Our best future grid – Options for nuclear

Speaker: Dr Adi Paterson FIEAust CPEng, Founder Siyeva Consulting and former CEO of ANSTO

Date: 6 pm AEST Wed 31 July 2024

In Person: Engineers Australia Sydney Office, Mezzanine Floor, 44 Market Street, Sydney

Cost: $10 for EA members, students and ANA Members (ANA Members email ANA@nuclearaustralia.org.au and request code to use code on last page when registering). $40 for others

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Adi Paterson

Abstract: Many countries worldwide, particularly in our region, are looking at nuclear power in various sizes for their transition to reliable, low-emissions electricity generation. Would large, small or microreactors be the best fit in our future grid system?

Adi Paterson is a scientist and engineer and was CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) from March 2009 till September 2020. Prior to this role, he is best known for his work on leading research and development of a Pebble Bed Modular Reactor in South Africa.

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 would 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.