Deliverables Documents, reports (42) Microbial activation due to addition of electron donors/acceptors in deep groundwaters Report of microbial activation due to addition of electron donors/acceptors in deep groundwaters Report of radionuclide speciation associated with degraded organic ILW Y3 Evaluation Year three evaluation report on the experimentally and computationally observed and predicted microbial processes in WP1 and WP2 Interim report on deep gases and sulphur compounds Interim report on deep gases and sulphur compounds as biogeochemical energy sources in crystalline rock Sulphide production Report on sulphide production: process model, limiting factors and concentrations Final Integration and Evaluation report Final synthesis report on the evaluation, abstraction and integration of experimentally and computationally observed and predicted microbial processes in WP1 and WP2 Implementers review board evaluation report Microbial mobility in saturated bentonites of different density Report on microbial mobility in saturated bentonites of different density Effects of radiation and microbial degradation of ILW organic polymers Report of effects of radiation and microbial degradation of ILW organic polymers Methane generation in the Mt Terri URL and the underlying microbial processes Report on methane generation in the Mt Terri URL and the underlying microbial processes Synthesis of research into microbial processes affecting HLW EBS components Conceptualization and Perception Report on the impact of inclusion of microbiology on expert conceptualisation and public perception of geological disposal Role of bentonite density on the rate of corrosion of carbon steel Report on the role of bentonite density on the rate of corrosion of carbon steel under biotic and abiotic conditions Data Management Plan (DMP) Microbial activity and the physical-chemical and transport properties of bentonite buffer Report on microbial activity and the physical-chemical and transport properties of bentonite buffer Microbial diversity in bentonite buffer of aged bentonite buffer experiment Report of microbial diversity in bentonite buffer of aged bentonite buffer experiment Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (DEP) Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (DEP). It highlights communication actions such as main communication materials (website, project presentation) and events involving external participants, but also draws a framework to identify potential future actions. May be updated as the project evolves Website Publication Plan – project results in high quality journals Publication Plan – Project results in high quality journals Radiation and microbial degradation of bitumen Report on radiation and microbial degradation of bitumen Risk Communication Intermediate report on guidelines for risk communication within the DEP Anaerobic microbial corrosion of canister material Report on anaerobic microbial corrosion of canister material in crystalline water and in near-field environment (bentonite and granite) Y1 Evaluation Year one evaluation report on the experimentally and computationally observed and predicted microbial processes in WP1 and WP2 Threshold densities Report on threshold densities for three commercial bentonites, including the FEBEX buffer, above which microbial activity including sulphide-producing activity is practically inhibited under specific clay properties such as pore space, transport rates, organic matter and sulphate content, hydrogen and organic availability and temperature Microbial diversity in aged bentonite Report on microbial diversity in aged bentonite samples from JU facility. Comparison of bacterial communities from bentonite aged under different temperature and pressure conditions. Mineralogy and chemical characterization of aged bentonites will be included. Survival of microorganisms in bentonite subjected to different levels of irradiation and pressure Report on survival of microorganisms in bentonite subjected to different levels of irradiation temperature and pressure Concrete stability Report of the effect from microbial activity on pH, Eh and concrete stability at interfaces between concrete structures and backfill materials Review of organic wastes and their biodegradation under ILW repository conditions Y2 Evaluation Year two evaluation report on the experimentally and computationally observed and predicted microbial processes in WP1 and WP2 Relevant metabolic processes and limits on chemical conditions leading to methane generation in LLW and ILW Report on relevant microbial metabolic processes and limits on chemical conditions leading to methane generation in LLW and ILW