APPENDIX K
UNCERTAINTIES ANALYSIS
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ARF
airborne release fraction
ARR
airborne release rate
AWF
Aging Waste Facility
Chi/Q
atmospheric dispersion coefficient
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DR
damage ratio
DST
double-shell tank
ED
exposure duration
EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EF
exposure frequency
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERA
ecological risk assessment
ERDF
Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
FI
fraction ingested
HI
hazard index
HLW
high-level waste
HMS
Hanford Meteorological Station
HSRAM
Hanford Site Risk Assessment Methodology
HTI
Hanford Tanks Initiative
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
ILCR
incremental lifetime cancer risk
IR
ingestion or inhalation rate
Kd
distribution coefficient
LAW
low-activity waste
LCF
latent cancer fatality
LPF
leak path factor
MEI
maximally-exposed individual
MRA
modular risk assessment
NOAEL
no observed adverse effect level
NCRP
National Council on Radiation Protection
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PDF
probability density function
PF
pollutant-specific factor
PFP
Plutonium Finishing Plant
PUREX
Plutonium-Uranium Extraction
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RF
respirable fraction
SGLS
spectral gamma logging system
SIF
summary intake factor
SST
single-shell tank
Tri-Party Agreement
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order
TWRS
Tank Waste Remediation System
ULD
unit liter dose
URF
unit risk factor
VF
volatilization factor
VOC
volatile organic compound
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ARF
airborne release fraction
ARR
airborne release rate
AWF
Aging Waste Facility
Chi/Q
atmospheric dispersion coefficient
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DR
damage ratio
DST
double-shell tank
ED
exposure duration
EDTA
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
EF
exposure frequency
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERA
ecological risk assessment
ERDF
Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
FI
fraction ingested
HI
hazard index
HLW
high-level waste
HMS
Hanford Meteorological Station
HSRAM
Hanford Site Risk Assessment Methodology
HTI
Hanford Tanks Initiative
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
ICRP
International Commission on Radiological Protection
ILCR
incremental lifetime cancer risk
IR
ingestion or inhalation rate
Kd
distribution coefficient
LAW
low-activity waste
LCF
latent cancer fatality
LPF
leak path factor
MEI
maximally-exposed individual
MRA
modular risk assessment
NOAEL
no observed adverse effect level
NCRP
National Council on Radiation Protection
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PDF
probability density function
PF
pollutant-specific factor
PFP
Plutonium Finishing Plant
PUREX
Plutonium-Uranium Extraction
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RF
respirable fraction
SGLS
spectral gamma logging system
SIF
summary intake factor
SST
single-shell tank
Tri-Party Agreement
Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order
TWRS
Tank Waste Remediation System
ULD
unit liter dose
URF
unit risk factor
VF
volatilization factor
VOC
volatile organic compound
| 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 Ci) | 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 | ||||
| W | watt | ||||
| Temperature | |||||
| C degrees Centigrade | |||||
| F degrees Fahrenheit | |||||
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