Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia (2012)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
AEA | Atomic Energy Act |
ALARA | as low as reasonably achievable |
ALI | annual limit on intake |
AMD | acid mine drainage |
ANFO | ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil |
ATSDR | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BEIR | National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation |
Bq | Becquerel |
CAA | Clean Air Act |
California EPA | California Environmental Protection Agency |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDPHE | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CI | confidence interval |
Ci | Curie |
cm/s | cubic meters per second |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CT | computerized tomography |
CWA | Clean Water Act |
DAC | derived air concentration |
EAR | estimated additional resources |
EIA | environmental impact assessment |
EIS | environmental impact statement |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
Ga | billion years ago |
GWe | Gigawatt equivalent |
Gy | Gray (unit) |
HKCa | highly potassic calc-alkaline magmas |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
IR | Inferred Resources |
ISL | in situ leaching |
ISR | in situ recovery (term used primarily in North America) |
K | potassium |
km | kilometers |
m | meters |
MCL | maximum contaminant level |
µg/L | micrograms per liter |
µGy/h | microGrays/hour |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MOX | mixed oxide |
MSHA | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
MVOCs | microbial volatile organic compounds |
My | million years old |
Nb | niobium |
NCI | National Cancer Institute |
NCRP | National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NLM | National Library of Medicine |
NORM | naturally occurring radioactive materials |
NPL | National Priorities List |
NRC | National Research Council |
NRCS | Natural Resources Conservation Service |
NURE | National Uranium Resource Evaluation |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
OR | odds ratio |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
P2O5 | phosphorus pentoxide |
PAl | peraluminous magmas |
Pb | lead |
pCi/L | picocuries per liter (1 × 10–12 Ci/L) |
PEL | permissible exposure limit |
PNEC | predicted no-effect concentration |
ppm | parts per million |
PR | Prognosticated Resources |
Ra | radium |
RAR | Reasonably Assured Resources |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
REE | rare earth elements |
REL | recommended exposure limit |
rem | roentgen equivalent in man (1 rem = 0.01 Sievert) |
Rn | radon |
RR | relative risk |
SDWA | Safe Drinking Water Act |
SMR | standardized mortality ratio |
SR | Speculative Resources |
Sv | Sievert |
Ta | tantalum |
TAG | technical assistance grant |
TENORM | technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials |
Th | thorium |
ThO2 | thorianite (thorium oxide) |
Ti | titanium |
tU | metric tonnes uranium |
U | uranium |
USDOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
USDOT | U.S. Department of Transportation |
USEIA | U.S. Energy Information Administration |
USEPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
USNRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
U3O8 | triuranium octoxide, one form of yellowcake |
UMTRCA | Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act |
UNSCEAR | United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation |
UO2 | uranium dioxide |
VA DEQ | Virginia Department of Environmental Quality |
VA DGIF | Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
VA DMME | Virginia Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy |
VCCER | Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research |
VDH | Virginia Department of Health |
VUI | Virginia Uranium, Inc. |
WHO | World Health Organization |
WL | working level |
WLM | working level month |
WNA | World Nuclear Association |
YPLL | years of potential life lost |
Zr | zirconium |
