AEA |
Atomic Energy Act |
ALARA |
as low as reasonably achievable |
ALI |
annual limit on intake |
AMD |
acid mine drainage |
ANFO |
ammonium nitrate fertilizer and fuel oil |
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
BEIR |
National Research Council Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation |
Bq |
Becquerel |
CAA |
Clean Air Act |
California EPA |
California Environmental Protection Agency |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDPHE |
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CI |
confidence interval |
Ci |
Curie |
cm/s |
cubic meters per second |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CT |
computerized tomography |
CWA |
Clean Water Act |
DAC |
derived air concentration |
EAR |
estimated additional resources |
EIA |
environmental impact assessment |
EIS |
environmental impact statement |
ESRD |
end-stage renal disease |
Ga |
billion years ago |
GWe |
Gigawatt equivalent |
Gy |
Gray (unit) |
HKCa |
highly potassic calc-alkaline magmas |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IARC |
International Agency for Research on Cancer |
ICRP |
International Commission on Radiological Protection |
IR |
Inferred Resources |
ISL |
in situ leaching |
ISR |
in situ recovery (term used primarily in North America) |
K |
potassium |
km |
kilometers |
m |
meters |
MCL |
maximum contaminant level |
µg/L |
micrograms per liter |
µGy/h |
microGrays/hour |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MOX |
mixed oxide |
MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Administration |
MVOCs |
microbial volatile organic compounds |
My |
million years old |
Nb |
niobium |
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NCRP |
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
NORM |
naturally occurring radioactive materials |
NPL |
National Priorities List |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRCS |
Natural Resources Conservation Service |
NURE |
National Uranium Resource Evaluation |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development |
OR |
odds ratio |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
P2O5 |
phosphorus pentoxide |
PAl |
peraluminous magmas |
Pb |
lead |
pCi/L |
picocuries per liter (1 × 10–12 Ci/L) |
PEL |
permissible exposure limit |
PNEC |
predicted no-effect concentration |
ppm |
parts per million |
PR |
Prognosticated Resources |
Ra |
radium |
RAR |
Reasonably Assured Resources |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
REE |
rare earth elements |
REL |
recommended exposure limit |
rem |
roentgen equivalent in man (1 rem = 0.01 Sievert) |
Rn |
radon |
RR |
relative risk |
SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
SMR |
standardized mortality ratio |
SR |
Speculative Resources |
Sv |
Sievert |
Ta |
tantalum |
TAG |
technical assistance grant |
TENORM |
technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials |
Th |
thorium |
ThO2 |
thorianite (thorium oxide) |
Ti |
titanium |
tU |
metric tonnes uranium |
U |
uranium |
USDOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
USDOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
USEIA |
U.S. Energy Information Administration |
USEPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
USNRC |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
U3O8 |
triuranium octoxide, one form of yellowcake |
UMTRCA |
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act |
UNSCEAR |
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation |
UO2 |
uranium dioxide |
VA DEQ |
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality |
VA DGIF |
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
VA DMME |
Virginia Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy |
VCCER |
Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research |
VDH |
Virginia Department of Health |
VUI |
Virginia Uranium, Inc. |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WL |
working level |
WLM |
working level month |
WNA |
World Nuclear Association |
YPLL |
years of potential life lost |
Zr |
zirconium |