ana 2001 conference handbook

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ANA 2001
"FOURTH CONFERENCE ON
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
IN AUSTRALIA"
THE MILLENNIUM HOTEL
KINGS CROSS, NSW, AUSTRALIA
24-25 OCTOBER 2001
THEME: "A NEW NUCLEAR CENTURY"
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HOSTED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR ASSOCIATION INC.
THE PRINTING OF THE CONFERENCE HANDBOOK
WAS SPONSORED BY ENERGY RESOURCES OF AUSTRALIA
ISBN 0 949188 13 1
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First published in Australia in 2001 by
The Australian Nuclear Association Inc.
PO Box 445, Sutherland, NSW 1499
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Copyright © 2001 Australian Nuclear Association Inc.
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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Australian Nuclear Association Inc.
Conference Handbook of the Fourth Conference on
Nuclear Science & Engineering in Australia
Kings Cross, NSW, 24-25 October 2001
Includes titles and authors of papers
and index of authors
ISBN 0 949188 13 1
1. Nuclear Research
2. Replacement Research Reactor
3. Australian Uranium Resources
4. Radioactive Waste Management
5. Radiation Protection
6. Environment
7. Sustainable Development
8. Nuclear Medicine
9. Nuclear Science and Technology for the Future
10. Nuclear Education
Cover design and page layout by C. J. Hardy
Typeface 18/12/10 pt Times New Roman
Printed in Australia by J. Lyons Printer
84 Harris Street Pyrmont NSW 2009
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FOREWORD
The Australian Nuclear Association (ANA) inaugurated a series of biennial national conferences
in 1995 to be held in alternate years to the series of international Pacific Basin Nuclear
Conferences, of which the Ninth in the series was hosted by the ANA in Sydney in May 1994. The
main objective of these national conferences is to present information on all aspects of the
peaceful uses of nuclear science and engineering in Australia and to place this information in a
world context.
These conferences have the general title of "Nuclear Science and Engineering in Australia" and
consist mainly of papers invited from leading experts in areas of topical interest in nuclear science
and technology supported by contributed poster papers. This fourth conference in 2001 has the
theme "A New Nuclear Century" and again consists of invited papers supported by contributed
poster papers on the topics:
(1) Nuclear Research and the Replacement Research Reactor;
(2) Australian Uranium Resources;
(3) Radioactive Waste Management;
(4) Low Level Radiation / Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety;
(5) The Environment and Sustainable Development;
(6) Applications - The Environment and Sustainable Development;
(7) Applications - Overview of Nuclear Medicine;
(8) Applications - Radiation and Non-Destructive Testing;
(9) Nuclear Science and Technology for the Future;
(10) Nuclear Education in the Secondary and Tertiary Sectors - Panel Discussion.
The ANA is very pleased that Senator The Hon. Nick Minchin, Minister for Industry, Science and
Resources, has agreed to open the conference on 24 October, and that Dr Robin Batterham, Chief
Scientist, has agreed to be the General Chairman and chair the technical sessions.
The texts of the majority of the papers presented orally and as posters are included in this
Handbook. The posters include one from the winner of the David Culley Award in 2001. This
Award was instituted by the ANA in 1993 to encourage work in nuclear science and technology
in schools and colleges in recognition of the interests in education of Mr David Culley, a former
Treasurer of the ANA, who died in 1992.
The ANA is pleased that the early registrations received for this conference as this Handbook
went to the printers have confirmed its expectations that a broad spectrum of persons would
attend from government, industry, the universities and the public. The assistance of the members
of the Conference Advisory Committee is gratefully acknowledged as also is the work of Mrs
Margaret Lanigan, Conference Manager, and MrsRobyn Shearwood of Conference Overload Pty
Ltd..
Dr Clarence J. Hardy
Executive Chairman and Editor
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CONTENTS
* Foreword (iii)
* Conference Advisory Committee and Conference Manager (iv)
* Final Program with Session Times (v) - (viii)
* Sponsors and Exhibitors (x)
* Texts of Papers 1-197
* Author Index 198
CONFERENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr Clarence Hardy, Executive Chairman ANA2001; Honorary Secretary, ANA
Mr Roger Alsop, President, ANA
Dr Peter Airey, ANSTO; Honorary Treasurer (from August 2001), ANA
Mr John Rodd, Honorary Treasurer (to August 2001), ANA
DrNeil McDonald, ANSTO, Past-President ANA
Mr Douglas Ebeling, Chairman, Nuclear Engineering Panel, The Institution of
Engineers, Australia
Dr Dennis Mather, Scientific Secretary, AINSE
Dr John Easey, ANSTO
Dr Donald Higson, Consultant; Representative for ARPS
Mr Ian Hore-Lacy, General Manager, Uranium Information Centre, Melbourne
Mr Colin Hockings, Qantas NDT Section; Representative for Australian Institute of
Non-Destructive Testing
Mrs Margaret Lanigan, Conference Manager, Conference Overload Pty Ltd
Ms Robyn Shearwood, Conference Overload Pty Ltd
CONFERENCE MANAGER
Mrs Margaret Lanigan
Conference Overload Pty Ltd
(ABN43 095 155 972)
PO Box 589 Willoughby NSW 2068
Australia
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FINAL PROGRAM
ANA 2001
"FOURTH CONFERENCE ON
NUCLEAR SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
IN AUSTRALIA"
KINGS CROSS, NSW, 24-25 OCTOBER 2001
Hosted by the Australian Nuclear Association Inc.
