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MIC is a serious form of degradation of system materials in several industries, including power generation, oil production, chemical processing, transportation, and pulp and paper. In the electricity and nuclear industries in particular, increased vigilance and importance has been assigned to the prevention of MIC and other forms of degradation that affect reliability, safety, and operating and maintenance costs Generating plants have been forced to undertake material replacement, or to make extensive repairs to service water systems, at enormous cost due to MIC. Large financial losses also result when lost capacity is replaced by more expensive energy options. The economic impact of failures in large nuclear units can be as high as millions of dollars per day. The cost of chemicals and delivery systems for water treatments to prevent MIC and microbial fouling is significantly less, annually..