Liquid Effluent Discharged to Sydney Water Sewage from National Medical Cyclotron (NMC) & Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre (LHSTC) (1999-2007)

Dataset, Last Updated 2014-02-18 13:28:58 , Visibility External RIFCS Published (0012)

Tagged with Radioactive Effluents, Liquid Wastes

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Applicable Start Date 1999-01-01 00:00:00
Applicable End Date 2007-12-31 00:00:00
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Brief Description Liquid Effluent discharged to Sydney Water Sewer from Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre (LHSTC) contains low levels of radionuclides. 5% of the annual volume of liquid effluent contained low-level wastewater from laboratories
where radioactive materials were routinely handled. Testing and treatment was conducted as required by the Trade Wastewater Agreement with Sydney Water.
Treated sewage effluent from the Sutherland Shire, including the low-level effluent from the LHSTC, passes through the Cronulla Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and is discharged into the sea at the Potter Point ocean outfall.
ANSTO also manufactures radiopharmaceuticals at the National Medical Cyclotron (NMC) located in Camperdown, Sydney. A system of delayed liquid effluent releases allows radionuclides produced by NMC to decay significantly prior to discharge
to the sewer.
Geographical Location southlimit=-34.0493; northlimit=-34.0492; eastlimit=150.9858; westlimit=150.9857; projection=WGS84
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Subject arc-code/050206
Liquid Effluent
Radionuclides

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Locator https://openscience.ansto.gov.au/collection/415
Collection Type Dataset
Visibility External RIFCS Published (0012)
Tags Radioactive Effluents, Liquid Wastes
Metadata Created 2011-03-23 16:05:22
Metadata Updated 2014-02-18 13:28:58