An overview of microbial research related to high-level nuclear waste disposal with emphasis on the Canadian concept for the disposal of nuclear fuel waste

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-366

  Stroes Gascoyne, Simcha ^a   West, Julia M ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gas production; microbially influenced corrosion; nuclear waste disposal; radiation and dessication effects; radionuclide migration

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RADIOISOTOPE;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CANADA; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR WASTE; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION;

CORROSION; DESICCATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029667965     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-051     Document Type: Review

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