The Institute of Radiochemistry (IRC), one of the five institutes of the Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (FZR), performs basic and applied research in the fields of radiochemistry and radioecology. The motivation and background of our research are environmental processes relevant to the installation of nuclear waste repositories, for the remediation o...
A culture-independent molecular approach has been applied to investigate the bacterial diversity in three uranium contaminated sites. The three analysed soil samples have been collected from the uranium waste pile Haberland near Johanngeorgenstadt (Germany), from the uranium mill tailings in Gunnison, Colorado (USA) and from the uranium mill tailin...
Knowledge of the intensity of large-surface radon exhalation, ie. of the source strength, is an important prerequisite for activities for preparing the knowledge base for decisions on the radiological remediation of abondoned mining sites, the radiological clearance of such sites for construction projects, and the assessment of radiological hazards...