ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
AQMA | Air Quality Management Areas |
BIS | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
BPEO | Best Practicable Environmental Option |
BPM | Best Practicable Means |
BSS | Basic Safety Standards Directive (Council Directive 96/29/Euratom) |
COMAH | Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 |
CoRWM | Committee on Radioactive Waste Management |
COVRA | Central Organisation for Radioactive Waste |
DfT | Department for Transport |
DNA | Deoxy Ribonucleic Acid |
DOENI | Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland |
EA | Environment Agency |
EC | European Commission |
EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
ER | Environmental Report |
EqIA | Equality Impact Assessment |
EU | European Union |
GRA | Guidance on Requirements for Authorisation |
HAW | Higher Activity radioactive Waste |
HLW | High Level radioactive Waste |
HPA | Health Protection Agency |
HS | Historic Scotland |
HSE | Health and Safety Executive |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
ILW | Intermediate Level radioactive Waste |
JNCC | Joint Nature Conservation Committee |
LAW | Lower Activity Waste |
LLW | Low Level radioactive Waste |
LLWR | Low Level Waste Repository |
MCA | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
MOD | Ministry of Defence |
mSv | milli Sievert |
NDA | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency |
Near Surface GRA | Near-surface Disposal Facilities on Land for Solid Radioactive Wastes Guidance on Requirements for Authorisation |
NETCEN | National Environmental Technology Centre |
NEWMDB | Net Enabled Waste Management Database |
NIA65 | Nuclear Installations Act 1965 |
NII | Nuclear Installations Inspectorate |
NRPB | National Radiological Protection Board |
OCNS | Office for Civil Nuclear Security |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
ORR | Office of the Rail Regulator |
PPC | Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations |
PPS | Plans, programmes and strategies |
RBMP | River Basin Management Plan |
RSA93 | Radioactive Substances Act 1993 |
SAC | Special Area of Conservation |
SAPs | Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities |
SBAP | Scottish Biodiversity Action Plan |
SPA | Special Protection Area |
SCCORS | Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive Substances |
SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
SEPA | Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
SHEP | Scottish Historic Environment Policy |
SNH | Scottish Natural Heritage |
SNP | Scottish National Party |
SSSI | Site of Special Scientific Interest |
VLLW | Very Low Level radioactive Waste |
UKCIP09 | UK Climate Impacts Programme 2009 |
WFD | Water Framework Directive |