| ALARA | As low as reasonably achievable |
| API | American Petroleum Institute |
| ARP | Actinides Removal Process |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
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BRAC |
Base Realignment and Closure program |
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CAB |
Citizen advisory board |
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CAG |
Community Advisory Group |
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CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
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CRESP |
Consortium for Risk Evaluation with Stakeholder Participation |
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CSO |
Combined sewer overflow |
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D&D |
Deactivation and decommissioning |
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DHEC |
Department of Health and Environmental Control |
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DNAPL |
Dense non-aqueous phase liquid |
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DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
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DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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DQOs |
Data Quality Objectives |
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DUF6 |
Depleted uranium hexafluoride |
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DWPF |
Defense Waste Processing Facility |
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EIS |
Environmental impact statement |
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EM |
DOE Office of Environmental Management |
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EMAB |
DOE Environmental Management Advisory Board |
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EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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ERDF |
Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility |
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ETTP |
East Tennessee Valley Technology Park |
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FFA |
Federal Facility Agreement |
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FFERD |
Federal Facilities Environmental Remediation Dialogue |
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FWS |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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HAW |
High activity waste |
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HEU |
Highly enriched uranium |
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HLW |
High-level waste |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IAWG |
Interagency working group |
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IC |
Institutional control |
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ICDF |
Idaho CERCLA Disposal Facility |
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IDF |
Integrated Disposal Facility |
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INL |
Idaho National Laboratory |
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IRG |
Independent Review Group |
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ISA |
Integrated safety analysis |
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ISCMEM |
Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling |
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IT |
Information technology |
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ITRC |
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council |
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LANL |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
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LAW |
Low activity waste |
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LLW |
Low-level waste |
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LM |
DOE Office of Legacy Management |
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LNAPL |
Light non-aqueous phase liquid |
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MARLAP |
Multi-Agency Radiological Laboratory Analytical Protocols Manual |
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MARSSIM |
Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual |
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MCL |
Maximum containment level |
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MCU |
Modular Caustic-side Solvent Exchange Unit |
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MFFF |
Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility |
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MLLW |
Mixed low-level waste |
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MOX |
Mixed oxide |
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NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
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NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
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NNSA |
DOE National Nuclear Security Administration |
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NPL |
National Priority List |
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NRC |
National Research Council |
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NRCS |
National Resource Conservation Service |
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NYDEC |
New York Department of Environmental Conservation |
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ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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ORR |
Oak Ridge Reservation |
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ORWBG |
Old Radioactive Waste Burial Grounds |
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OSDF |
On-Site Disposal Facility |
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OU |
Operable unit |
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P&T |
Pump and treat system |
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PA |
Performance assessment |
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PAH |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon |
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PCB |
Polychlorinated biphenyls |
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PCE |
Perchloroethylene |
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PNNL |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
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PRA |
Probabilistic risk assessment |
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PRB |
Permeable reactive barrier |
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PRP |
Primary Responsible Party |
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QA |
Quality assurance |
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RAO |
Remedial action objectives |
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RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
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RI/FS |
Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study |
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ROD |
Record of decision |
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RPM |
Remediation Project Manager |
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RWMC |
Radioactive Waste Management Complex |
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SAM |
Sustainability Assessment and Management |
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SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 |
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SBW |
Sodium bearing waste |
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SDF |
Saltstone Disposal Facility |
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SNF |
Spent nuclear fuel |
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SPF |
Saltstone Production Facility |
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SRS |
Savannah River Site |
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SSAB |
Site-Specific Advisory Board |
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SURF |
U.S. Sustainability Remediation Forum |
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SWPF |
Salt Waste Processing Facility |
