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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94

128

248

286 282

270

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