APPENDIX E
RISK FROM ACCIDENTS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AIHA
ARF
ARR
ASA
AWF
CEDE
CES
Chi/Q
CSB
DCRT
DOE
DR
DST
EBA
EDE
EIS
EPA
ERPG
FR
FSAR
FY
HEHF
HEPA
HLW
IOSR
ISB
LAW
LCF
LFL
LPF
MAR
MEI
MUST
NCR
NEPA
PNL
RF
SAR
SHMS
SpG
SSC
SST
TOC
TWRS
ULD
USQ
WESF
WHC
American Industrial Hygiene Association
airborne release fraction
airborne release rate
accelerated safety analysis
aging waste facility
committed effective dose equivalent
Consensus Exposure Standard
atmospheric dispersion coefficient
Canister Storage Building
double-contained receiver tank
U.S. Department of Energy
damage ratio
double-shell tank
evaluation basis accident
effective dose equivalent
Environmental Impact Statement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
emergency response planning guideline
Federal Register
Final Safety Analysis Report
fiscal year
Hanford Environmental Health Foundation
high-efficiency particulate air
high-level waste
Interim Operational Safety Requirement
Interim Safety Basis
low-activity waste
latent cancer fatality
lower flammability limit
leak path factor
material at risk
maximally-exposed individual
miscellaneous underground storage tank
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Environmental Policy Act
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
respirable fraction
Safety Analysis Report
standard hydrogen monitoring systems
specific gravity
safety system, structure, and component
single-shell tank
total organic carbon
Tank Waste Remediation System
unit liter dose
unreviewed safety question
Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility
Westinghouse Hanford Company
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
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| AIHA
ARF ARR ASA AWF CEDE CES Chi/Q CSB DCRT DOE DR DST EBA EDE EIS EPA ERPG FR FSAR FY HEHF HEPA HLW IOSR ISB LAW LCF LFL LPF MAR MEI MUST NCR NEPA PNL RF SAR SHMS SpG SSC SST TOC TWRS ULD USQ WESF WHC |
American Industrial Hygiene Association
airborne release fraction airborne release rate accelerated safety analysis aging waste facility committed effective dose equivalent Consensus Exposure Standard atmospheric dispersion coefficient Canister Storage Building double-contained receiver tank U.S. Department of Energy damage ratio double-shell tank evaluation basis accident effective dose equivalent Environmental Impact Statement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emergency response planning guideline Federal Register Final Safety Analysis Report fiscal year Hanford Environmental Health Foundation high-efficiency particulate air high-level waste Interim Operational Safety Requirement Interim Safety Basis low-activity waste latent cancer fatality lower flammability limit leak path factor material at risk maximally-exposed individual miscellaneous underground storage tank Nuclear Regulatory Commission National Environmental Policy Act Pacific Northwest National Laboratory respirable fraction Safety Analysis Report standard hydrogen monitoring systems specific gravity safety system, structure, and component single-shell tank total organic carbon Tank Waste Remediation System unit liter dose unreviewed safety question Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility Westinghouse Hanford Company |
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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