Radioactive Source Disposal

Radioactive Source and Waste Disposal Solutions

Nuclear Australia offers turnkey solutions for the disposal of radioactive sources and radioactive waste materials Australia wide. We have provided a myriad of radiation safety management and consultancy services to the industry for over 25 years, including:

    • Onsite de-commissioning
    • Transportation
    • Capsule downloading
    • Wipe testing and packaging
    • Class 7 shipping and Special Form Encapsulation of radioactive materials

We work with our key international radioactive source disposal and recycle facilities, and implement our unique methodology for logistics, isotope consolidation and in-house package design. Nuclear Australia is the most cost effective and competitive radioactive source disposal company operating in Australia.

Nuclear Australia is fully licensed to provide radiation based services such as capsule transfer, transportation, packaging, repackaging, and disposal facilitation of radioactive sources. We work directly with our partner international companies to permanently dispose of or recycle unwanted sources. Our expertise and knowledge of the disposal process and the regulatory requirements, both national and international, make our disposal services reliable, fast and cost effective.

Common Radiation Source Disposals

Nuclear Australia commonly disposes of the following isotopes, up to Enhanced Security Category-1 Activities. Nuclear Australia also disposes of many other types of radioactive material such as Depleted Uranium and X-Ray tubes. For more information on our disposal services, or to speak directly with an expert, please contact us

  • Co-60, Cobalt 60 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Cs-137, Caesium 137 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Kr-85, Krypton 85 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Cf-252, Californium 252 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Am-241, Americium 241 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Sr-90, Strontium 90 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Ra-226, Radium 226 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Am-241, Americium 241/Beryllium Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Fe-55, Iron 55 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Pu-238, Plutonium 238 Radioactive Source Disposal
  • Pm-147, Promethium 147 Radioactive Source Disposal