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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Acronyms

ALARA as low as is reasonably achievable

CQ conventional quality

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

ECRB Enhanced Characterization of the Repository Block
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FEP feature, event, and process

NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982

QL quality level

TSPA total system performance assessment

USGS U.S. Geological Survey

 

Abbreviations

acre-ft acre-feet

cm centimeter

Eh redox potential

ft foot

g gram
g acceleration of gravity
gal gallon

hr hour
Hz hertz

in. inch

kg kilogram
km kilometer
kW kilowatt

L liter
lb pound

m meter
mg milligram
mi mile
ml milliliter
mm millimeter
mph miles per hour
mrem millirem
MTHM metric tons of heavy metal
Mw moment magnitude
µm micrometer (micron)

nm nanometer

pCi picocurie
pH scale of acidity and alkalinity (hydrogen-ion concentration notation)

rem roentgen equivalent man

s second

yr year

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