The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes: U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management (1999)
Chapter: Apendix E: Acronyms and Definitions
Appendix E
Acronyms and Definitions
AEA
Atomic Energy Act of 1954
ALT
Accelerated leach test
AMWTP
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
BDAT
Best demonstrated achievable technology
BRWM
Board on Radioactive Waste Management
CEMT
Committee on Environmental Management Technologies
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
EM
DOE Office of Environmental Management
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FFCA
Federal Facility Compliance Act
HIC
High integrity container
HLW
High-level waste
HSWA
Hazardous and Solid Waste Act
HWIR
Hazardous Waste Identification Rule
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
LDR
Land Disposal Restrictions
LLW
Low-level waste
MLLW
Mixed low-level waste
MTRU
Mixed transuranic waste
MW
Mixed waste
MWFA
Mixed waste focus area
MWIR
Mixed waste inventory report
NDT
Nondestructive testing
NRC
National Research Council
OST
Office of Science and Technology
PA
Performance assessment
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl
PE
Performance evaluation
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
STCG
Site Technology Coordinating Group
STP
Site treatment plan
TCLP
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
TRU
Transuranic (waste)
TSCA
Toxic Substances Control Act
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
UTS
Universal Treatment Standards
WAC
Waste acceptance criteria
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
