Open AccessMicrobial Condition of Water Samples from Foreign Fuel Storage Facilities
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Berry,
C.B. Fliermans,
Jorge Santo Domingo
Publication year - 1997
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/630875
Subject(s) - bacteria , environmental science , anaerobic bacteria , sulfate , aerobic bacteria , sulfate reducing bacteria , waste management , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , environmental chemistry , food science , biology , engineering , genetics , organic chemistry
In order to assess the microbial condition of foreign nuclear fuel storage facilities, fourteen different water samples were received from facilities outside the United States that have sent spent nuclear fuel to SRS for wet storage. Each water sample was analyzed for microbial content and activity as determined by total bacteria, viable aerobic bacteria, viable anaerobic bacteria, viable sulfate- reducing bacteria, viable acid-producing bacteria and enzyme diversity. The results for each water sample were then compared to other foreign samples and to data from the receiving basin for off- site fuel (RBOF) at SRS