Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Final Report (2002)
Chapter: Appendix J: Acronyms
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"Appendix J: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2002. Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/10492.
Appendix J
Acronyms
AK:
acceptable knowledge
ALARA:
as low as reasonably achievable
CAO:
Carlsbad Area Office
CBFO:
Carlsbad Field Office
CH-TRU:
contact-handled transuranic
DOE:
U.S. Department of Energy
EPA:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NMED:
New Mexico Environment Department
PUREX:
plutonium uranium extraction
RH-TRU:
remote-handled transuranic
RCRA:
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SCG:
summary category group
WIPP:
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WWIS:
WIPP Waste Information System
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