Appendix D
Acronyms
AIBS
American Institute of Biological Sciences
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTD
Accelerated Site Technology Deployment
BES
Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DOE)
CEMT
Committee on Environmental Management Technologies (NRC)
D&D
decontamination and decommissioning
DOD
U.S. Department of Defense
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EM
Office of Environmental Management (DOE)
EMAB
Environmental Management Advisory Board (DOE)
EMSP
Environmental Management Science Program (DOE)
EP
Executive Panel of ASME Peer Review Committee
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ER
Office of Energy Research (DOE)
ESTCP
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (DOD)
FACA
Federal Advisory Committee Act
FA/CC
Focus area/crosscutting area (DOE)
FETC
Federal Energy Technology Center
FY
fiscal year
GAO
U.S. General Accounting Office
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
IDI
Information Dynamics, Incorporated
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NGO
Non-governmental organizations
NIH
National Institute of Health
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OLMSA
Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications (NASA)
OST
Office of Science and Technology (DOE)
PI
principal investigator
PRC
Peer Review Committee (ASME)
R&D
research and development
RSI
Institute for Regulatory Science
SAB
Science Advisory Board (DOD)
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
SERDP
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (DOD)
SON
Statement of Needs
SSAB
Site-Specific Advisory Board (DOE)
STCG
Site Technology Coordinating Group (DOE)
TD
Technology Developer
TDI
Technology Deployment Initiative
TIDM
Technology Investment Decision Model
TTAWG
Technology Thrust Area Working Group (DOD SERDP)
USNRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
WES
Waterways Experiment Station (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)