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for DOSE EQUIVALENT (H) and EFFECTIVE DOSE EQUIVALENT (EDE) in the

NEPA glossary while "derived from" explain the term equivalent, whereas the definitions

in main text pass that question on to the definition of QUALITY FACTOR. The NEPA

glossary definition of HAZARD ANALYSIS, while a derivation, is organized more

rationally than that in this Glossary. The NEPA glossary definition for NUCLEAR

FACILITY derived from obsolete DOE O 6340.1A and DOE O 5480.30 is an interesting

discussion. The NEPA definition for RISK is stronger than that presented in this

Glossary. The NEPA glossary definition for SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT (SAR),

though a derivation from statute associated with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, is more complete and uses better grammar than either of the two definitions

in the text of the DOE Glossary of Environment, Safety and Health Terms. The

composite definition for SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL (SNM) in the NEPA listing

is less complicated and less redundant than that cited in this Glossary (exact quote from

10 CFR 707.4).

NEPA definitions for ABSORBED DOSE (D), ACCIDENT, BASELINE, DESIGN

BASIS ACCIDENT, EFFECTIVE DOSE EQUIVALENT (HE), TOTAL EFFECTIVE

DOSE EQUIVALENT (TEDE), and TRU WASTE can coexist with the more

authoritative definitions in this Glossary. BASELINE as defined in this Glossary is in a

Life Cycle Management context while the NEPA definition is primarily for use in NEPA

documents. A best definition for TRU WASTE might be a combination of the definition

in the DOE Glossary of Environment, Safety and Health Terms with the appendix NEPA

presentation.

An additional 368 page "Glossary of Terms Related to CERCLA, EPCRA, PPA, RCRA,

and TSCA" resides on the Internet Website of the Office of Environmental Policy and

Assistance, EH-41, http://www.eh.doe.gov/oepa. This glossary is nearly four times the

size of the DOE Glossary of Environment, Safety and Health Terms and not feasible as a

second appendix. The reader is directed to the cited Web page without further

discussion.

The current version of this handbook incorporates comments generated during two 60-

day coordinations on the DOE Technical Standards Home Page, one that concluded on

January 28, 2000, and another that concluded on May 25, 2001. Also incorporated are

salient terms from the latest version of 10 CFR 830 and 10 CFR 850, "Chronic Beryllium

Disease Prevention Program; Final Rule," environmental terms from DOE G 450.1-1,

and transportation and packaging terms primarily from 49 CFR 171.8.

This Glossary was compiled by M. Norman Schwartz and is currently maintained by EH-

22, the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety Policy. Please direct additions, revisions,

comments or questions to Mr. Schwartz at norm.schwartz.@eh.doe.gov.

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