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.

Dr Jo Lackenby

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 Inc and WiN Global as a member of their Executive team.

Jo is also a 2019–2020 “Superstar of STEM”. This is a program that aims to equip female STEM professionals with advanced communications skills to empower them to share their stories with the general public. Jo uses her “Superstar” and nuclear organisation positions to communicate the benefits of peaceful nuclear technologies to the community, media and politicians.

Jo holds a BE in environmental engineering and a PhD in geotechnical engineering, both from the University of Wollongong.

The ANA Committee for 2020-21 is:

President	Dr Joanne Lackenby
Vice President	Dr Mark Ho
Secretary & Public Officer	Dr John Harries
Treasurer	Mr Mark Healy
Committee	Mr Ned Blagojevic
	Ms Helen Cook
	Dr Neil McDonald
	Dr Edward Obbard
	Dr John Patterson

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 of 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.