Lucas Heights reactor

MAPW opposed the replacement of the Lucas Heights reactor, in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, when the existing reactor was due for replacement in 2007.

MAPW did not accept the argument that the primary purpose of the reactor was for the production of medical isotopes, arguing that these isotopes can be imported while they continue to be used.

As health professionals, we must be prepared to address all the wider health and other ramifications of the proceedures we employ.

The challenge recognised by MAPW is how to secure the isotopes needed for nuclear medicine while reducing the hazards associated with their traditional source - nuclear reactors.

In additon, we encourage exploration of the growing alternative techniques for medical imaging that do not rely on radioactive isotopes.

Key reading: MAPW 2004 report "A new clear direction"

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MAPW Experts on "Lucas Heights reactor"

Name	Position	Knowledge
Dr Peter Karamoskos	Treasurer	Radiation, Uranium mining and exports, Nuclear waste, Lucas Heights reactor, Nuclear chain, Australia, Safeguards, Vic, Nuclear medicine
Dr Sue Wareham OAM	Vice President and ACT Branch Coordinator	Australia's military, Causes and costs of war, Landmines, Lebanon, Military alliances, Nuclear weapons, Refugees, Civilians, Cluster bombs, Foreign bases, Israel/Palestine, Other weapons, Afghanistan, Economic issues, Lucas Heights reactor, Australia, Australia's arms industry, Sanctions, ACT, Conflicts by region, Environment
Associate Professor Tilman Ruff	Australian Chair of ICAN	Australia, Australia's military, ICAN, Nuclear Weapons-Free Zones, Radiation, Nuclear power, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Mayors for Peace, Military alliances, Nuclear weapons, Pacific, Foreign bases, Missile defence, Non Proliferation Treaty, Nuclear waste, Other weapons, Chemical weapons, Fissile Materials Cut-Off Treaty, Lucas Heights reactor, Nuclear accidents, Nuclear chain, Space weapons, Australia, Biological weapons, Nuclear tests, Nuclear Weapons Convention, Safeguards, Depleted uranium weapons, International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear terrorism, Treaties and bodies, Vic, Nuclear medicine