Appendix D List of Acronyms
AES
Auger electron spectroscopy
AFCI
Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative
ANSTO
Australian National Science and Technology Organization
BNFL
British Nuclear Fuels, Limited
DOE
Department of Energy
DNFSB
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
DU
depleted uranium
DUF6
depleted uranium hexafluoride
DWPF
Defense Waste Processing Facility
EM
DOE Office of Environmental Management
EMSP
Environmental Management Science Program
ERSD
DOE Environmental Remediation Sciences Division
HEU
highly enriched uranium
HF
hydrogen fluoride
HLW
high-level waste
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
LEU
low-enriched uranium
LWR
light water reactor
MFFF
MOX fuel fabrication facility
MOX
mixed oxide fuel
MPC&A
material protection, control and accounting
MTHM
metric tons of heavy metal
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NDA
nondestructive analysis
NNSA
National Nuclear Security Administration
NRC
National Research Council
NZP
sodium zirconium phosphate
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
RFETS
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado
ROO
DOE Richland Operations Office, Washington
SNF
spent nuclear fuel
SROO
DOE Savannah River Operations Office, South Carolina
SRS
Savannah River Site
SS
stainless steel
TRU
transuranic
USEC
U.S. Enrichment Corporation
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
WAC
waste acceptance criteria
WESF
Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility
WHO
World Health Organization
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WSRC
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
WAPS
waste acceptance product specification
XPS
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy