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John22 May 2019
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ANA Signs International Declaration

The ANA joined more than 40 nuclear associations representing over 80,000 scientists to call on the Clean Energy Ministerial Conference – which will be held in Vancouver between 28 and 29 May – to commit to doubling public investment in nuclear-related R&D and innovation within the next five years. Their declaration was signed on 13 May 2019 at the International Congress on Advances in…
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John5 June 2017
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18th International Group on Research Reactors (IGORR) Conference

The 18th International Group on Research Reactors (IGORR18) conference will be held on 3-7 December 2017 at the International Conference Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia. The IGORR18 conference is organised in collaboration with the IAEA through an embedded IAEA Workshop on Safety Reassessment of Research Reactors in Light of the Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, J7-TR-54790. The conference…
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John2 June 2017
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Rob Parker’s visit to Fukushima

In May 2017, Rob Parker visited regions in the Fukushima province in Japan that had been contaminated by the meltdown of three reactors in 2011. The regions included Iitate, Katsurao, Minamisoma as well as Fukushima City. He received a briefing from Mr Hitoshi AOKI, technical adviser to the Decontamination Information Centre, Japanese Ministry of Environment, regarding the status and progress of…
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The Australian Nuclear Association Inc (ANA) is an independent incorporated scientific institution which promotes the education, knowledge and practice of the peaceful, safe and effective use of nuclear science and technology to benefit people, science and the environment.

ANA supports the use of nuclear science and technology in Australia, including nuclear techniques in research, industry and medicine; research reactors as a source of neutrons for research and production of radioisotopes; nuclear power plants to produce electricity and the use nuclear power for marine propulsion.

ANA strongly supports the use of nuclear power plants as reliable, affordable and low carbon generators of electricity and as a low carbon source of heat for industry. Adding nuclear energy to Australia’s energy future will help meet our international obligations on carbon emissions, improve energy security and contribute to our economic future. Australia can benefit from current and emerging advanced reactor designs as well as from the considerable international experience accumulated in regulating and operating nuclear power plants, taking into account safety, environmental, technical, economic and social factors. The ANA supports the removal of Federal and State legislative nuclear prohibitions so that nuclear energy can be considered on its merits.

ANA strongly supports establishment of a national radioactive waste management facility for the management of intermediate level radioactive waste and the disposal of low level radioactive waste from all Commonwealth agencies as well from the States and Territories.