ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ac acre
ACO Access Control Office
ADM action description memorandum
AHF Advanced Hydrotest Facility
AIANAFP American Indian and Alaska Native Area
AIRFA American Indian Religious Freedom Act
Am americium
AMAD activity median aerodynamic diameter
AQCR Air Quality Control Regulation
As arsenic
Ba barium
Be beryllium
BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis
CCNS Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CETC Contained Explosives Test Complex
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHIEF Clearinghouse Inventory of Emission Factors
Ci curie
Ci/g curie per gram
cm centimeter
cm2 square centimeter
Co cobalt
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
CPS current population survey
Cr chromium
Cs cesium
CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
Cu copper
CX categorical exclusion
D&D decontamination and decommissioning
DAC derived air concentrations
DARHT Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility, proposed to be operated at LANL
dB decibel
dBA A-weighted decibel
DCG derived concentration guides
DFAIC DARHT Feasibility Assessment Independent Consultants
DNAA delayed neutron activation analysis
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOE/AL DOE/Albuquerque Operations Office
DOI U.S. Department of the Interior
DOL U.S. Department of Labor
dose unless otherwise specified, means effective dose equivalent
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
DU depleted uranium
DX dynamic experimentation
EDE effective dose equivalent
EES earth and environmental science
EIS environmental impact statement
EM environmental management
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ES economic sectors
ESA Endangered Species Act
F fluorine
Fe iron
ft foot
ft2 square foot
ft3/min cubic feet per minute
ft3 cubic foot
ft3/s cubic feet per second
FIPS Federal Information Procedures System
FR Federal Register
FTE full time equivalent personnel
FXR Flash X-Ray Facility (located at LLNL)
FY fiscal year
g gram
G acceleration due to gravity (seismology)
g/L grams per liter
gal gallon
gal/mo gallon per month
gal/d-ft2 gallons per day per square foot
gal/d-ft gallons per day per foot
gal/min gallons per minute
gal/min-ft gallons per minute per foot
h hour
H-3 tritium
ha hectare
HE high explosive
He-Ne laser helium-neon laser
HEPA high-efficiency particulate air (filter)
HFS hydrotest firing site
HI hazard index
HMX cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine
HNO3 nitric acid
HPAIC Hydrotest Program Assessment Independent Consultants
HTO tritiated water
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
I iodine
ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection
IDLH immediately dangerous to life or health
in inch
in2 square inch
in3 cubic inch
INAA instrument neutron activation analysis
ITS Integrated Test Stand
kg/m2 kilograms per square meter
kg kilogram
kg/yr kilograms per year
kJ kilo Joule
km/h kilometers per hour
km kilometer
km2 square kilometers
kPa kilopascal
kV kilovolt
kW kilowatt
kWh kilowatthour
kWh/gross ft2 kilowatthour per gross square foot
kWh/gross m2 kilowatthour per gross square meter
L liter
LAAO Los Alamos Area Office
LAMPF Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility
LANSCE Los Alamos Neutron Science Center
lb pound
lb/yr pounds per year
lb/in2 pounds per square inch
LCF latent cancer fatalities
LiH lithium hydride
LiOH lithium hydroxide
LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LLW low-level radioactive waste
m meter
m2 square meter
m3/s cubic meters per second
m3 cubic meter
MCL maximum contaminant level
MCLG maximum containment level guideline
MEI maximally exposed individual
MEPAS Multi-media Environmental Pollution Assessment System
MeV million electron volt
mg milligram
mg/L milligram per liter
mi mile
mi/h miles per hour
mi2 square mile
micron micrometer (10-6 meter)
mL milliliter
mrem millirem (1/1000 rem)
mrem/yr millirem per year
MSDS material safety data sheets
MTF memorandum to file
mV millivolt
NA not applicable
NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards
nCi/L nanocurie per liter
NCRP National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NESHAP National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
ng/dry g nanograms per gram of dry sample weight
ng/m3 nanograms per cubic meter
Ni nickel
NIPA national income and product accounts
NMDGF New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
NMED New Mexico Environment Department
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NOI Notice of Intent
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NRHP National Register of Historic Places
NSC National Security Council
nsec nanosecond
NTS Nevada Test Site
NTU nominal turbidity units
ODS ozone depleting substances
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act or Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OU operable unit
P phosphorus
Pb lead
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls
pCi/dry g picocuries per gram of dry sample
pCi/L picocuries per liter
pCi/mL picocuries per milliliter
PDL public dose limit
PEIS programmatic environmental impact statement
person-rem unit collective population dose
PETN pentaerythritoltetranitrate
PFS PHERMEX Firing Site
pg/m3 picograms per cubic meter
PHERMEX Pulsed High Energy Radiation Machine Emitting X-Rays Facility (located at LANL)
PM particulate matter
ppb parts per billion
PPE personal protective equipment
ppm parts per million
PSD prevention of significant deterioration
Pu plutonium
R/pulse roentgen per pulse
R roentgen
rad unit of absorbed dose
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RDX cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine
rem/yr common unit of effective dose equivalent rate
RF radio frequency
ROD Record of Decision
ROI region-of-interest
RPC regional purchasing coefficient
RSL Radiographic Support Laboratory, located at LANL
Se selenium
SF6 sulfur hexafluoride
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
SO2 sulfur dioxide
Sr strontium
SS&M stockpile stewardship and management
SST safe secure transport
SVOC semivolatile organic compound
SVR standard visual range
SWEIS site-wide environmental impact statement
T2 two chemically bound tritium atoms
Ta tantalum
TA technical area
TATB triaminotrinitrobenzene
TCLP Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure
TES threatened, endangered, and sensitive (species)
Th thorium
Tl thallium
TLD thermoluminescent dosimeters
TLV threshold limit value
TNT trinitrotoluene
TRU transuranic
TU tritium units
U uranium
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
V vanadium
W tungsten
WCFS Woodward-Clyde Federal Services
WIPP Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
WSS weapons stockpile stewardship
yd3 cubic yard
yr year
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