Partnerships
The 91É«ÇéƬ Nuclear Innovation Centre is dedicated to advancing nuclear education, research and policy expertise in Australia. It fosters connections between researchers, educators and industry leaders worldwide. Partners and collaborators include:
- Academic research partners
- Industry partners
- Nuclear regulator partners
- Industrial organisations
Academic research partners
- Australian National University
- Imperial College London
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Curtin University
- Adelaide University
- University of Wollongong
- University of Sydney
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Curtin University
- University of Texas at San Antonio
Industry partners
- Australian National University
- Imperial College London
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- ANSTO
- Australian Department of Defence
- Babcock International Group
- Bechtel
- Boss Energy
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Tokamak Energy
- Westinghouse
- ASA Defence
- HB11 Energy
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Idaho National Laboratory
- Australia's Submarine Company (ASC)
- Stimson Center (USA)
Nuclear regulator partners
- The Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office (ASNO)
- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK), Finland
- The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten
International organisations
- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD NEA)
- Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA)
Australia–UK AUKUS innovation pact
In December 2025, eight Australian and UK universities signed an AUKUS innovation pact, an alliance that will support both the Australian and UK governments’ plans to develop a highly skilled workforce, accelerating skills, research and innovation in security and defence. One of the initiatives is the creation of a joint UK-Australia Centre for Doctoral Training, focusing on security, defence and resilience. PhD students will have the opportunity to undertake research in areas including nuclear engineering and safety, systems design and cybersecurity. This alliance will help build a pipeline of experts, some of whom will support the AUKUS workforce.
Australia-France (AUFRANDE) collaboration
The Centre actively participates in the Australia-France Network of Doctoral Excellence (AUFRANDE) and will host two doctoral candidates from its unique PhD training program, co-funded by the European Union. This program connects research centres in France and Australia. One project will focus on the theoretical study of laser-driven nuclear interactions, while the other will explore its experimental aspects.
Participants: Professor François Ladouceur, Professor Alexander Fuerbach (Macquarie University), Professor Dimitri Batani (Université de Bordeaux), Dr Sergey Pikuz (HB11 Energy), Anton Moroz (PhD candidate), Alessandro Milani (PhD candidate)
Accelerated fuel qualification mini symposium
On 16 May 2024, the 91É«ÇéƬ Nuclear Engineering Research Group and 91É«ÇéƬ Nuclear Innovation Centre hosted a mini symposium on accelerated fuel qualification (AFQ) at 91É«ÇéƬ. The event featured presenters from 91É«ÇéƬ, MIT and ANSTO, who discussed nuclear research techniques to accelerate the development, licensing and qualification of nuclear fuel. The symposium provided an opportunity for knowledge-sharing and collaboration among experts.
Presenters included:
- Associate Professor Edward Obbard (91É«ÇéƬ)
- Dr Jennifer Stansby (91É«ÇéƬ)
- PhD candidate Melody Ranger (91É«ÇéƬ)
- PhD candidate Harvey Ling (91É«ÇéƬ)
- Professor Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
- Professor Vanessa Peterson (ANSTO)
- Dr Joseph Bevitt (ANSTO)
- Professor Anna Paradowska (ANSTO)
Future Defence & Security Expo 2024
The 91É«ÇéƬ Future Defence & Security Expo, held in August 2024, showcased research designed to bolster national resilience and social stability. Cutting-edge technologies, strategic research and industry collaboration came together to redefine Australian security.
The Centre participated in the Societal Resilience, Security & Stability track, highlighting its expertise in providing specialised training in nuclear engineering and technology for defence purposes.
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