Intent to Decide on Facility License Application

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018

As required by subsection 48(2) of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Regulations 2018, the CEO of ARPANSA hereby gives notice of her intention to make a decision under section 32 of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 regarding the following application for a facility licence:

Application No. A0347 by the Department of Defence to operate a prescribed radiation facility at Port Wakefield in South Australia.

The facility is an industrial X-ray machine called a linear accelerator that uses electricity to generate the X-ray beams to image materials and equipment. The 4 MeV Linear Accelerator, replaces the previously decommissioned linear accelerator used for the same purpose in Port Wakefield, South Australia, by the applicant.

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