About the Australian Radioactive Waste Agency

The Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA) is Australia’s radioactive waste management organisation.

The agency sits within our department, and will later become a non-corporate Commonwealth entity based in Adelaide, South Australia.

Our role and responsibilities

The agency was established on 21 July 2020 to:

• manage Australia’s radioactive waste in line with domestic and international regulations
• deliver and operate Australia’s National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF)
• facilitate communication between government, industry, stakeholders and local communities
• centralise best practice and knowledge about radioactive waste management, including developing a disposal pathway for intermediate level waste

The agency will manage the full life-cycle of the NRWMF:

• design
• construction
• licensing
• operation
• waste management, storage and disposal
• research and development
• decommissioning and closure

Read more

• View news and media
• Read about ARWA’s work to establish the facility
• See previous work by the taskforce to select a site for the facility
• Consultative committees are continuing to advise ARWA about the site for a limited time

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Contact us

• Email arwa@industry.gov.au
• Phone 13 28 46
• Write to us at: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources; Australian Radioactive Waste Agency, GPO Box 2013, Canberra ACT 2601