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FAQs on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility

Frequently asked questions on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility and the ANSTO Nuclear Medicine project.

Supercomputing to track the sun's history

Supercomputing power helps unlock secrets in the ice.

Sample Guide - XFM beamlime

Samples on the X-ray fluorescence microscopy beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.

Lessons from Fukushima subject of distinguished lecture

Nuclear safety expert discusses Fukushima

Year 7-8 Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table Tour

Designed to address the new 2026 NSW Science Stage 4 (Year 7-8) syllabus, this tour is a hands-on introduction to atomic structure, the properties and classification of some elements, and the structure of the periodic table.

All tours are available Monday to Friday for Years 7 to 12 classes. The cost per student is $12.50 and teachers are free.

Please print enough copies of the relevant workbook for your class before your visit to ANSTO.

Sydney and Perth schools tackle playground waste and clean up with first prize in ANSTO's hackathon

Applications - Taipan

Applications, Recent results, Publications

70 years of scientific excellence has brought significant benefits to Australia

ANSTO is a unique national science organisation that began operating under its predecessor The Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) 70 years ago.

Snaphot of molecular mechanism at work in lethal virus

X-ray crystallography at the Australian Synchrotron contributed to major research findings.

Fine particle pollution peaks during bushfires

Recent catastrophic Australian bushfires produced extremely high levels of fine particle pollution.

Infrastructure - Magnetism

Investigations of various aspects of magnetism can be conducted on all neutron-scattering instruments at OPAL.

Environment Research and Technology

ANSTO conducts and enables research to address some of Australia’s and the world’s most challenging environmental problems.

High achievers join ANSTO Graduate Development Program in 2015

First research paper from Kookaburra

ANSTO contributes to international project to evaluate economics of Small Modular Reactors

ANSTO contributes to new international project to improve how the world assesses the economic viability of Small Modular Reactors

Robotics hub to improve management of Australian infrastructure and assets

ANSTO participation in ARC on Intelligent Robotic Systems for Real-time Asset Management has potential benefit in the management of infrastructure and assets

Radiocarbon dating at ANSTO informs date of oldest known Aboriginal rock art

Radiocarbon dating capabilities at the Centre for Accelerator Science have provided evidence of a 17,300-year old painting of a kangaroo from the Kimberley region.

New species of rare 100-million years old flying reptile found in Australia

An international team of academic researchers led by Curtin University have provided a description of a new species of pterosaur, a flying reptile.