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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D Acronyms." National Research Council. 2005. Tank Wastes Planned for On-Site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: The Savannah River Site: Interim Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11415.
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Appendix D
Acronyms


ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

ARP

Actinide Removal Process


CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations


DDA

Deliquification, Dissolution, and Adjustment

DHEC

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

DNFSB

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

DOE

Department of Energy

DWPF

Defense Waste Processing Facility


EPA

Environmental Protection Agency


HLW

High-Level Waste


INL

Idaho National Laboratory


LLW

Low-Level Waste


MCi

Million curies

MCU

Modular Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction Unit


NDAA

Ronald Reagan National Defense Authorization Act of 2005

NRC

National Research Council


RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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SDF

Saltstone Disposal Facility

SPF

Saltstone Processing Facility

SRS

Savannah River Site

SWPF

Salt Waste Processing Facility


USNRC

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission


WIR

Waste Incidental to Reprocessing

WSRC

Westinghouse Savannah River Company

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In response to a request from Congress, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asked the National Academies to evaluate its plans for managing radioactive wastes from spent nuclear fuel at sites in Idaho, South Carolina, and Washington. This interim report evaluates storage facilities at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, with a particular focus on plans to seal the tanks with grouting. The report finds that tanks at the site do not necessarily need to be sealed shut as soon as the bulk of the waste has been removed. Postponing permanent closure buys more time for the development and application of emerging technologies to remove and better immobilize residual waste, without increasing risks to the environment or delaying final closure of the "tank farms." The report also recommends alternatives to address the lack of tank space at the site, as well as the need for focused R&D activities to reduce the amount and improve the immobilization of residual waste in the tanks and to test some of the assumptions used in evaulating long-term risks at the site.

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