Synopses & Reviews
While the long-term storage of high-level wastes is just starting in some countries, low and medium-level wastes have been stored for several decades. Further, interim storage of spent fuel has been extended at many locations far beyond the intended time span. One of the priorities of this book is a discussion of the deleterious effects observed under these storage conditions, or under simulated storage condition tests. One chronic problem is the possibility that microbially influenced corrosion could be occurring in the wet storage of spent fuel, thereby initiating or accelerating corrosion. Another problem is the presence of biofilms which may be breaking down the structure of waste forms, thereby jeopardising their integrity. The book is organised around four topics: policy matters, fundamental technical issues, microbial processes in the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and repository storage of spent fuel. Some of the data presented indicate that previous engineering conditions are changing or deteriorating at a different rate (faster or slower) than predicted. Fundamental issues include microbial biofilm development on matrices, microbial influenced corrosion, bioaccumulation of radionuclides, etc.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Policy and Nuclear Waste Management. Research and Development Priorities in the Hungarian Waste Management Program;
P. Ormai, et al. Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level Radioactive Waste Management in Hungary;
L. Juhász, et al. Fundamental Issues. Activities of Microorganisms and Transfers of Trace Elements of Radionuclides in Microhabitats;
F. Hambuckers-Berhin, J. Remacle. Electrochemical Characteristics of Anticipated MIC in Deep Geologic Nuclear Waste Storage Environments at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA;
D.A. Jones, et al. Assessment of Microbially Influenced Corrosion;
A.M. Pritchard. A Procedure to Evaluate the Potential for Microbially Influenced Degradation of Cement-Solidified Low-Level Radioactive Waste Forms;
R.D. Rogers, et al. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Nuclear Waste Storage Environments;
B. Little, P. Wagner. Influence of the Microbiological Processes in Soil on Vertical Migration of Radionuclides;
Yu.I. Bondar, et al. Influence of Microorganisms on
85Sr and
137Cs Speciation in Soils;
I. Navarcik, et al. The Role of Microorganisms in the Mobility of Radionuclides in Soil;
P. Koska, et al. Basic Radiation Microbiology;
L.G. Gazso. Interim Storage of Spent Fuel. General and Specific Perspectives on Biological Impacts in Wet Storage Facilities for Irradiated Nuclear Fuel;
A.B. Johnson, Jr., S.P. Burke. Corrosion Problems in the Research Reactor `RA' Spent Fuel Storage Pool;
M. Kopecni, et al. Corrosion in a Spent Fuel Storage Basin;
L. Nyikos, et al. Wet Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Corrosion Process Investigations;
V. Kritskij. The Potential for Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in the Savannah River Spent Fuel Storage Pools;
M.R. Louthan, Jr. Biofilm Development and the Survival of Microorganisms in Water Systems of Nuclear Reactors and Spent Fuel Pools;
J.H. Wolfram, W.J. Dirk. Predicting the Effects of Microbial Activity on the Corrosion of Copper Nuclear Waste Disposal Containers;
F. King, S. Stroes-Gascoyne. Overview of the Interim Storage Systems for Spent Fuel at Swierk-Centre;
B. Filipiak, et al. Safety Aspects of a Dry Interim Storage Facility for Spent Fuel Cernavoda NPP;
M. Radu, et al. Inhibition of Microbiologically Induced Corrosion;
J. Telegdi, et al. Microbial Aspects of Radioactive Waste Disposal. The Microbiology of Radioactive Waste Disposal;
K. Pedersen. 25 Years Experience in Experimental Shallow Land Disposal of Bitumenized Radioactive Waste;
M. Milanov, I. Stefanova. Microbial Aspects of LLW Disposal at the UK Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Site;
P.N. Humphreys, et al. Determination of the Physical and Chemical States of Actinoids (Th, U, Np, Pu, Am) and Fission Fragments (Cs, Sr, Tc, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) Resulting from the Microbial Processes;
Yu.A. Teterin, et al. Gas Generation from Low Level Radioactive Waste: A Comparison of Model Derived and Experimental Data;
P.J. Agg, et al. Microbial Degradation of Eurobitum Waste Form Under Anaerobic Repository Conditions;
D. Springael, et al. Biodegradation, A Non-Problem if Radioactive Raw Wastes are Properly Conditioned into a Final Solid Disposal Form?
E.R. Merz. In Vitro Evaluation of Microbial Effects on Bitumen Waste Form;
J. Jucquol, et al.