ANSTO Media Centre

ANSTO's Communications team handles enquiries from local, interstate and overseas media. The team also coordinates media briefings and conferences and regularly issues news releases. The latest news releases are below and this site also contains archived releases.

To speak to the media team direct please telephone Media Adviser, Sharon Kelly, on +61 (0)2 9717 9575 or 0400 394 085. If Sharon is unavailable please telephone Manager, Corporate Communications, Craig Pearce, on +61 (0)2 9717 3770 or 0418 284 813. If you have trouble in downloading any of these media releases please request a copy by email.

This website also has archived media releases .

Please note, this page is no longer maintained. The media centre on the new ANSTO website is at www.ansto.gov.au/information_for/for_media.html.

2006

News Releases

First results from new neutron beam instruments at OPAL 19 December Spent fuel leaves for U.S. 18 December ANSTO fuel shipment - Q & A 18 December ANSTO Act ammendment - Greens mistaken 1 December Spent fuel shipment departing for the United States 1 December ANSTO publishes third CSR report 29 November OPAL reactor glows at full power 3 November ANSTO invention wins ABC TV New Inventors award 4 October New ANSTO inventions to be showcased at community discussion 5 September Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Brisbane 17 August OPAL Reactor Fuel Loaded for First Time 11 August Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Sydney 10 August New Researcher Fellowships Announced 9 August Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Canberra 3 August Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks Again to Melbourne 3 August Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Hobart 3 August Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Adelaide 2 August ANSTO's CSR Reporting Gets the Thumbs Up 27 July Nuclear Fusion Expert Talks to Perth 26 July University Chiefs Have First OPAL Reactor Visit 26 July OPAL Reactor Operating Licence Granted 11 July Nuclear Fusion - The Untapped Energy Source 11 July Investigating the molecular structure of foods 3 July First ANSTO/CSIRO Food Study Launch 29 June ANSTO Radiopharmaceutical Supply Improves 19 June ANSTO Explains Radiation Event Reporting 16 June ANSTO Confirms Worker Received Low Dose 15 June ANSTO Radiopharmaceutical Supply Update 3 15 June Allegations of Safety Concerns Refuted 14 June Radiopharmaceutical Distribution – Further Delays Possible 14 June Radiopharmaceutical Production Disrupted 9 June New ANSTO Invention is a Recycling Breakthrough 6 June Danna Vale Opens $10.6 Million Security Entrance 5 June Danna Vale to Open New $10.6 Million Security Entrance 30 May Letter to the Editor - The Australian - Fuel cycle 26 May ANSTO Amendment Bill 2006 - backgrounder 22 May Declining Science Enrolments Tackled 15 May Letter to the editor - The Daily Telegraph 8 May Safety Comes First at ANSTO 5 May First Australian Synchrotron Instrument Launched (pdf 533KB) Letter to the Editor - Northern Territory News (pdf 14KB) ‘Dead Sea Scrolls of Buddhism’ - The Missing Link (pdf 133KB) Northern Land Council to Tour ANSTO (pdf 79KB) New Nuclear Research Fellowships Launched (pdf 78KB) Community Discussion on Research and New Reactor (pdf 76KB) Letter to the Editor - New Scientist (pdf 14KB) Reactor Cold Commissioning Commences (pdf 76KB) Letter to the Editor - Australian Financial Review (pdf 63KB) Ziggy Switkowski Joins ANSTO Board Dr Andrew Smith in Antarctica - click here for latest updates

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