Technical Co-Sponsors
Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering (AINSE)
Nuclear Engineering Panel, The Institution of Engineers, Australia
The Australian Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
The Australasian Radiation Protection Society (ARPS)
The Uranium Information Centre, Melbourne
Conference Venue
The Macleay Rooms
The Millennium Hotel
Kings Cross, NSW 2011
Australia
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FINAL TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, 24 October 2001
10.00 Welcome Address
Dr Robin Batterham, Chief Scientist, General Chairman
Opening Address
Senator The Hon. Nick Minchin, Minister for Industry, Science & Resources
Session 1. Nuclear Research and the Replacement Research Reactor 10.30-12.00
10.30 "Research Achievements and Commercial Interactions at ANSTO"
Professor Helen Garnett, Executive Director, ANSTO; p.l.
11.00 "AINSE's Role in Tertiary Sector Applied Nuclear Research"
Professor Ron Cooper, President, AINSE; p.5.
11.30 "The Replacement Research Reactor"
Dr Ron Cameron and Mr Ken Horlock, ANSTO; p. 10.
Opening of Exhibition and Buffet Lunch 12.15-13.30
Session 2. Development of Australian Uranium Resources 13.30-15.00
13.30 "Australian Uranium Resources and Production in the World Context"
Mr Aden McKay, Dr Ian Lambert and Mr Yards Miezitis,
AGSO Geoscience Australia, Canberra; p. 23.
14.00 "Developments in Uranium Solution Mining in Australia"
Mr Tom Hunter, Southern Cross Resources Australia Pty Ltd; p.30.
14.30 "Environmental Compliance Requirements for Uranium Mining in
Northern Australia"
Mr Peter Waggitt, Mr Alex Zapantis and Mr M. Triggs,
Office of the Supervising Scientist, Darwin; p.35.
Tea/Coffee Break 15.00-15.30
Session 4. "Radioactive Waste Management" 15.30-17.00
15.30 "Progress on the National Low Level Radioactive Waste Repository
and Intermediate Level Waste Store"
Dr Caroline Perkins, Department of Industry, Science & Resources,
Mr S. Veitch and Mr J. Kellett, Bureau of Rural Science,
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Australia; p.41.
16.00 "Synroc - Progress and Future Prospects"
Dr Adam Jostsons, ANSTO; p.45.
16.30 "Progress Towards Developing an International Radioactive Waste Repository"
Dr Marcis Kurzeme, Pangea Resources Australia Pty Ltd; p.50.
Session 3. Radiation Protection, Nuclear Safety & Low Level Radiation 17.00-18.00
17.00 "Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety -
Achievements and the Way Ahead for ARPANSA"
Dr John Loy, ARPANSA; p.51.
17.30 "Review of the Controversy on Risks from Low Level Radiation"
Dr Donald Higson, Consultant; p.55.
18.00 Close of Technical Sessions, Day 1.
Cocktail Reception and Viewing of Posters and Exhibition 18.15-20.15
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FINAL TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Thursday, 25 October 2001
Session 5. The Environment and Sustainable Development 9.00-10.00
09.00 "A Meteorologist's View of the Greenhouse Effect"
Dr John Zillman, Director, The Meteorology Bureau; p.61.
09.30 "Sustainability in Australia - Past, Present and Future"
Dr John Sligar, Sligar and Associates Pty Ltd; p.66.
Tea/Coffee Break 10.00-10.30
Session 6. Applications - Environment & Sustainable Development 10.30-11.30
10.30 "Isotopes as Validation Tools for Global Climate Models"
Professor Ann Henderson-Sellers, ANSTO; p.70.
11.00 "Water Resources and Water Pollution Studies"
Dr Peter Airey, ANSTO; p.75.
Session 7. Applications-Overview of Nuclear Medicine 11.30-12.30
11.30 "The State of the Art in Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine",
Dr Andrew Scott, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre; p.81.
12.00 "The State of the Art in Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine"
Professor Barry Allen, St George Cancer Care Centre; p.85.
Buffet Lunch and Viewing of Exhibition 12.30-13.30
Session 8. Applications of Radiation and Non-Destructive Testing 13.30-14.30
13.30 "On-Line and Bulk Analysis for the Resource Industries"
Dr Cheryl Lim, I.C.Madsen, B.D.Sowerby & J.R.Tickner, CSIRO; p.92.
