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DfT Department for Transport<br />

DIAMOND Decommissi<strong>on</strong>ing, Immobilisati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Management of Nuclear Wastes<br />

for Disposal (a c<strong>on</strong>sortium of universities carrying out research, funded<br />

by RCUK)<br />

DIUS Department for Innovati<strong>on</strong>, Universities <strong>and</strong> Skills (now part of the<br />

Department for Business, Innovati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Skills)<br />

DOE Department of Energy (USA)<br />

DoE Department of the Envir<strong>on</strong>ment (UK, subsequently the Department for<br />

Envir<strong>on</strong>ment, Transport <strong>and</strong> the Regi<strong>on</strong>s, DETR))<br />

DRP Direct <strong>Research</strong> Portfolio (the directly funded NDA research<br />

programme)<br />

DSSC disposal system safety case (being developed by NDA)<br />

EA Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Agency (for Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales)<br />

EARP Enhanced Actinide Removal Plant (at Sellafield)<br />

EBS engineered barrier system<br />

EC European Commissi<strong>on</strong><br />

EDF Electricité de France<br />

EDZ engineering disturbed z<strong>on</strong>e<br />

EIA envir<strong>on</strong>mental impact assessment<br />

EMUS Encapsulati<strong>on</strong> of Metallic Uranium Steering Group (established by<br />

Sellafield Ltd)<br />

EPS Encapsulated Product S<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>re (at Sellafield, there are three s<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>res: EPS1,<br />

EPS2 <strong>and</strong> EPS3)<br />

EPSRC Engineering <strong>and</strong> Physical Sciences <strong>Research</strong> Council<br />

EU European Uni<strong>on</strong><br />

FEPs features, events <strong>and</strong> processes (<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be c<strong>on</strong>sidered in post-closure safety<br />

cases for GDFs)<br />

FHP fuel h<strong>and</strong>ling plant<br />

FORGE Fate of Reposi<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry Gases (an EU project)<br />

CoRWM Document 2543, Oc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ber <str<strong>on</strong>g>2009</str<strong>on</strong>g> Page 144 of 151

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