This Appendix is cross-referenced to Table 1.1, note 4, and Table 2.1.
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Australian Nuclear Science And Technology Organisation...........................171 Section 1: Overview, appropriations and budget measures summary.......................171
Overview.................................................................................................................................171 Appropriations.......................................................................................................................172 Budget measures — Summary.............................................................................................174 Administered capital and departmental equity injections and loans.............................174
Section 2: Outcomes and outputs information................................................................175
Outcomes and outputs..........................................................................................................175 Changes to outcomes and outputs......................................................................................177 Trends in resourcing across outcomes................................................................................177 Outcome 1 — Description ....................................................................................................178 Measures affecting outcome 1..............................................................................................178 Outcome 1 — Resourcing.....................................................................................................179 Outcome 1 — Contribution of outputs...............................................................................180 Outcome 2 — Description ....................................................................................................181 Measures affecting outcome 2..............................................................................................181 Outcome 2 — Resourcing.....................................................................................................182 Outcome 2 — Contribution of outputs...............................................................................183 Outcome 3 — Description ....................................................................................................184 Measures affecting outcome 3..............................................................................................185 Outcome 3 — Resourcing.....................................................................................................185 Outcome 3 — Contribution of outputs...............................................................................187 Evaluations .............................................................................................................................190 Competitive tendering and contracting..............................................................................190
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION
Section 1: Overview, appropriations and budget measures summary
OVERVIEW
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is Australia’s national nuclear organisation and the centre of Australian nuclear expertise. The role of ANSTO is:
to provide the government with expert scientific and technical advice across the nuclear fuel cycle, including reactor operations, reactor safety and the safeguarding of nuclear material, and to make significant contributions to international research and development in selected nuclear fields in support of Australia’s national and international strategic and nuclear policy objectives;
to operate national nuclear facilities and associated infrastructure in Australia and overseas for the benefit of the Australian research and development community and industry, and to enhance and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of those facilities in order to yield high quality research, products and services;
to apply nuclear-based techniques in research projects that are integral to national and international programs on understanding natural processes and the impact of human activities on the environment;
to refine, develop and implement new approaches to safely immobilise and dispose of radioactive waste and to minimise the environmental impact from the nuclear and mining industries, and to advise government on radioactive waste management, including the environmental impact of uranium mining;
to contribute to the development of critical technologies aimed at enhancing the global competitiveness and sustainability of those Australian industry sectors which can benefit through the application of nuclear science and technology and ANSTO’s unique mix of technical capabilities; and
to supply internationally competitive radiopharmaceuticals and other radioisotopes for medical, industrial and environmental use in Australia and the Asia/Pacific region.
ANSTO acts in partnership with major stakeholder groupings to service the needs of government, industry and the general public, and encourages joint efforts with the research community in applications where nuclear science and technology solutions can be of benefit.
APPROPRIATIONS
The total appropriation for ANSTO in the 2001-02 Budget is $130.624m.
Table 1.1, on the following page, shows the total appropriation for ANSTO for 2001-02 for its three outcomes by price of outputs. There are no administered appropriations for ANSTO.
Table 1.2 on page 174 lists the budget measures from the 2001-02 Budget, including forward years, which have resource implications for ANSTO.