Going the Distance?: The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States (2006)
Chapter: APPENDIX E Acronyms
APPENDIX E
Acronyms
AAR
Association of American Railroads
AEA
Atomic Energy Act
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
ALARA
as low as reasonably achievable
ASME
American Society for Mechanical Engineers
BAM
German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
BNFL
British Nuclear Fuels Limited
BWR
boiling water reactor
CCDF
complementary cumulative distribution function
CEGB
Central Electricity Generating Board
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CT
computed tomography
CVTR
Carolinas-Virginia Tube Reactor
DHS
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE-EM
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
DOE-NE
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
DOE-NR
U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Reactors Program
DOE-RW
U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT-FMCSA
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
DOT-FRA
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration
DOT-NHA
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Administration
DU
depleted uranium
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EJ
Environmental Justice
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FICA
Facility Interface Capabilities Assessment
FRA
Federal Railroad Administration
FRR
foreign research reactor
GAO
U.S. Government Accountability Office
GPS
global positioning system
HEU
highly enriched uranium
HFIR
High Flux Isotope Reactor
HLW
high-level waste
HMIS
Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting System
HSPD
Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HTGR
high-temperature gas reactor
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
IME
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
INEL
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
INL
Idaho National Laboratory
INPO
Institute for Nuclear Power Operations
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
LCF
latent cancer fatality
LEU
low enriched uranium
MERRTT
Modular Emergency Response Radiological Transportation Training
MN
meganewton
MOU
memorandum of understanding
MOX
mixed oxide fuel
MRFA
Maximally Reasonably Foreseeable Accident
MTHM
metric tons of heavy metal
NCRP
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NIMS
National Incident Management System
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPP
nuclear power plant
NRC
National Research Council
NSTI
Near Site Transportation Interface
NWPA
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
NWS
Naval Weapons Station
OCRWM
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (DOE)
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PATRAM
International Symposium on Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials
PFS
Private Fuel Storage, LLC
PWR
pressurized water reactor
RITA
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
RMIR
Radioactive Material Incident Report
ROD
Record of Decision
RSPA
Research and Special Programs Administration
SI
International System of Units as defined by the General Conference of Weights and Measures in 1960
SNF
spent nuclear fuel
SRS
Savannah River Site
SSEB
Southern States Energy Board
TEC
Transportation External Coordination (Working Group)
TEPP
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program
TRANSSC
Transport Safety Standards Committee
TRUPAC II
Transuranic Waste Transport Package
UER
Urban Environmental Institute, LLC
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
WGA
Western Governors’ Association
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
W/MTU
watts per metric ton of heavy metal
