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Impact of microbial processes on the safety of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2023 To date, the increasing production of radioactive waste due to the extensive use of nuclear power is becoming a global environmental concern for society. For this reason, many countries have been considering the use of deep geological repositories (DGRs)
Ruiz-Fresneda MA +5 more
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Graphene Oxide Membranes for Tunable Ion Sieving in Acidic Radioactive Waste. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh), 2021 Graphene oxide (GO) membranes with unique nanolayer structure have demonstrated excellent separation capability based on their size‐selective effect, but there are few reports on achieving ion–ion separation, because it is difficult to inhibit the ...
Wu T +6 more
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Performance Assessment of Distributed Strain Sensing Techniques for Convergence Monitoring of Radioactive Waste Repository. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2022 This paper presents the measurement methodology of diameter reduction monitoring of micro-tunnel structures used for radioactive waste storage based on distributed strain measurements along fiber optic sensors installed on the circumference.
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Radioactive waste: A review [PDF]
Water Environment Research, 2020 The reviewed papers presented here provide a general overview of worldwide radioactive waste‐related studies conducted in 2019. The current review includes studies related to safety assessments, decommission and decontamination of nuclear facilities ...
Dongyang Deng +5 more
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Microbial Community and in situ Bioremediation of Groundwater by Nitrate Removal in the Zone of a Radioactive Waste Surface Repository. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2018 The goal of the present work was to investigate the physicochemical and radiochemical conditions and the composition of the microbial community in the groundwater of a suspended surface repository for radioactive waste (Russia) and to determine the ...
Safonov AV +9 more
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Prospects for Fungal Bioremediation of Acidic Radioactive Waste Sites: Characterization and Genome Sequence of Rhodotorula taiwanensis MD1149. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2017 Highly concentrated radionuclide waste produced during the Cold War era is stored at US Department of Energy (DOE) production sites. This radioactive waste was often highly acidic and mixed with heavy metals, and has been leaking into the environment ...
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2018 With the rapid development of nuclear power in China, the disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) has become an important issue for nuclear safety and environmental protection. Deep geological disposal is internationally accepted as a feasible and
Ju Wang +3 more
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On the Sustainable Utilization of Geopolymers for Safe Management of Radioactive Waste: A Review
Sustainability, 2023 The application of geopolymers for the safe management of radioactive waste has not been implemented on a large scale, where they are tirelessly examined with the purpose of facilitating the practicality and feasibility of the actual application towards ...
E. Phillip +3 more
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Nuclear Fusion, 2022 In the absence of official standards and guidelines for nuclear fusion plants, fusion designers adopted, as far as possible, well-established standards for fission-based nuclear power plants (NPPs). This often implies interpretation and/or extrapolation,
S. M. Gonzalez de Vicente +10 more
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Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2022 To reduce the environmental burden caused by the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, waste burden minimization technology is currently being developed at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.
Jung-Hoon Choi +7 more
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