The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: A Potential Solution for the Disposal of Transuranic Waste (1996)
Chapter: J. LIST OF ACRONYMS AND SYMBOLS
Appendix J List of Acronyms and Symbols
ε
effective porosity
AEA
Atomic Energy Act
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
AST
actinide source term
BRAGFLO
computer code modeling regional hydrology
CAO
U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Area Office
c.c.c.
critical coagulation concentration
CCDF
complementary cumulative distribution function
CH
contact handled
Ci
curie
DCCA
Draft Compliance Certification Application
DEIS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DRZ
disturbed rock zone
El
a scenario in which the WIPP repository is breached by one borehole extending down to a Castille brine pocket
E1E2
a scenario in which the WIPP repository is breached by two boreholes, one extending down to a Castille brine pocket and sealed above the repository horizon, and the other providing a flow path above the Salado
EACBS
Engineered Alternatives Cost/Benefit Study
EAMP
Engineered Alternatives Multidisciplinary Panel
EATF
Engineered Alternatives Task Force
EEG
State of New Mexico Environmental Evaluation Group
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
FEPs
features, events, and processes
GI
gastrointestinal
HI
human intrusion
HYDROCOIN
International Hydrologic Code Intercomparison Project
INTRAVAL
International Project to Study Validation of Geosphere Transport Models
Kd
distribution coefficient
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
LWA
Land Withdrawal Act
Ma
millions of years ago
MB
marker bed
MPa
megapascal
MTHM
metric tons of heavy metal
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NMED
New Mexico Environment Department
NRC
National Research Council
ONWI
Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation
PA
performance assessment
QA
quality assurance
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Rf
retardation factor
RH
Remote handled
SECO
computer code used in modeling hydrology
SIT
specific-ion interaction theory
SNL
Sandia National Laboratories
SPM
systems prioritization method
STTP
Source Term Test Program
TRU
literally, transuranic (i.e., with atomic number greater than that of uranium); however, TRU waste is commonly used to refer to all actinide-bearing waste (i.e., containing thorium and uranium isotopes)
VOC
volatile organic compound
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
