Radioactive Waste 910 - University of Manchester Researchers Find That Some Types Of Bacteria Would Improve Containment Of Nuclear Waste
Certain microbes can use radionuclides such as uranium and neptunium instead of oxygen. In the process, they convert the radionuclides from soluble forms to insoluble forms which makes them less mobile. This should improve our confidence in radioactive waste disposal plans according to Jonathan Lloyd. Lloyd is a geomicrobiologist at the University of Manchester in the U.K.