ACW: asbestos-containing waste AECB: Atomic Energy Control Board AECL: Atomic Energy of Canada, LTD. ASTSWMO: Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials CEAA: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CIWMB: California Integrated Waste Management Board CIWMP: Countywide Integrated Waste Management Plan CNA: Canadian Nuclear Association CNSC: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission COD: Chemical Oxygen Demand CV: calorific value CWM: Center for Waste Management EEA: European Environment Agency EIR: Environmental Information Regulations EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMS: Environmental Management System EPA: Environmental Protection Agency ES: Environmental Statement EWC: European Waste Catalogue HAZWRAP: Hazardous Waste Remedial Action Program HEU: highly enriched uranium HHW: Household Hazardous Waste HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments IPC: Integrated Pollution Control IPPC: Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control IWC: Instream waste concentration IWMF: Interim Waste Management Facility LAAPC: Local Authority Air Pollution Control LAPC: LOCAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL LEL: lower explosive limit LFG: Landfill Gas LLW: low-level waste MRF: Materials Recovery Facility MSW: Municipal Solid Waste MSWI: municipal solid waste incineration MSWLF: municipal solid waste landfill NRU: Nuclear reactor universal NSWMA: National Solid Wastes Management Association NWPA: Nuclear Waste Policy Act PCB: polychlorinated biphenyl