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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

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

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

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

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

DOT Department of Transportation

EAC Early Action Compact

EAD Wyoming Department of Administration and Information’s 

Economic Analysis Division

EIS Environmental Impact Statement

ELI Energy Laboratories Incorporated

EPA Environmental Protection Agency
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ERMA Extensive Resource Management Area

ESD Emergency Shut Down

eU3O8 equivalent uranium oxide

Fault Lost Creek Fault

fbs feet below the surface

FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act

ft feet

ft2/d square feet per day

ft amsl feet above mean sea level

ft bgs feet below 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(s) greenhouse gas(es)

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

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 Memoranda

IR isolated resource

ISR In Situ Recovery

JCR Job Completion Report

lb/year pounds per year

lb/VMT pounds per vehicle mile traveled

LC Lost Creek

LCI Lost Creek ISR, LLC

LQD Land Quality Division
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LS Lost Soldier

m2 square meters

MBHFI Migratory Birds of High Federal Interest

MCL Maximum Contaminant Level

mg/kg milligrams per kilogram

mg/L milligrams per liter

mg/m3 milligrams per cubic meter

MiniVol Mini Volumetric

MIT Mechanical Integrity Test

M monitor ring well

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 New Frontiers Uranium Wyoming, LLC

NH3 ammonia

NHD National Hydrography Dataset

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology

NMFS National Marine and Fisheries Service

NO2 nitrogen dioxide

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
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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 In Situ Uranium 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

RAWS Remote Automated Weather Station

RMP Resource Management Plan

RMPPA Resource Management Plan Planning Area

Rn-222 radon-222

RO reverse osmosis

RSO Radiation Safety Officer

RSF Resource Selection Function

RV recreational vehicle

RWP Radiation Work Permit

SAR sodium adsorption ratio

SCS Soil Conservation Service

SDR standard dimension ratio

SDWS Secondary Drinking Water Standard

SEAOC Structural Engineers Association of California

SEIS Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

SEM scanning electron microprobe

SGIT Sage Grouse Implementation Team

SHPO State Historic Preservation Office

SMRA Special Recreation Management Area

SMU soil mapping unit

SO2 sulfur dioxide
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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

SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

T&E threatened and endangered

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

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.

URPA Ur-Energy Passive Air

US United States

USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers

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

WAAQS Wyoming Ambient Air Quality Standard

WDAI Wyoming Department of Administration and Information

WDEQ Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

WGFD Wyoming Game and Fish Department

WHMA Wildlife Habitat Management Area

WOS Wildlife Observation System

WQD Water Quality Division

WRCC Western Regional Climate Center

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
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WYPDES Wyoming Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

XRF x-ray fluorescence

yd3 cubic yards