The potential impact of anaerobic microbial metabolism during the geological disposal of intermediate-level wast

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3261-3270

  Rizoulis, A ^a   Steele, H M ^b   Morris, K ^a   Lloyd, J R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actinide; Alkaliphile; Fission product; Geodisposal; ILW; Safety case

Indexed keywords

ALKALIPHILE; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC MICROBIAL METABOLISM; GEODISPOSAL; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; ILW; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; SAFETY CASE;

ACTINIDES; FISSION PRODUCTS; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; REDOX REACTIONS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

METABOLISM;

ACTINIDE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE;

EID: 84875697141     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: 14718022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2012.076.8.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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