Cement deterioration boundaries Report on boundary conditions of microbial processes affecting the integrity of cementitious materials in the presence of either or both (bentonite) backfill and host rock water with microbial inocula Rate of corrosion of carbon steel in bentonite under biotic and abiotic conditions Report on the rate of corrosion of carbon steel in bentonite under biotic and abiotic conditions Modelling of microbial processes relevant to ILW disposal Report on modelling of microbial processes relevant to ILW disposal E&T package Modular microbiology education and training package that can be readily adapted and/or implemented in existing training material and PetrusIII training programs and that is in line with the Bologna principle and Copenhagen process. Microscopy and element mapping characterization studies of radionuclide microbe organic interactions Report on microscopy studies of radionuclide microbe organic interactions Evolution of stress in biotic and abiotic clay flow cells Preliminary report on evolution of stress in biotic and abiotic clay flow cells Design, set up and operation of experimental equipment Long-term stability of bentonite in the presence of microorganisms Report on microbially influenced long-term changes in bentonite mineralogy. Inventory of reducing gases Data report on the inventory of reducing gases in host rock and their transport rates to groundwater and microbial ecosystems. The work will be presented as a report and eventually published. Synthesis of research into biologically mediated ILW waste degradation and waste form behaviour Project presentation Project presentation. Nature, scope, activities and expected results of the project. Preparation and publication pd project summary Preparation and publication of project summary Publications Other (5) Short abstract from the second Project Annual Meeting (PAM2) in Prague 2017 Author(s): The MIND project Published in: MIND Project Annual Meeting 2 Short Abstracts Prague May 3-5 2017, 2017 Publisher: SKB MIND Project Annual Meeting 3 Short Abstracts Lausanne, May 7-9 2018 Author(s): The MIND project Published in: MIND Project Annual Meeting 3, Short Abstracts, 2018 Publisher: SKB Long-termexperiment with compacted bentonite Author(s): M. Vikman, M. Matusewicz, E. Sohlberg, H. Miettinen, J. Järvinen, A. Itälä, P. Rajala, M. Raulio, M. Itävaara, A. Muurinen, M. Tiljander, M. Olin Published in: 2018, ISBN 978-951-38-8654-7 Publisher: VTT MIND Project Annual Meeting 1 Extended Abstracts Granada May 2-4 Author(s): The MIND project Published in: MIND Project Annual Meeting 1 Extended Abstracts Granada May 2-4, 2016 Publisher: SKB Arbeitsbericht NAB 16-015 FEBEX DP Microbiological report Author(s): A. Bengtsson, A. Blom, T. Taborowski, A. Schippers, J. Edlund, B. Kalinowski, K. Pedersen Published in: Nagra reports, Issue NAB 16-015, 2017 Publisher: http://www.grimsel.com/gts-phase-vi/febex-dp/febex-dp-literature-publications Peer reviewed articles (14) Stenotrophomonas bentonitica sp. nov., isolated from bentonite formations Author(s): Iván Sánchez-Castro, Miguel Angel Ruiz-Fresneda, Mohammed Bakkali, Peter Kämpfer, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Hans Jürgen Busse, Margarita López-Fernández, Pablo Martínez-Rodríguez, Mohamed Larbi Merroun Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, Issue 67/8, 2017, Page(s) 2779-2786, ISSN 1466-5026 Publisher: Society for General Microbiology DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002016 Influence of riboflavin on the reduction of radionuclides by Shewanella oneidenis MR-1 Author(s): Andrea Cherkouk, Gareth T. W. Law, Athanasios Rizoulis, Katie Law, Joanna C. Renshaw, Katherine Morris, Francis R. Livens, Jonathan R. Lloyd Published in: Dalton Transactions, Issue 45/12, 2016, Page(s) 5030-5037, ISSN 1477-9226 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry DOI: 10.1039/c4dt02929a The anaerobic corrosion of carbon steel in compacted bentonite exposed to natural Opalinus Clay porewater containing native microbial populations Author(s): N. R. Smart, B. Reddy, A. P. Rance, D. J. Nixon, M. Frutschi, R. Bernier-Latmani, N. Diomidis Published in: Corrosion Engineering, Science and Technology, Issue 52/sup1, 2017, Page(s) 101-112, ISSN 1478-422X Publisher: Maney Publishing DOI: 10.1080/1478422x.2017.1315233 Draft Genome Sequence of Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7 T , a Selenite-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from Spanish Bentonites Author(s): Iván Sánchez-Castro, Mohammed Bakkali, Mohamed L. Merroun Published in: Genome Announcements, Issue 5/31, 2017, ISSN 2169-8287 Publisher: ASM Journals DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00719-17 The biogeochemistry of gas generation from low-level nuclear waste: Modelling after 18 years study under in situ conditions Author(s): Joe S. Small, Mikko Nykyri, Minna Vikman, Merja Itävaara, Liisa Heikinheimo Published in: Applied Geochemistry, Issue 84, 2017, Page(s) 360-372, ISSN 0883-2927 Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.07.012 Green synthesis and biotransformation of amorphous Se nanospheres to trigonal 1D Se nanostructures: impact on Se mobility within the concept of radioactive waste disposal Author(s): Miguel A. Ruiz Fresneda, Josemaría Delgado Martín, Jaime Gómez Bolívar, María V. Fernández Cantos, Germán Bosch-Estévez, Marcos F. Martínez Moreno, Mohamed L. Merroun Published in: Environmental Science: Nano, Issue 5/9, 2018, Page(s) 2103-2116, ISSN 2051-8153 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry DOI: 10.1039/C8EN00221E Nitrate and nitrite reduction at high pH in a cementitious environment by a microbial microcosm Author(s): Nadège Durban, Yan Rafrafi, Athanasios Rizoulis, Achim Albrecht, Jean-Charles Robinet, Jonathan R. Lloyd, Alexandra Bertron, Benjamin Erable Published in: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Issue 134, 2018, Page(s) 93-102, ISSN 0964-8305 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2018.08.009 The biogeochemical fate of nickel during microbial ISA degradation; implications for nuclear waste disposal Author(s): Gina Kuippers, Christopher Boothman, Heath Bagshaw, Michael Ward, Rebecca Beard, Nicholas Bryan, Jonathan R. Lloyd Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 8/1, 2018, ISSN 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26963-8 Anaerobacillus isosaccharinicus sp. nov., an alkaliphilic bacterium which degrades isosaccharinic acid Author(s): Naji M. Bassil, Jonathan R. Lloyd Published in: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2018, ISSN 1466-5026 Publisher: Society for General Microbiology DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.002721 Draft genome sequences of four alkaliphilic bacteria belonging to the Anaerobacillus genus Author(s): Bassil NM, Lloyd JR Published in: Genome Announcements, American Society for Microbiology, 2016, ISSN 2169-8287 Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Acetate Activates Deep Subsurface Fracture Fluid Microbial Communities in Olkiluoto, Finland Author(s): Hanna Miettinen, Malin Bomberg, Minna Vikman Published in: Geosciences, Issue 8/11, 2018, Page(s) 399, ISSN 2076-3263 Publisher: Geosciences (Switzerland) DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8110399 Additives in Plasticised Polyvinyl Chloride Fuel Microbial Nitrate Reduction at High pH: Implications for Nuclear Waste Disposal Author(s): Sophie L. Nixon, Bart E. van Dongen, Chris Boothman, Joe S. Small, Jonathan R. Lloyd Published in: Frontiers in Environmental Science, Issue 6, 2018, ISSN 2296-665X Publisher: Frontiers in Environmental Science DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2018.00097 Response of bentonite microbial communities to stresses relevant to geodisposal of radioactive waste Author(s): Haydn M. Haynes, Carolyn I. Pearce, Chris Boothman, Jonathan R. Lloyd Published in: Chemical Geology, Issue 501, 2018, Page(s) 58-67, ISSN 0009-2541 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.10.004 Mobility and reactivity of sulphide in bentonite clays – Implications for engineered bentonite barriers in geological repositories for radioactive wastes Author(s): Karsten Pedersen, Andreas Bengtsson, Anders Blom, Linda Johansson, Trevor Taborowski Published in: Applied Clay Science, Issue 146, 2017, Page(s) 495-502, ISSN 0169-1317 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2017.07.003 Conference proceedings (3) The effect of caesium ions on a natural anaerobic microbial community. Author(s): R. Shrestha J. Steinová T. Černousek J. Kokinda R. Hadrová H. Kovárová A. Ševců Published in: Waste Forum, 2018 Issue 2, p.140-145, Issue ISSN 1804-0195, 2018, Page(s) p. 140-145 Publisher: https://www.tretiruka.cz/ Influence of microorganisms on degradation products of gamma irradiated organic radioactive wastes – preliminary results Author(s): R. Shrestha J. Steinová T. Černousek P. Hrabák P. Polívka H. Vánová Published in: The Waste Management Forum, 2017 Publisher: Odpadove Forum.zc Characterization of microbial communities in raw and homogenized bentonite samples Author(s): R. Shrestha J. Steinová L. Falteisek D. Vlková A. Ševců Published in: TUDelft, Issue Part 2, 2nd Petrus-OPERA PhD and early stage researcher conference 2016, 2016 Publisher: TUDelft Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available
