For over two decades, Boom Clay has been studied in the framework of geological disposal of nuclear waste thereby mainly addressing its geochemical properties. Today, also the microbiological properties and the possibility of microbes interacting with radionuclides or repository components including the waste form, in a host formation like Boom Clay are considered [2,3]. In the past, a reference composition for synthetic Boom Clay pore water (BCPW) was derived, based on interstitial water sampled from different layers within the Boom clay [1]. Similarly, the primary aim of this microbiological study was to determine the core BCPW bacterial community and identify representative water samples for future microbial directed lab experiments. In this respect, BCPW was sampled from different Boom Clay layers using the Morpheus piezometer (Fig. 1) and subsequently analysed by microscopy and molecular techniques, in search for overall shared and abundant micro-organisms.
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ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
September 8–12, 2013
Brussels, Belgium
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- Nuclear Engineering Division
- Environmental Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5601-7
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Boom Clay Borehole Water, Home of a Diverse Bacterial Community
Natalie Leys
Natalie Leys
SCK•CEN, Mol, Belgium
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Katinka Wouters
SCK•CEN, Mol, Belgium
Hugo Moors
SCK•CEN, Mol, Belgium
Natalie Leys
SCK•CEN, Mol, Belgium
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ICEM2013-96222, V001T02A024; 2 pages
Published Online:
February 18, 2014
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Wouters, K, Moors, H, & Leys, N. "Boom Clay Borehole Water, Home of a Diverse Bacterial Community." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. Volume 1: Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste Management; Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and High-Level Radioactive Waste Management. Brussels, Belgium. September 8–12, 2013. V001T02A024. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2013-96222
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