| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Organic-containing nuclear wastes and national inventories across Europe / Liam Abrahamsen-Mills and Joe S. Small -- The microbiology of natural analogue sites / Sarah Jane Butterworth, Simcha Stroes-Gascoyne and Jonathan R. Lloyd -- Microbial metabolic potential in deep crystalline bedrock / Malin Bomberg, Hanna Miettinen, Minna Vikman et al. -- Molecular techniques for understanding microbial abundance and activity in clay barriers used for geodisperal / Kristel Mijnendonckx, Pieter Monsieurs, Natalie Leys et al. -- Potential microbial influence on the performance of subsurface, salt-based nuclear waste repositories / Juliet S. Swanson, Miriam Bader and Andrea Cherkouk -- Microbially influenced corrosion of container material / Tomáš Černoušek, Alena Ševců, Kateřina Vizelková et al. -- Bentonite geomicrobiology / Margarita Lopez-Fernandez, Nicole Matschiavelli and Mohamed Larbi Merroun -- Microbial colonization of cementitious geodisposal facilities, and potential "biobarrier" formation / Gina Kuipperes, Naji M. Bassil and Jonathan R. Lloyd -- Microbial impacts on gas production in LLW/ILW / Joe S. Small and Minna Vikman -- Organic materials and their microbial fate in radioactive waste / Kristel Mijnendonckx, Naji M. Bassil, Natalie Leys et al. -- Microbial transformations of radionuclides in geodisposal systems / Luke T. Townsend, Katherine Morris and Jonathan R. Lloyd -- Modeling of microbial processes to support the safety case for nuclear waste disposal / Joe S. Small and Liam Abrahamsen-Mills -- Communication and stakeholder engagement of microbiology in radioactive waste disposal / Tanja Perko and Meritxell Martell |
| Summary |
The Microbiology of Nuclear Waste Disposal is a state-of-the-art reference featuring contributions focusing on the impact of microbes on the safe long-term disposal of nuclear waste. This book is the first to cover this important emerging topic, and is written for a wide audience encompassing regulators, implementers, academics, and other stakeholders. The book is also of interest to those working on the wider exploitation of the subsurface, such as bioremediation, carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and water quality. Planning for suitable facilities in the U.S., Europe, and Asia has been based mainly on knowledge from the geological and physical sciences. However, recent studies have shown that microbial life can proliferate in the inhospitable environments associated with radioactive waste disposal, and can control the long-term fate of nuclear materials. This can have beneficial and damaging impacts, which need to be quantified |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 26, 2020) |
| Subject |
Radioactive wastes -- Biodegradation.
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Radioactive waste disposal.
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Microorganisms -- Effect of radiation on
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Microbiology.
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microbiology.
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Microbiology
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Radioactive waste disposal
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Radioactive wastes -- Biodegradation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lloyd, Jonathan R., editor
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Cherkouk, Andrea, editor
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| ISBN |
0128186968 |
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9780128186954 |
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012818695X |
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9780128186961 |
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