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Microbiology In Nuclear waste Disposal This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880 Birgitta Kalinowski, SKB Petra Christensen, SKB

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no. 661880 IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 2

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no. 661880 A technical scientific work group session on microbiological processes was organized at IGD-TP , EF4 IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 3

Participants from: research, performance assessment, social science Gender perspective: This project has received ~50/50 funding from the Euratom research and 8 countries training represented programme 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no. 661880 IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 4

Final repository for intermediate level radioactive waste Methanogens Final repository for LLW and ILW There are about 1 million and 1000 millions of cells per liter groundwater in the rock. Encapsulation Medical care, industry plant Final repository for short-lived and research m/s Sigyn radioactive waste This project About 2 million SRB/ m 3 has received funding from will be introduced with the Euratom the buffer research and Encapsulation training plant programme There are even microbes 2014 - 2018 growing on the fuel in the under Grant Agreement no. interim storages. 661880 Central interim storage for spent nuclear fuel (Clab) Final repository for spent nuclear fuel Sulphate reducing bacteria Nuclear power plant IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 5

 Microbially induced degradation  Corrosion of metal canisters  Degradation of buffer, backfill and cement  Gases This project has received  Production − funding from the Euratom  Consumption + research and training programme  Migration 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no.  Mobilisation − 661880  Immobilisation + IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 6

 Work Package 1 ~ ILW  Key Topic 2 : “Waste forms and their behaviour”  Lead: NNL (UK, Joe Small)  Work Package 2 : ~HLW  Key Topic 3 : “Technical feasibility and long -term performance of repository components ” This project  Lead: MICANS (Sweden, Karsten Pedersen) has received funding from the Euratom research and  Work Package 3 : Integration, communication and training programme dissemination 2014 - 2018 under grant  Lead: SCK•CEN (Belgium, Natalie Leys/Katinka agreement No. Wouters) 661880  Work Package 4 : Management  Lead: SKB (Sweden, Petra Christensen) IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 7

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880

Reduce uncertainty of safety-relevant microbial processes controlling radionuclide, chemical and gas release from long-lived intermediate level wastes (ILW) containing organics (SRA Key topic 2 sub topic 2) To quantify the combined rates of biodegradation, radiolysis and hydrolysis of 1. This project anthropogenic organic polymers and cellulose present in ILW under disposal has received conditions. funding from the Euratom To identify key chemical species resulting from organic ILW biodegradation, 2. research and radiolysis and hydrolysis and their effects on radionuclide speciation and training mobility. programme 2014 - 2018 To establish the in situ chemical and physical conditions that may limit 3. under Grant microbial activity in EU repository concepts for ILW utilising cementitous Agreement no. materials within a neutral pH host rock. 661880 To examine the microbial generation and consumption of CH 4 and H 2 under 4. ILW repository conditions. To understand the effect of ILW heterogeneity on bioprocess pathways, pH 5. and redox conditions, barrier degradation and radionuclide release. IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 10

This project H 2 Needle Needle has received valve valve funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no. 661880 Mont Terri • Characterize microbial community • Rate of production of CH 4 IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 11

TVO expt; 16 years of data (1998- 2014) Modelling gas rate Modelling and volume neutralisation of pH This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under Grant Agreement no. 661880 IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 12

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880

 Quantify the contribution of microbially produced sulphide in the geosphere and in buffers and backfill to the overall rate of canister corrosion (SRA Key topic 3).  Characterize the impact of microbial activity on the long-term performance of bentonites and seals This project has received and plug systems in European geological disposal funding from the Euratom concepts (SRA Key topic 3, sub-topics 9 and 10). research and training programme  Gain systematic information on the effectiveness of 2014 - 2018 under Grant specific bentonite buffers and their properties Agreement no. 661880 (density, pH) in inhibiting microbial activity (SRA Key topic 3) IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 14

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. Grimsel Test Site (Febex: 1997-2015 in 661880 situ experiment) Gas sampling at Äspö HRL Microbial activity in the buffer Presence and activity of SRB in host rock groundwater IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 15

Bentonite samples will be obtained from sealing barrier that was installed in Josef undeground facility in 2012; the core contains heating body that maintains 100 ° C and the bentonite was saturated by natural crystaline water Mineralogy and This project has received chemistry data of funding from bentonite the Euratom aged bentonite research and samples will be training programme provided by Czech 2014 - 2018 heating body under grant Radioactive Waste agreement No. 661880 Management Organisation (SÚRAO) thermometers IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 16

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880

Task 3.1 Synthesis, evaluation, abstraction and integration Task 3.2 This project has received funding from Expert the Euratom research and conceptualization training programme and public perception 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880 Task 3.3 Knowledge and information exchange IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 18

Perception of lay public and professional: waste disposal design with and without microbial processes by interviews, questionnaires To distribute knowledge This project has received on general funding from the Euratom geomicrobiology and the research and training outcome of the programme 2014 - 2018 experimental work under Grant packages to a broad Agreement no. 661880 audience , including students, professionals, the scientific community, stakeholders and the lay community. IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 19

This project has received funding from the Euratom research and training programme 2014 - 2018 under grant agreement No. 661880

ANDRA , Agence Nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs, France 1. BMWi , Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energy, Germany 2. COVRA , Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval, The Netherlands 3. ENRESA , Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radioactivos S.A., Spain 4. LLWR Ltd, UK Low Level Waste 5. Nagra , Nationale Genossenschaft für die Lagerung radioaktiver Abfälle, 6. Switzerland This project has received NIRAS/ONDRAF , the Belgian Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched funding from 7. the Euratom Fissile Materials research and training NWMO , Nuclear Waste Management Organisation, Canada 8. programme 2014 - 2018 Posiva Oy , Finland 9. under Grant Agreement no. 10. PURAM , Public Limited Company for Radioactive Waste Management, Hungary 661880 11. RWM , Radioactive Waste Management Limited, United Kingdom 12. SKB , Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co, Sweden 13. SÚRAO , Správa úložišť radioaktivních odpadů , Czech Republic 14. TVO , Teollisuuden Voima Oy, Finland IGD-TP Exchange Forum 6 London November 3-4, 2015 21