An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford Site Tanks (1999)
Chapter: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ALARA
as low as reasonably achievable
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EDTA
ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid
EIS
environmental impact statement
EM
Office of Environmental Management
EMSP
Environmental Management Science Program
FR
Federal Regulation
HTI
Hanford Tank Initiative
HLW
high-level waste
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
LAW
low-activity waste
LLW
low-level waste
MUST
miscellaneous underground storage tanks (at Hanford Site)
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OST
Office of Science and Technology (EM-50)
PRA
probabilistic risk assessment
RCRA
Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended
ROD
record of decision
STCG
Site Technology Coordination Group
TFA
Tank Focus Area
TPA
Tri-Party Agreement (at Hanford Site)
TRU
transuranic
TWRS
Tank Waste Remediation System (at Hanford Site)
USAEC
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
USEPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
