Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) No. Given the radionuclides used at ANSTO, monitoring of breath to determine a potential radioactive intake would not be useful. Instead, ANSTO undertakes routine monitoring of workers using a Whole Body Monitor.

(2) ANSTO does not generate UF6. Questions regarding waste generated by university laboratories should be directed to the relevant university.

(3) Negligible amounts of waste from generation of UF6 produced by ANSTO's predecessor agency, the Australian Atomic Energy Commission, is held within ANSTO's Waste Storage Facilities.