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Suggested Citation:"Appendix J: Acronyms." National Research Council. 2002. Characterization of Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10492.
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Appendix J
Acronyms


AK:

acceptable knowledge

ALARA:

as low as reasonably achievable


CAO:

Carlsbad Area Office

CBFO:

Carlsbad Field Office

CH-TRU:

contact-handled transuranic


DOE:

U.S. Department of Energy


EPA:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


NMED:

New Mexico Environment Department


PUREX:

plutonium uranium extraction


RH-TRU:

remote-handled transuranic

RCRA:

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act


SCG:

summary category group


WIPP:

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

WWIS:

WIPP Waste Information System

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) disposes of plutonium-contaminated debris from its 27 nuclear weapons facilities at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), an underground repository in Carlsbad, New Mexico. After four years of operational experience, DOE has opportunities to make changes to the costly and time-consuming process of "characterizing" the waste to confirm that it is appropriate for shipment to and disposal at WIPP.  The report says that in order to make such changes, DOE should conduct and publish a systematic and quantitative assessment to show that the proposed changes would not affect the protection of workers, the public, or the environment.

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