APPENDIX D
ANTICIPATED RISK
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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CFR DOE DST Ecology EIS EPA GIS HEAST HI HLW HSDB HSRAM ICRP ILCR IMUST IRIS LADD LAW LCF LOEL MEI MRA NC NCRP NEPA NOAEL NRC PUREX RA RfD SIF SST TWRS URF VOC WESF |
carcinogenic chemical
Code of Federal Regulations U.S. Department of Energy double-shell tank Washington State Department of Ecology Environmental Impact Statement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Geographic Information System Health Effects Assessment Summary Tables hazard index high-level waste hazardous substance data bank Hanford Site Risk Assessment Methodology International Commission on Radiological Protection incremental lifetime cancer risk inactive miscellaneous underground storage tank Integrated Risk Information System lifetime average daily dose low-activity waste latent cancer fatalities lowest observed effect level maximally-exposed individual modular risk assessment noncarcinogenic chemical National Council on Radiation Protection National Environmental Policy Act no observed adverse effect level Nuclear Regulatory Commission Plutonium-Uranium Extraction radionuclide reference dose summary intake factor single-shell tank Tank Waste Remediation System unit risk factor Volatile organic compound Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility |
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NAMES AND SYMBOLS FOR UNITS OF MEASURE, RADIOACTIVITY, AND ELECTRICITY/ENERGY | |||||
| Length | Area | Volume | |||
| cm | centimeter | ac | acre | cm3 | cubic centimeter |
| ft | foot | ft2 | square foot | ft3 | cubic foot |
| in | inch | ha | hectare | gal | gallon |
| km | kilometer | km2 | square kilometer | L | liter |
| m | meter | mi2 | square mile | m3 | cubic meter |
| mi | mile | ppb | parts per billion | ||
| ppm | parts per million | ||||
| yd3 | cubic yard | ||||
| Mass | Radioactivity | Electricity/Energy | |||
| g | gram | Ci | curie | A | ampere |
| kg | kilogram | MCi | megacurie (1.0E+06) | J | joule |
| lb | pound | mCi | millicurie (1.0E-03 Ci) | kV | kilovolt |
| mg | milligram | Ci | microcurie (1.0E-06 Ci) | kW | kilowatt |
| mt | metric ton | nCi | nanocurie (1.0E-09 Ci) | MeV | million electron volts |
| pCi | picocurie (1.0E-12 Ci) | MW | megawatt | ||
| V | volt | ||||
| Temperature | W | watt | |||
| C | degrees centigrade | ||||
| F | degrees Fahrenheit | ||||
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