APPENDIX F
GROUNDWATER MODELING
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
AOI
area of interest
CFEST
Coupled Fluid, Energy, and Solute Transport
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DST
double-shell tank
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
ERDF
Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
ETF
Effluent Treatment Facility
GIS
ARC/INFO Geographic Information System
HLW
high-level waste
Kd
distribution coefficient
LAW
low-activity waste
PEIS
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
PNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PUREX
Plutonium-Uranium Extraction
SALDS
State-approved land disposal site
SST
single-shell tank
TWRS
Tank Waste Remediation System
WESF
Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility
2-D
two-dimensional
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
µCi
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
| AOI | area of interest |
| CFEST | Coupled Fluid, Energy, and Solute Transport |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DST | double-shell tank |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| ERDF | Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility |
| ETF | Effluent Treatment Facility |
| GIS | ARC/INFO Geographic Information System |
| HLW | high-level waste |
| Kd | distribution coefficient |
| LAW | low-activity waste |
| PEIS | Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement |
| PNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| PUREX | Plutonium-Uranium Extraction |
| SALDS | State-approved land disposal site |
| SST | single-shell tank |
| TWRS | Tank Waste Remediation System |
| WESF | Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility |
| 2-D | two-dimensional |
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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 | µCi | 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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