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Microbial Influence on Radionuclide Transport through the Culebra

Swanson, Juliet S. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]
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The potential release of radionuclides into the Culebra dolomite formation is modeled extensively in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s Performance Assessment (WIPP PA) calculations. Uranium is of chief concern in these modeled scenarios, as it shows the greatest release. Because of this, a series of experiments was undertaken to determine if microbial activity in the Culebra formation could transform uranium, either directly or indirectly, to a state that could be immobilized.

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.

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Swanson, Juliet S. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]. 2025-10-08. Microbial Influence on Radionuclide Transport through the Culebra. https://doi.org/10.2172/2998226

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