAR 1958-2007 MOATA 1961-1995 OPAL 2006 - Present5
ANSTO Nuclear Medicine
• Fully operational Q1 2018
• Mo-99 facility; 3,500 6 day Ci per week
• Proven, reliable, LEU-LEU technology
• Integrated operations with OPAL Reactor
• 25% of World Mo-99 demand
• World’s first full scale Synroc waste
treatment plant Synroc Waste
Treatment Plant
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Mo-99 Facility ANM
Synroc Waste PlantSyMo
LEU/LEU Mo-99
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OPAL Operations
High availability, high reliability
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ACTUAL Operating Days 39 94 128 248 286 282 270 296 290 300 304
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286 282
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296 290 300 304
Total Power
Days
OPAL Operating Days at Power CY's (2006 - 2016)
OPAL - Criticality
12 Aug 2006
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Thank you