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Title: Microbial Condition of Water Samples from Foreign Fuel Storage Facilities

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/630875· OSTI ID:630875
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  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Company, AIKEN, SC (United States)

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.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
630875
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-97-00365; ON: DE98052751
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Oct 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English