Ionizing radiation apparently didn’t prevent some types of bacteria from breeding in the water, but astonishingly, they are not the radiation-resistant types expected in an environment like this.
Tldr: some types of unexpected non-radioactive resistant bacteria are thriving in the radioactive environment. Additionally the bacteria are causing corrosion and so are being studied for decommissioning radioactive things.
Tldr: some types of unexpected non-radioactive resistant bacteria are thriving in the radioactive environment. Additionally the bacteria are causing corrosion and so are being studied for decommissioning radioactive things.
If the Linnaean name given to them doesn’t end in “gojirae”, there is no hope for humanity