Past News

John24 November 2021
154

Scholarships available for UNSW Nuclear Engineering Course – Applications for term 1, 2022, close 30 Nov 2021

The UNSW Masters of Engineering Science in Nuclear Engineering gives you knowledge about the nuclear properties of matter and materials, and how to apply this to the industries of today and the technologies of the future. As a nuclear engineer, you will learn to understand and harness these innate properties of the universe, to impact real-world, large scale disciplines as…
Read More »
John28 August 2020
3,199

Dr Joanne Lackenby elected President of ANA

Dr Joanne Lackenby (Jo) was elected President of the Australian Nuclear Association (ANA) at the ANA AGM held on Wed 26 August 2020. Jo is a nuclear safety and licensing specialist at the OPAL Reactor at ANSTO in Sydney. She is actively involved in both Australian and international nuclear organisations, including the Australian Nuclear Association, Women in Nuclear (WiN) Australia…
Read More »

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.