ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
X chi, concentration, Ci/m3
X/Q atmospheric dispersion factor
u micron; as a unit of measure equivalent to 10-6 meters
ug microgram
um micrometer
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AEA Atomic Energy Act
AIRFA American Indian Religious Freedom Act
ALARA as low as reasonably achievable
ARAR Applicable Relevant and Appropriate Requirement
ARR Airborne Release Rate
ASIL acceptable source impact level
Ba Burbank Sandy Loamy
BARCT Best Available Radionuclides Control Technology
BDBE beyond design basis earthquake
BNL Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bq becquerel
BSW bounding slurry waste
BTU British Thermal Unit
BWIP Basalt Waste Isolation Project
C Celsius
CAA Clean Air Act
CAM continuous air monitor
CASS Computer Automated Surveillance System
CBC Columbia Basin College
CDI chronic daily intake
CEDE Committed Effective Dose Equivalent
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
cfm cubic feet per minute
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
Ci curie
CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan
cm centimeter
CO carbon monoxide
CSZ Cascadia Subduction Zone
CWA Clean Water Act
dB decibel
dB(A) A-weighted sound level
DBA design basis accident
DBE design basis earthquake
DCG derived concentration guidelines
DCRT double-contained receiver tank
DN Dilute Non-Complexed
DNFSB Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOE-HQ U.S. Department of Energy, Headquarters
DOE-RL U.S. Department of Energy, Richland (Washington) Operations
DOH Washington State Department of Health
DOT Department of Transportation
DST double-shell tank
E.O. Executive Order
EA Environmental Assessment
Ecology Washington State Department of Ecology
ECSTS existing cross-site transfer system
EDNA environmental designation for noise abatement
EEO Equal Employment Opportunity
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
El Ephrata Sandy Loamy
EMSL Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERDF Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
ERPG Emergency Response Planning Guidelines
ESE east-southeast
F Fahrenheit
FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact
FS Feasibility Study
ft foot or feet
ft^2 square foot or feet
ft^3/sec cubic foot or feet per second
FY fiscal year
g/g gram per gram
g gram
g gravity
gal gallon
gpd gallons per day
gpm gallons per minute
GRE gas release event
ha hectare
He Hezel (Sand)
HEGA high-efficiency gas adsorption
HEME high-efficiency mist eliminator
HEMF high-efficiency metal filter
HEPA high-efficiency particulate air
HLW high-level waste
HMS Hanford Meteorological Station
hp horsepower
HP Health Physics
HQ hazard quotient
hr hour
HRA Hanford Remedial Action
HSDP Hanford Site Development Plan
HSWA Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
HWMA Hazardous Waste Management Act
Hz Hertz
ICE instrumentation, control, and electrical
ICR incremental cancer risk
in inch
INEL Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
ITRS Initial Tank Retrieval System
kg kilogram
Kgal 1,000 gallons
km kilometer
km^2 square kilometers
L liter
lb pound
LCF latent cancer fatality
Leq equivalent sound level
LFL lower flammability limit
LIGO Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LLW low-level waste
LOOP loss of off-site power
LOS Level of Service
L/min liters per minute
m meter
m^2 square meters
m^3/s cubic meters per second
M&O management and operations
MAP Mitigation Action Plan
MEOSI maximally exposed off-site individual
mg milligram
mi mile
mi^2 square mile
mm millimeter
MMI Modified Mercalli Intensity
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
mph miles per hour
mrem millirem
Ms surface wave magnitude
MSL mean sea level
MWTF Multi-Function Waste Tank Facility
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NaOH sodium hydroxide
NCAW Neutralized Cladding Acid Waste
nCi nanocurie
NCRW Neutralized Cladding Removal Waste
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NESHAPS National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NH3 ammonia
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NOA Notice of Availability
NOC Notice of Construction
NOI Notice of Intent
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOx nitrogen oxides
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRHP National Register of Historic Places
NSF National Science Foundation
NTF New Tank Facility
O&M operation and maintenance
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSR Operational Safety Requirement
OU operable unit
OWVP Operational Waste Volume Projection
P.L. Public Law
pCi picocurie; as a unit of measure equivalent to 1 x 10-12 curie
PFP Plutonium Finishing Plant
PGA peak ground acceleration
PM particulate matter
PM10 particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter
PNL Pacific Northwest Laboratory
ppb parts per billion
ppm parts per million
ppmv parts per million volume
PPSS past practice sluicing system
PSAR preliminary safety analysis report
PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration
PSE preliminary safety evaluation
psi pounds per square inch
PSICSF pump system installation containment seal fixture
PUREX Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant
QA quality assurance
QC quality control
RAEP Radiation Air Emissions Program
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCSTS replacement cross-site transfer system
RCW Revised Code of Washington
rem Roentgen equivalent man
RfD reference dose
RFETS Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
RI Remedial Investigation
ROD Record of Decision
Rp Rupert (Sand)
rpm revolutions per minute
RWMC Radioactive Waste Management Complex
SA Safety Assessment
SAR safety analysis report
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SARP Safety Analysis Report for Packaging
scfm standard cubic feet per minute
SEPA State Environmental Policy Act
SF slope factor
SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer
SIS Safe Interim Storage
SO2 Sulfur dioxide
SR State Route
SST single-shell tank
Supply System Washington Public Power Supply System
Sv Sievert
SWDP Solid Waste Discharge Permit
SWL salt well liquids
TEDF Treated Effluent Disposal Facility
TRU Transuranic
TSCA Toxic Substances Control Act
TSD treatment, storage, and disposal
TSP total suspended particulate
TSR Technical Safety Requirement
TWA time weighted average
TWRS Tank Waste Remediation System
U.S. United States
UCRL University of California Research Lab
USC United States Code
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USQ unreviewed safety question
VOC volatile organic compound
WAC Washington Administrative Code
WAFW West Area facility waste
WDFW Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
WHC Westinghouse Hanford Company
WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WRAP Waste Receiving and Processing Facility
WVRF waste volume reduction factor
WSU-TC Washington State University-Tri-Cities
yd^3 cubic yard
yr year
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