The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will consider the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's proposed decommissioning and demolition of its research facility in Camperdown NSW, known as the National Research Cyclotron Facility (NRCF), under the Public Works Committee Act 1969. The proposed works were referred for inquiry and report on Tuesday, 3 March 2026.
ANSTO is proposing the decommissioning of the NRCF after its permanent shutdown in 2021, after 30 years of operation. After shifting radiopharmaceutical research and nuclear medicine production functions to Lucas Heights, ANSTO is required to decommission and demolish the old NRCF before returning the site to the Sydney Local Health District by the end of its current lease.
The estimated cost of the proposed decommissioning and demolition works is $17 million (excluding GST).
