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Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 342-345

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... Appendix F Acronyms and Abbreviations 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 342
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... 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
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... 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.
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... Nuclear Regulatory Commission U 3O 8 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
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