. "APPENDIX E Acronyms." Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
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Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States
DOE-NE
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
DOE-NR
U.S. Department of Energy, Naval Reactors Program
DOE-RW
U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
DOT
U.S. Department of Transportation
DOT-FMCSA
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
DOT-FRA
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration
DOT-NHA
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Administration
DU
depleted uranium
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EJ
Environmental Justice
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
FICA
Facility Interface Capabilities Assessment
FRA
Federal Railroad Administration
FRR
foreign research reactor
GAO
U.S. Government Accountability Office
GPS
global positioning system
HEU
highly enriched uranium
HFIR
High Flux Isotope Reactor
HLW
high-level waste
HMIS
Hazardous Materials Incident Reporting System
HSPD
Homeland Security Presidential Directive
HTGR
high-temperature gas reactor
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection