Improving the Characterization and Treatment of Radioactive Wastes for the Department of Energy's Accelerated Site Cleanup Program (2005)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms
Appendix C
Acronyms
AMWTF
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility at INEEL
ASAP
Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Program
BRWM
Board on Radioactive Waste Management
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CH-TRU
contact-handled transuranic waste
CIC
can-in-canister
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
DWPF
Defense Waste Processing Facility at SRS
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EM
DOE Office of Environmental Management
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERDF
Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility at Hanford
FFA
Federal Facility Agreement
FUDS
formerly used defense sites
GEM
Glovebox Excavator Method
HDPE
high-density polyethylene
HEU
highly enriched uranium
HLW
high-level waste
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
INTEC
Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
ISRM
In Situ Redox Manipulation
ISS
Interim Safe Storage
LAW
low-activity waste
LLW
low-level waste
LM DOE
Office of Legacy Management
MACT
maximum available control technology
MNA
monitored natural attenuation
NAPL
nonaqueous phase liquid
NMED
New Mexico Environment Department
NPL
National Priorities List
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
PMP
Performance Management Plan
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RH-TRU
remote-handled transuranic waste
RWMC
Radioactive Waste Management Complex at INEEL
SBW
sodium-bearing acidic waste
SNF
spent nuclear fuel
SRS
Savannah River Site, South Carolina
SWSA
solid waste storage area at Oak Ridge
TAN
Test Area North at INEEL
TRU
transuranic waste
TSCA
Toxic Substance Control Act
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
USGS
U.S. Geological Survey
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
VOC
volatile organic chemicals
