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IGORR - IAEA Joint Conference 2017 Lubi Dimitrovski Group Executive, Nuclear Operations 18 th IGORR Conference & IAEA Workshop ICC Sydney, Dec ember 3-7 , 2017, Sydney. Australia Nuclear Industries and Operations in Australia Australia


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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

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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 - Present

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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 Plant

SyMo

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LEU/LEU Mo-99

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OPAL Operations

High availability, high reliability

50 50 100 150 200 250 300

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

39 39 94 94 128 128 248 248 286 286 282 282 270 270 296 296 290 290 300 300 304 304

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OPAL Operating Days at Power CY's (2006 - 2016)

OPAL - Cri riti ticality ty 12 Aug 2006

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