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SSD booth at AusIMM conference
The AusIMM International Uranium Conference was held in Darwin on 10–11 June 2009. The conference focused on a range of technical issues associated with the uranium exploration and mining industry in Australia and globally.
Presentation from Michelle Bush - workshop on Radiation in Mining and Exploration
The Supervising Scientist Division (SSD) had a booth in the conference exhibition to showcase our recently revised banner, brochure, posters and publications. It also provided a valuable opportunity to raise SSD's profile within the uranium industry and for SSD staff to meet and communicate with a range of other government and industry stakeholders.
SSD staff also attended and presented papers at both the main conference and a workshop on Radiation in Mining and Exploration immediately following the conference. Michelle Bush presented a paper on the approvals process for uranium mines under the EPBC Act and Keith Tayler and Kate Turner presented a joint paper on the development and use of the SSD continuous monitoring system. Keith Tayler also delivered a presentation on the regulation of uranium mines at the Radiation in Mining and Exploration workshop. All presentations were well received with the SSD booth providing a useful focus for questions from delegates regarding the SSD presentations.
Item posted 15 June 2009
The summary record of the ARRAC 30 meeting (8 August 2008) is now available online. More information about the Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee (ARRAC) is available on the ARRAC page of this website.
Item posted 12 May 2009
A new group has been created in the Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist to bring together the spatial science expertise previously distributed across the Institute's programs.
The functions of the group are to:
The key tasks of the group include:
The Program Leader is Dr Renée Bartolo.
For more information, please contact Renee.Bartolo@environment.gov.au.
Item posted 22 April 2009
Find out more about the Supervising Scientist Environmental Monitoring Program
The Supervising Scientist publishes the results of environmental monitoring and research by staff and external authors into the impact of uranium mining on the environment and people of the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory and research on the sustainable use and environment protection of tropical rivers and their associated wetlands, and also its work on supervision and assessment of uranium mining activities.