Appendix F
Acronyms and Symbols
A&E
architect and engineering, as in a company that performs design and construction services
AEA
Atomic Energy Act
ANN
aluminum nitrate
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
BSCP
Bin Set Closure Project
CERCLA
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CH
contact handled
CMPO
octyl (phenyl)-N, N-di-isobutylcarbamoyl methyl phosphine oxide
CPS
cold pressing followed by sintering
CRTP
Calcine Retrieval and Transport Project
CSSF
Calcined Solids Storage Facility
DF
decontamination factor
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE-EM
DOE Office of Environmental Management
DWPF
Defense Waste Processing Facility
EA
Environmental Assessment
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FUETAP
formed under elevated temperature and pressure
GCDF
Greater Confinement Disposal Facility
GOCO
government-owned, company-operated
HAW
high-activity waste
HEDPA
1-hydroxyethane 1, 1-diphosphonic acid
HF
hydrofluoric
HIP
hot isostatic pressing
HLW
high-level waste
HUP
hot uniaxial pressing
ICPP
Idaho Chemical Processing Plant
INEEL
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
INTEC
Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
Kd
distribution coefficient
LAW
low-activity waste
LDR
Land Disposal Restrictions (of RCRA)
LLW
low-level waste
LWR
light water reactor
MACT
maximal achievable controlled technology
MCC
Materials Characterization Center
MSRE
Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
MTHM
metric tons of heavy metal
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NRC
National Research Council
NTS
Nevada Test Site
NWCF
New Waste Calcining Facility
NWPA
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PCT
product consistency test
PUREX
plutonium and uranium recovery by extraction
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RFP
request for proposals
RH
remote handled
SBW
sodium-bearing waste
SEM
scanning electron microscopy
SLS
solid-liquid separation
SNF
spent nuclear fuel
SREX
strontium extraction
SSF
simulated spent fuel
TBP
tributyl phosphate
TCLP
toxic characteristic leaching procedure
TRU
transuranic
TRUEX
transuranium extraction
UDS
undissolved solids
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
WAPS
waste acceptance product specification
WCF
Waste Calcining Facility
WIPP
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
XRD
x-ray diffraction