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°F degrees Fahrenheit 

ΔT differential temperature 

μCi/kg microCuries per kilogram 

μCi/L microCuries per liter 

μg/m3 micrograms per cubic meter 

μmhos/cm micromhos per centimeter 

μR/hr microRoentgens per hour 

AC alternating current 

ACL Alternate Concentration Limit 

AD anno domini 

AML appropriate management level 

AQD Air Quality Division 

ATV all-terrain vehicle 

AUM Animal Unit Month 

Basin Great Divide Basin 

BCA Biodiversity Conservation Alliance 

BCC Birds of Conservation Concern 

BLM Bureau of Land Management 

BMP best management practice 

BP before present 

CA Centennial Archaeology 

CaCO3 calcium carbonate 

CCS Center for Climate Strategies 

CCSM Chokecherry Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project 

CDNST Continental Divide National Scenic Trail 

CEQ Council on Environmental Quality 

CESQG Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

cfs cubic feet per second 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

cmbd centimeters below datum 

cmbs centimeters below surface 

cm/sec centimeters per second 

CO carbon monoxide 

CO2 carbon dioxide 

Core Area State of Wyoming’s Core Population Area 

CRUP Cultural Resource Use Permit 

Cs-137 cesium-137 

CSU Colorado State University 

CV curriculum vitae 

dB decibel 

dBA A-weighted decibel 

DDCT Density and Disturbance Calculation Tool 

DEIS Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

DEQ Department of Environmental Quality 

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DOT Department of Transportation 

EAC Early Action Compact 

EAD Wyoming Department of Administration and Information’s 

Economic Analysis Division 

Eh oxidation-reduction potential 

EHS Environmental Health and Safety 

EIA Energy Information Administration 

EIS Environmental Impact Statement 

ELI Energy Laboratories Incorporated 

EO Executive Order 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

EPACT Energy Policy Act 

EQC Environmental Quality Council 

ERMA Extensive Resource Management Area 

ESD Emergency Shut Down 

eU3O8 equivalent uranium oxide 

Fault Lost Creek Fault 

fbs feet below the surface 

FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement 

FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

FOB Free on Board 

FR Federal Register 

ft feet 

ft2

/d square feet per day 

ft amsl feet above mean sea level 

ft bgs feet below the ground surface 

ft/d feet per day 

ft/ft feet per foot 

ft/mi feet per mile 

ft/s feet per second 

FWS Fish and Wildlife Service 

FS field specimen 

g gravity 

GCRP Global Change Research Program 

GDP gross domestic product 

GEIS Generic Environmental Impact Statement 

GHG greenhouse gas 

GIS Geographic Information System 

g/L grams per liter 

g/m2 grams per square meter 

gpd/ft gallons per day per foot 

gpm gallons per minute 

GPS Global Positioning System 

HAPs Hazardous Air Pollutants 

HDPE high-density polyethylene 

HiVol High Volume 

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HMA Herd Management Area 

HPGe High-Purity Germaniun 

HPIC High-Pressure Ionization Chamber 

HPRCC High Plains Regional Climate Center 

HPT Health Physics Technician 

IBC International Building Code 

IM Instructional Memorandum 

IR isolated resource 

ISR In-Situ Recovery 

JCR Job Completion Report 

km kilometers 

kV kilovolts 

lb/year pounds per year 

lb/VMT pounds per vehicle mile traveled 

LC Lost Creek 

LCI Lost Creek ISR, LLC 

LCS Lost Creek Shale 

LQD Land Quality Division 

LRP limited reclamation potential 

LS Lost Soldier 

M 

2 

m 

monitor ring well 

square meters 

MBHFI Migratory Birds of High Federal Interest 

MCL Maximum Contaminant Level 

mg/kg milligrams per kilogram 

mg/L 

3 mg/m

milligrams per liter 

milligrams per cubic meter 

MiniVol Mini Volumetric 

MIT Mechanical Integrity Test 

mmhos/cm millimhos per centimeter 

MO overlying aquifer monitor well 

MOU Memorandum of Understanding 

MP production zone monitor well 

mph miles per hour 

mrem millirem 

MTL Maximum Threshold Limit 

MU underlying aquifer monitor well 

MU1 Mine Unit 1 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

NaI sodium iodide 

NCRP National Council for Radiation Protection 

NEC National Electrical Code 

NEPA National Environmental Policy Act 

NESHAP National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

NFU NFU Wyoming, LLC 

NH3 ammonia 

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NHD National Hydrography Dataset 

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology 

NMFS National Marine and Fisheries Service 

NO2 nitrogen dioxide 

NOA Notice of Availability 

NOI Notice of Intent 

NOX nitrogen oxides 

NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service 

NRHP National Register of Historic Places 

NSS Native Species Status 

NWI National Wetlands Inventory 

NWS National Weather Service 

O3 ozone 

OHV off-highway vehicle 

OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration 

OW observation well 

Pb-210 lead-210 

PC personal computer 

pCi/g picoCuries per gram 

pCi/L picoCuries per liter 

PCW Power Company of Wyoming, LLC 

Permit Area Lost Creek Permit Area 

PFN Prompt Fission Neutron 

PFYC Potential Fossil Yield Classification 

PIAA Project Impact Analysis Area 

PIF Partners in Flight 

Plant Lost Creek Plant 

PLC Programmable Logic Controller 

PM2.5 particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter 

PM10 particulate matter less than ten micrometers in diameter 

Po-210 polonium-210 

ppb parts per billion 

PPE personal protective equipment 

ppm parts per million 

Project Lost Creek Uranium In-Situ Recovery Project 

PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

psi pounds per square inch 

psig per square inch gauge 

PV pore volume 

PVC polyvinyl chloride 

PWMTF Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund 

QA quality assurance 

QC quality control 

Ra-226 radium-226 

Ra-228 radium-228 

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RAWS Remote Automated Weather Station 

RMP Resource Management Plan 

RMPPA Resource Management Plan Planning Area 

Rn-222 radon-222 

RO reverse osmosis 

ROS Recreation Opportunity Spectrum 

ROW right-of-way 

RS Revised Statute 

RSO Radiation Safety Officer 

RSF Resource Selection Function 

RV recreational vehicle 

RWP Radiation Work Permit 

SAR sodium adsorption ratio 

SBS Sage Brush Shale 

SCS Soil Conservation Service 

SD standard deviation 

SDR standard dimension ratio 

SDWS Secondary Drinking Water Standard 

SEAOC Structural Engineers Association of California 

SEIS Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

SEM scanning electron microscope 

SER Safety Evaluation Report 

SGIT Sage Grouse Implementation Team 

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office 

SMRA Special Recreation Management Area 

SMU soil mapping unit 

SO2 sulfur dioxide 

SOP Standard Operating Procedure 

SPCC Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 

SPL sound pressured level 

SSS Special Status Species 

SU standard unit 

SUV sport utility vehicle 

SWCBCC Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners 

SWCCD Sweetwater County Conservation District 

SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan 

T&E threatened and endangered 

TAC technical advisory committee 

TDS total dissolved solids 

TEDE total effective dose equivalent 

TFN Temporary Filing Number 

Th-230 thorium-230 

THPO Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

TW trend well 

UBC Uniform Building Code 

UCL Upper Control Limit 

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UIC Underground Injection Control 

U-nat natural uranium 

U3O8 yellowcake or uranium oxide 

[UO2(CO3)2]

-2 uranyl dicarbonate ion 

[UO2(CO3)3]

-4 uranyl tricarbonate ion 

Ur-E Ur-Energy USA Inc. 

URL Uniform Resource Locator 

URPA Ur-Energy Passive Air 

US United States 

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers 

USC United States Code 

USDI United States Department of Interior 

USFS United States Forest Service 

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS United States Geological Survey 

UWAR University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository 

VOC volatile organic compound 

VRM visual resource management 

WAAQS Wyoming Ambient Air Quality Standard 

WDA Wyoming Department of Agriculture 

WDAI Wyoming Department of Administration and Information 

WDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality 

WDNGDP Wind Dancer Natural Gas Development Project 

WGFD Wyoming Game and Fish Department 

WHMA Wildlife Habitat Management Area 

WOC Wyoming Outdoor Council 

WOS Wildlife Observation System 

WQD Water Quality Division 

WRCC Western Regional Climate Center 

WS Wyoming Statute 

WSA Wilderness Study Area 

WSEO Wyoming State Engineer's Office 

WSBLC Wyoming State Board of Land Commissioners 

WW World War 

WYCRO Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Cultural Records 

Office 

WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation 

WYPDES Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

XRF x-ray fluorescence 

3 yd cubic yards 

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