AJHM | Advanced Joule-Heated Melter |
ALT | accelerated leach test |
ANSI | American Nuclear Standards Industry |
ANSTO | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
BDAT | best demonstrated available technology |
CAA | Clean Air Act |
CCIM | Cold Crucible Induction Melter |
CERCLA | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CID | Central Internet Database |
CNWRA | Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses |
CP&S | Cold Pressing and Sintering |
CRR | Carbon Reduction Reformer |
CRWMS | Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System |
CWF | ceramic waste form |
DBVS | Demonstration Bulk Vitrification System |
DMR | Denitration and Mineralization Reformer |
DOE-EM | U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management |
DOE-NE | U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy |
DWPF | Defense Waste Processing Facility |
EA | Environmental Assessment |
EBS | engineered barrier system |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
FBSR | Fluidized Bed Steam Reforming |
FCC | Fluid Catalytic Cracker |
FUETHP | formed under elevated temperature and pressure |
FY | fiscal year |
GCMs | glass-ceramic materials |
GTCC | Greater-Than-Class-C |
HAW | high-activity waste |
HLW | high-level radioactive waste |
HLVIT | HLW vitrification |
HWC | Hazardous Waste Combustor |
HWMA | Hazardous Waste Management Act |
ICU | In-Container Vitrification |
ILAW | immobilized low-activity waste |
INL | Idaho National Laboratory |
JHM | Joule-Heated Melter |
LAW | low-activity waste |
LDR | land disposal restrictions |
LLW | low-level radioactive waste |
LRM | LAW Reference Material |
LRO | long-range order |
MACT | Maximum Achievable Control Technology |
MCC | Materials Characterization Center |
MOFS | metal-organic frameworks |
MRN | modified random network |
MRO | medium-range order |
MT | metric tons (tonnes) |
MTHM | metric tons heavy metal |
MTRU | mixed transuranic |
NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
NBO | non-bridging oxygen atoms |
NDAA | National Defense Authorization Act |
NRC | National Research Council |
NWPA | Nuclear Waste Policy Act |
NWTRB | Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board |
NWTS | Nuclear Waste Terminal Storage |
NZP | sodium zirconium phosphate |
OCRWM | Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management |
ONWI | Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation |
PA | performance assessment |
PCT | Product Consistency Test |
PHP | plasma hearth process |
PMF | powder mineral fuels |
PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
PUF | Pressurized Unsaturated Flow |
R&D | research and development |
RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
Redox | reduction-oxidation |
SHIVA | Advanced Hybrid System for Incineration and Vitrification |
SNF | spent nuclear fuel |
SPFT | Single-Pass Flow-Through |
SRO | short-range order |
SRS | Savannah River Site |
SSV | self-sustaining vitrification |
SYNROC | synthetic rock |
THOR® | Thermal Organic Reduction |
TRU | transuranic |
TSPA-LA | Total System Performance Assessment—License Application |
TST | transition state theory |
USNRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
UTS | universal treatment standards |
VHT | Vapor Hydration Test |
VSL | Vitreous State Laboratory |
WAC | waste acceptance criteria |