Review of New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Process (1996)
Chapter: A: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
1980 Act
Federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act of 1980 (P.L. 95-573)
1985 Amendments Act
Federal Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-240)
1986 State Act
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act
Advisory Committee
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee
BRWM
Board on Radioactive Waste Management
CAI
Candidate Area Identification
CAIR
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission's Candidate Area Identification Report
DEC
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
ECL
New York State Environmental Conservation Law
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
GIS
Geographic Information System
LLRW
Low-level radioactive waste
NORM
Naturally occurring radioactive materials
NRC
National Research Council
NYS
New York State
PSI
Potential Sites Identification
ROPSI
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission's Report on Potential Sites Identification
SES
Statewide Exclusionary Screening
SESR
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission's Statewide Exclusionary Screening Report
Siting Commission
New York State Commission for Siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility
Siting Plan
New York State Low-Level Radioactive Waste Siting Commission's Plan for Selecting Sites for Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Wastes
U.S.C.
U.S. Code
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
