Research Opportunities for Managing the Department of Energy's Transuranic and Mixed Wastes (2002)
Chapter: Appendix F: List of Acronyms
F List of Acronyms
ATIC
Alternatives to Incineration Committee
CERCLA
Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund)
CH-TRU
contact-handled TRU waste
DGGE
density gradient gel electrophoresis
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
EM
DOE Office of Environmental Management
EMSP
Environmental Management Science Program
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FFCA
Federal Facility Compliance Act of 1992
HEPA
high-efficiency particulate arresting
HWC
hazardous waste combustor
HWIR
Hazardous Waste Identification Rule
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
LDR
Land Disposal Restriction
LLW
low-level radioactive waste
MACT
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
MEMS
MicroElectroMechanical Systems
MLLW
mixed low-level waste
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
MTADS
Multi-sensor Towed Array Detection System
MTRU
mixed transuranic waste
MWIR
Mixed Waste Inventory Report
NABIR
Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research
NESHAP
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NDA
nondestructive assay
NDE
nondestructive examination
NEMS
NanoElectroMechanical Systems
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
OST
DOE Office of Science and Technology
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PCR
polymerase chain reaction
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
RH-TRU
remote handled TRU waste
RTR
real-time radiography
RWMC
Radioactive Waste Management Complex at Hanford
SAMS
Surveillance and Measurement System
SARA
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SARP
Safety Analysis Report for Packaging
SAW
surface acoustic wave
TCLP
toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TM
transuranic and mixed waste
TMFA
Transuranic and Mixed Waste Focus Area
T-RFLP
terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism
TRU
transuranic
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
VOC
volatile organic compound
WAC
waste acceptance criteria
WETO
Western Environmental Treatment Office
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
the Permit
WIPP Waste Acceptance Permit
