radioactivity

In the context of the safety of nuclear installations, there is general concern over the release and dispersal of radioactive pollutants in particulate form into the atmosphere. Such a release may lead to radiation exposure to individuals under radioactive fall-out conditions in…

The First Generation Magnox Storage Pond (FGMSP) is situated on the Sellafield Ltd site in the UK, and is an extremely inhospitable environment comprising of significant levels of radioactivity coupled with a high pH of pH 11.4. Despite such extreme conditions, microorganisms ar…