Appendix F
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in the Main Text of This Report
AES
Auger electron spectroscopy
ANL
Argonne National Laboratory
ANL-E
Argonne National Laboratory-East (Argonne, Illinois)
ANL-W
Argonne National Laboratory-West (Idaho Falls, Idaho)
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
CWF
ceramic waste form
DHLW
Defense high-level waste
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE-EM
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
DOE-NE
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy
DOE-RW
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
EBR-II
Experimental Breeder Reactor-II
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EMT
electrometallurgical technology
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
HEU
highly enriched uranium
HIP
hot isostatic pressing
HLW
high-level waste
HUP
hot uniaxial pressing
LEU
low enriched uranium
LLW
low-level waste
MCC
Material Characterization Center
MGDWAC
Mined Geologic Disposal Waste Acceptance Criteria
MIC
microbially influenced corrosion
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MWF
metal waste form
NE
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy
PCT
product consistency test
PLS
pressureless sintering
R&D
research and development
RW
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
SEM
scanning electron microscopy
SNF
spent nuclear fuel
SS
stainless steel
TCLP
toxicity characteristic leaching procedure
TEM
transmission electron microscopy
TRU
transuranic
WIPP
waste isolation pilot plant
XPS
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy