Bentonite sterilization methods in relation to geological disposal of radioactive waste: comparative efficiency of dry heat and gamma radiation
Gamma irradiation at 30 kGy effectively sterilized bentonite powder. The findings of our experiments emphasize the importance of using appropriate sterilization methods to maintain sterile controls in experiments that evaluate the microbial impacts in nuclear waste repositories. However, further assessment is needed to determine the effects of potential alterations induced by gamma radiation on bentonite properties.
Authors
- Vlastislav Kašpar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-1361)
- Kateřina Černá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3351-6372)
- Jakub Říha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-0502)
- D. Dudáš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-3727)
- Deepa Bartak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3367-5306)
- Eva Bedrníková
- P. Gallus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5011-9849)
Institutions
- Technical University of Liberec (CZ)
- Ujp Praha (Czechia) (CZ)
- Nuclear Research Institute Rez (Czechia) (CZ)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jambio/lxaf051
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55