Microbiological assessment of spent nuclear fuel pools: An in-perspective review

D Karley, SK Shukla, TS Rao - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atomic or nuclear energy is one of the major sources of clean energy worldwide when
compared to polluting fossil fuels. After thermal, hydroelectric, and renewable sources of …

Microbial corrosion of metals: The corrosion microbiome

Y Lekbach, T Liu, Y Li, M Moradi, W Dou, D Xu… - Advances in microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbially catalyzed corrosion of metals is a substantial economic concern. Aerobic
microbes primarily enhance Fe 0 oxidation through indirect mechanisms and their impact …

Impact and control of fouling in radioactive environments

F Barton, S Shaw, K Morris, J Graham… - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Fouling and scaling of equipment in the nuclear industry is a significant and challenging
problem that effects multiple areas across the entire nuclear fuel cycle. Consequences such …

Evaluation of antibiofilm potential of four-domain α-amylase from Streptomyces griseus against exopolysaccharides (EPS) of bacterial pathogens using Danio rerio

SA Lakshmi, R Alexpandi, RMB Shafreen… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Biofilm formation is a major issue in healthcare settings as 75% of nosocomial infection
arises due to biofilm residing bacteria. Exopolysaccharides (EPS), a key component of the …

Sequestration of cobalt and nickel by biofilm forming bacteria isolated from spent nuclear fuel pool water

D Karley, SK Shukla, TS Rao - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
In the current study, six bacterial types, isolated from spent nuclear fuel (SNF) pool facility,
were investigated for their ability to sequester heavy metals (cobalt and nickel). Biofilm …

Potential applications of microbial genomics in nuclear non-proliferation

H MacGregor, I Fukai, K Ash, AP Arkin… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As nuclear technology evolves in response to increased demand for diversification and
decarbonization of the energy sector, new and innovative approaches are needed to …

Multi-approach assessment of groundwater biogeochemistry: Implications for the site characterization of prospective spent nuclear fuel repository sites

SY Park, Y Zhang, JS Kwon, MJ Kwon - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The disposal of spent nuclear fuel in deep subsurface repositories using multi-barrier
systems is considered to be the most promising method for preventing radionuclide leakage …

Mono and bilayer coatings of alkanethiol and silane on copper: Prevents corrosion and regulate bacterial adhesion

TS Rao, R Feser - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Self-assembling molecules (SAMs) provide a flexible system for surface modification of
materials by forming films of molecular thickness. SAMs protect materials from corrosion and …

DetR DB: A database of ionizing radiation resistance determinants

A Ryabova, O Kozlova, A Kadirov, A Ananeva, O Gusev… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nuclear pollution is an urgent environmental issue and is a consequence of rapid
industrialization and nuclear accidents in the past. Remediation of nuclear polluted sites …

Amplicon-based sequencing revealed potential microbiologically influenced corrosion in the interim storage for spent fuel of RSG-GAS, Serpong, Indonesia

I SUGORO, DSR FADILA, MR PIKOLI… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2023 - smujo.id
Sugoro I, Fadila DSR, Pikoli MR, Hermanto FE, Ramadhan F, Shalsabilla SE, Cici A, Rijal
MS, Rahayu DS, Puspito MJ, Haribowo DR, Tetriana D. 2023. Amplicon-based sequencing …