EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURES TO CONTAMINATED OFF-SITE GROUNDWATER FROM THE OAK RIDGE RESERVATION (USDOE)
OAK RIDGE, ANDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
ALARA |
as low as reasonably achievable |
ALI |
annual limits on intake |
ALS |
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
AOEC |
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics |
ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
Bq |
becquerel |
BSCP |
Background Soil Characterization Project |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Ce 144 |
cerium 144 |
CED |
committed effective dose |
CEDR |
Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
CFRF |
consolidated fuel recycling facility |
Ci |
curie |
cm |
centimeter |
Co 60 |
cobalt 60 |
COC |
contaminant of concern |
COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CRM |
Clinch River mile |
Cs 137 |
cesium 137 |
D&D |
decontaminating and decommissioning |
DCF |
dose conversion factor |
DDREF |
dose and dose rate effectiveness factor |
DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
EDE |
effective dose equivalent |
EE/CA |
Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis |
EEVOC |
East End Volatile Organic Compound (plume) |
EFPC |
East Fork Poplar Creek |
EMEG |
Environmental media Evaluation Guides |
EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ERAMS |
Environmental Radiation Ambient Monitoring System |
ETTP |
East Tennessee Technology Park |
FACA |
Federal Advisory Committee Act |
FAMU |
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FFA |
Federal Facility Agreement |
FFAB |
Federal Facilities Assessment Branch |
GAAT |
gunite and associated tanks |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
Gy |
gray |
H3 |
tritium |
HF |
hydrofracture facility |
HFIR |
high flux isotope reactor |
Hg |
mercury |
HRE |
homogeneous reactor experiment |
HRSA |
Health Resources Services Administration |
IAG |
interagency agreement |
ICRP |
International Commission on Radiological Protection |
IHP |
intermediate holding pond |
IROD |
Interim Record of Decision |
I 131 |
iodine 131 |
ISV |
in situ vitrification |
IWMF |
interim waste management facility |
JEM |
Johnson-Ettinger Model |
LEFPC |
Lower East Fork Poplar Creek |
LET |
Linear Energy Transfer |
LLLW |
liquid low-level waste |
LNT |
linear no-threshold |
LTHA |
lifetime health advisory |
LWBR |
Lower Watts Bar Reservoir |
MCL |
maximum contaminant level |
MCLG |
maximum contaminant level goal |
MEPAS |
Multimedia Environmental Pollutant Assessment System |
MeV |
million electron volts |
mg/kg |
milligrams per kilogram |
mg/L |
milligrams per liter |
mGy |
milligray |
mrem |
millirem |
µCi/mL |
microcuries per milliliter |
µg/L |
micrograms per liter |
µR/hr |
microroentgen per hour |
MRL |
minimal risk level |
MS |
multiple sclerosis |
MSRE |
molten salt reactor experiment |
mSv |
millisievert |
MVST |
Melton Valley storage tanks |
mya |
million years ago |
Nb 95 |
niobium 95 |
NCEH |
National Center for Environmental Health |
NCRP |
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
NESHAP |
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
NHF |
new hydrofracture facility |
NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
NOAEL |
no observed adverse effect level |
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPL |
National Priorities List |
NRC |
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
OHF |
Old Hydrofracture Facility |
OREIS |
Oak Ridge Environmental Information System |
ORGDP |
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
ORHASP |
Oak Ridge Health Agreement Steering Panel |
ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
ORR |
Oak Ridge Reservation |
ORRHES |
Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee |
OSWER |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
OU |
operable unit |
P&A |
plugging and abandonment |
PAG |
FDA protective action guide |
PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
pCi |
picocurie |
pCi/L |
picocurie per liter |
PCM |
Poplar Creek mile |
PDF |
portable document format |
PHAP |
Public Health Action Plan |
PHAWG |
Public Health Assessment Work Group |
ppb |
parts per billion |
ppm |
parts per million |
PWSB |
process waste sludge basin |
PWTP |
Process Waste Treatment Plant |
rad |
radiation absorbed dose |
RAR |
Remedial Action Report |
RBC |
Risk Based Concentration |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RER |
remediation effectiveness report |
RfC |
reference concentration |
RfD |
reference dose |
RI/FS |
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study |
RMEG |
Reference Dose Media Evaluation Guides |
ROD |
Record of Decision |
Ru 106 |
ruthenium 106 |
SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
SDWIS |
Safe Drinking Water Information System |
SNF |
spent nuclear fuel |
SRS |
sediment retention structure |
Sr 90 |
strontium 90 |
Sv |
sievert |
SWSA |
solid waste storage area |
TDEC |
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
TDOH |
Tennessee Department of Health |
TRM |
Tennessee River Mile |
TRU |
transuranic waste |
TSCA |
Toxic Substances Control Act |
TSF |
tower shielding facility |
TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
TWRA |
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
U 233 |
uranium 233 |
USACE |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
VOC |
volatile organic compound |
WAC |
waste acceptance criteria |
WAG |
waste area grouping |
WBRIWG |
Watts Bar Reservoir Interagency Work Group |
WIPP |
waste isolation pilot plant |
WOC |
White Oak Creek |
WOCE |
White Oak Creek Embayment |
WR |
radiation weighting factor |
WT |
tissue weighting factor |
Zr 95 |
zirconium 95 |