ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| AML | areal mass loading |
| CRWMS | Civilian Radioactive Waste Management System |
| CSNF | commercial spent nuclear fuel |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| DHLW | Defense High-Level Waste |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DSNF | DOE-owned spent nuclear fuel |
| GTCC | greater-than-class-C (waste) |
| HLW | high-level radioactive waste |
| HTL | high thermal load(ing) |
| ITL | intermediate thermal load(ing) |
| LTL | low thermal load(ing) |
| M&O | Management & Operating (Contractor) |
| MTHM | metric tons heavy metal |
| MTU | metric tons of uranium |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NWPA | Nuclear Waste Policy Act |
| OCRWM | Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management |
| PC | performance confirmation |
| QA | quality assurance |
| QARD | Quality Assurance Requirements Document |
| RIMS | Regulatory, Infrastructure, and Management Services |
| SNF | spent nuclear fuel |
| SPAR | special performance assessment required (waste) |
| TSLCC | Total System Life Cycle Cost |
| VA | Viability Assessment |
| WAST | waste acceptance, storage, and transportation |
| YMP | Yucca Mountain Project |