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The Geomicrobiology of Nuclear Waste Disposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Julia M. West  and
Ian G. McKinley
Julia M. West
Affiliation:
Fluid Processes Unit, Institute of Geological Sciences, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom
Ian G. McKinley
Affiliation:
EIR, CH-5303 Wurenlingen, Switzerland
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Abstract

The geomicrobiology of high-level nuclear waste disposal is a new field in the area of nuclear waste management. Until recently the likelihood of microbial contamination in a deep repository had not been considered, but possible biogeochemical effects of repository materials, radionuclide transport and groundwater chemistry must now be realistically assessed.

This work was funded by the UK Department of the Environment and the Commission of the European Communities.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 26: Symposium D – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management VII , 1983 , 487
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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