Spent fuel storage ponds at Sellafield, UK

Amplicon sequencing obtained from indoor spent fuel storage ponds at Sellafield, UK. The aim of this study is to characterize microbial communities of an indoor alkaline spent fuel storage pond (INP) on the Sellafield site, to help understand the microbial ecology of this facility, and the potential forms of metabolism that could underpin colonisation. An additional goal was to provide baseline microbial community data, so that the impact of receiving new fuels and stored waste material during upcoming and extensive site-wide decommissioning activities across the Sellafield site can be assessed.