14.00 "Non-Destructive Testing and Radiation in Industry"
Mr Colin Woodford and Mr Paul Ashby,
Australian Institute of Non-Destructive Testing; p.98.
Session 9. Future Developments in Nuclear Science and Technology 14.30-15.30
14.30 "Developments in Fusion Energy in Australia and Overseas"
Dr John Howard, Plasma Research Laboratory, ANU; p. 101.
15.00 "Australian Synchrotron Light Source - (Boomerang)"
Professor John Boldeman, The University of Queensland; p. 102.
Session 10. Panel Discussion of Nuclear Education in the Secondary
and Tertiary Sectors 15.30-16.30
Panel Members include:
Associate Professor Ron Cooper, President, AINSE;
Ms Jill Tacon, President, NSW Science Teachers' Association;
Mr Jim Scott, Chief Education Officer, Science Curriculum,
Department of Education and Training, NSW; and
Mr Ian Hore-Lacy, General Manager, Uranium Information Centre.
16.30 Closing Remarks by Mr Roger Alsop, President, ANA
Friday, 26 October- Optional Visit to Nuclear Science & Technology Centre, Lucas Heights
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LIST OF POSTER PAPERS TO BE PRESENTED 18.15-20.15, 25 OCTOBER
1. "Nuclear Power Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region"
A.Irwin,ANSTO;p.l07.
2. "Meson Bonds and Radioactive Decay"
P. Norman, Monash University; p. 113.
3. "The Synthesis, Structure and Decay of Super-Heavy Nuclei"
P. Norman, Monash University; p. 116.
4. "Global Trends in Nuclear Education at the Tertiary Level"
L. Kemeny, Consultant; p. 120.
5. "Nuclear Energy and the Greenhouse Problem"
L. Kemeny, Consultant; p. 124.
6. "Correlation of Oxygen Content and Grain Size in Polycrystalline Gallium Nitride"
H. Timmers, B. Hecking, K. S. A Butcher, T. D. M. Weijers, R. G. Elliman,
Afifuddin and T. L. Tansley, ANU and Macquarie University; p. 131.
7. "Secondary Standards Dosimetry Laboratories"
J. Davies, H. Meriaty and D.Alexiev, ANSTO; p. 135.
8. "Australian Primary and Secondary Standard of Activity: Standardisation of F-18"
M. Reinhard, L. Mo and D. Alexiev, ANSTO; p. 138.
9. "Radiation Proceessing and High-Dose Dosimetry at ANSTO"
G. J. Gant, M. Saunders, C. Banos, L. Mo, J. Davies and 0. Evans, ANSTO; p. 143.
10. "Combining Analytical Techniques for Trace Elements in Uranium Oxide (U O )"
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P. S. Gadd, K. M. Marshall andN. Blagojevic, ANSTO; p. 146.
11. "Computer Analysis of Thermal Hydraulics for Nuclear Reactor Safety"
J. Tu, G. Yeoh, G. Storr and D. Beattie, ANSTO; p. 150.
12. "A New Fuel for Research Reactors"
Mr M. R. Finlay and M. I. Ripley, ANSTO; p. 156.
13. "Stemming the Tide of Anti-Nuclear Activism"
C. Keay, Consultant; p. 162.
14. "A device to distinguish 220Rn and 222Rn activity flux using delayed alpha pair counting"
C. Lawrence and R. Akber, Queensland University of Technology (QUT); p. 166.
15. "Self-attenuation of gamma rays during radioactivity concentration analysis of environmental
samples"
D. Watson, P. Teansomprasong, J. Dharmasiri and R. Akber, QUT; p. 171.
16. "Depleted Uranium - The Silver Bullet"
Dr C. Munoz-Ferrada, Gammasonics Institute; p. 178.
17. "Analysis of the nanoscale structure of natural clayey soils using the small angle neutron
scattering method"
T. Itakura, W. K. Bertram, P. V. Hathaway and R. B. Knott, ANSTO; p. 182.
18. "Minimisation of noble gas discharge from Mo-99 production at ANSTO assisted by
network-based real time monitoring system"
N. Blagojevic, G. Peady, and M. Izard, ANSTO; p. 187.
19. "Background radiation measurement, etc"
R. Alsop, M. Bridson, P. Cross and B. Mukherjee, Applied Radiation Consultants et al; p. 188.
20. "Radiotracer Studies for Coastal Zone Management"
C. Hughes, T. Kluss and P. L. Airey, ANSTO; p. 189.
21. "Investigation of Groundwater-Streamflow Interactions in the Bega Alluvial Aquifer using
Tritium and Stable Isotope Ratios"
D. J. M. Stone, M. Thomas and G. Russell, ANSTO et al; p. 191.
22. Poster by David Culley Award Winner
"Why the concern about irradiation as a food preservation technique"
The French School of Sydney; p. 197.
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