Plans and Practices for Groundwater Protection at the Los Alamos National Laboratory: Final Report (2007)
Chapter: Appendix C Acronyms
Appendix C
Acronyms
AEA Atomic Energy Act
AOC area of concern
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
CCNS Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Resource, Compensation and Liability Act
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COPC chemicals of potential concern
DOE Department of Energy
EAG External Advisory Group
EIB Environmental Improvement Board
ENV environment(al)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPD Environmental Programs Directorate
FEHM Finite-Element Heat and Mass-Transfer Code
GWSW groundwater and surface-water
HWA Hazardous Waste Act
HWMR Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory
LDSP LANL Decision Support Process
MCL maximum contaminant level
MDA material disposal area
MDL Method Detection Limit
NAE National Academy of Engineering
NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NMAC New Mexico Administrative Code
NMED New Mexico Environment Department
NMSA New Mexico Statutes Annotated
NNMCAB Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board
NNSA National Nuclear Security Administration
NOI Notice of Intent
NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
NRC National Research Council
OSWER Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
PQL Practical Quantitation Limit
PRS potential release site
QA quality assurance
QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan
QC quality control
QMP Quality Management Plan
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RLWTF Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility
RRES Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship
SWEIS Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement
SWMU solid waste management unit
SWWS Sanitary Wastewater System
TA Technical Area
UC University of California
USNRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
