ANSTO Synroc®- safe, secure and sustainable radioactive waste treatment.
A cost-effective, low-risk solution for the treatment of complex intermediate and high-level radioactive waste.
ANSTO is progressing construction of its ANSTO Synroc ® waste treatment plant for waste arising from nuclear medicine production in Australia.
This will be a first-of-kind facility globally, linking nuclear medicine production with radioactive waste treatment, supporting end-to-end lifecycle management.
ANSTO Synroc® technology is Australian intellectual property for the conditioning and treatment of complex intermediate-level and high-level radioactive wastes and produces a durable wasteform that is disposal ready. The Synroc team is pursuing several opportunities with international clients to develop waste treatment solutions for their own challenging wastes.
See inside ANSTO Synroc® waste treatment facility
The ANSTO Synroc® waste treatment plant, located in Sydney, Australia, is currently in a pre-commissioning phase.
Once operational, this fully automated and remotely operated process plant will treat the liquid by-product of Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) nuclear medicine production in Australia.
Take a behind-the-scenes look via the latest images below.
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This innovative nuclear waste treatment technology minimises environmental impact, reduces disposal volume, lowers lifecycle costs and is reliable and safe.
How it works
ANSTO has tailored the design of the waste form chemistry and associated process technology in response to the unique characteristics of waste.
Take a closer look at the technology behind ANSTO Synroc®.
Reduces lifecycle costs
Minimises disposal volume
Less environment risk
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