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Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2012. Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13266.
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Appendix F

Acronyms and Abbreviations

AEA

Atomic Energy Act

ALARA

as low as reasonably achievable

ALI

annual limit on intake

AMD

acid mine drainage

ANFO

ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil

ATSDR

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

BEIR

National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation

Bq

Becquerel

CAA

Clean Air Act

California EPA

California Environmental Protection Agency

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDPHE

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CI

confidence interval

Ci

Curie

cm/s

cubic meters per second

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CT

computerized tomography

CWA

Clean Water Act

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2012. Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13266.
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DAC

derived air concentration

EAR

estimated additional resources

EIA

environmental impact assessment

EIS

environmental impact statement

ESRD

end-stage renal disease

Ga

billion years ago

GWe

Gigawatt equivalent

Gy

Gray (unit)

HKCa

highly potassic calc-alkaline magmas

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICRP

International Commission on Radiological Protection

IR

Inferred Resources

ISL

in situ leaching

ISR

in situ recovery (term used primarily in North America)

K

potassium

km

kilometers

m

meters

MCL

maximum contaminant level

µg/L

micrograms per liter

µGy/h

microGrays/hour

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MOX

mixed oxide

MSHA

Mine Safety and Health Administration

MVOCs

microbial volatile organic compounds

My

million years old

Nb

niobium

NCI

National Cancer Institute

NCRP

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

NEA

Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NLM

National Library of Medicine

NORM

naturally occurring radioactive materials

NPL

National Priorities List

NRC

National Research Council

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2012. Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13266.
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NRCS

Natural Resources Conservation Service

NURE

National Uranium Resource Evaluation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

OR

odds ratio

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P2O5

phosphorus pentoxide

PAl

peraluminous magmas

Pb

lead

pCi/L

picocuries per liter (1 × 10–12 Ci/L)

PEL

permissible exposure limit

PNEC

predicted no-effect concentration

ppm

parts per million

PR

Prognosticated Resources

Ra

radium

RAR

Reasonably Assured Resources

RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

REE

rare earth elements

REL

recommended exposure limit

rem

roentgen equivalent in man (1 rem = 0.01 Sievert)

Rn

radon

RR

relative risk

SDWA

Safe Drinking Water Act

SMR

standardized mortality ratio

SR

Speculative Resources

Sv

Sievert

Ta

tantalum

TAG

technical assistance grant

TENORM

technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials

Th

thorium

ThO2

thorianite (thorium oxide)

Ti

titanium

tU

metric tonnes uranium

U

uranium

USDOE

U.S. Department of Energy

USDOT

U.S. Department of Transportation

USEIA

U.S. Energy Information Administration

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2012. Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13266.
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USEPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

USNRC

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

U3O8

triuranium octoxide, one form of yellowcake

UMTRCA

Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act

UNSCEAR

United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

UO2

uranium dioxide

VA DEQ

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

VA DGIF

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

VA DMME

Virginia Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy

VCCER

Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research

VDH

Virginia Department of Health

VUI

Virginia Uranium, Inc.

WHO

World Health Organization

WL

working level

WLM

working level month

WNA

World Nuclear Association

YPLL

years of potential life lost

Zr

zirconium

Suggested Citation:"Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2012. Uranium Mining in Virginia: Scientific, Technical, Environmental, Human Health and Safety, and Regulatory Aspects of Uranium Mining and Processing in Virginia. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13266.
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Uranium mining in the Commonwealth of Virginia has been prohibited since 1982 by a state moratorium, although approval for restricted uranium exploration in the state was granted in 2007. Uranium Mining in Virginia examines the scientific, technical, environmental, human health and safety, and regulatory aspects of uranium mining, milling, and processing as they relate to the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of assisting the Commonwealth to determine whether uranium mining, milling, and processing can be undertaken in a manner that safeguards the environment, natural and historic resources, agricultural lands, and the health and well-being of its citizens. According to this report, if Virginia lifts its moratorium, there are "steep hurdles to be surmounted" before mining and processing could take place within a regulatory setting that appropriately protects workers, the public, and the environment, especially given that the state has no experience regulating mining and processing of the radioactive element. The authoring committee was not asked to recommend whether uranium mining should be permitted, or to consider the potential benefits to the state were uranium mining to be pursued. It also was not asked to compare the relative risks of uranium mining to the mining of other fuels such as coal. This book will be of interest to decision makers at the state and local level, the energy industry, and concerned citizens.

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