MCE
Maximum Credible Earthquake
MFL
Maximum Foreseeable Loss
ORE
Optimum Risk Estimates©
PAF
Perception Affecting Factors
PCM
Persistent Change Monitoring
PFMA
Potential Failure Modes Analyses
PGA
Peak Ground Acceleration
PIG
Probability Impact Graph
QPE
Qualified Professional Engineer
QPO
Quantitative Performance Objectives
QRA
Quantitative Risk Assessment
RBDM
Risk-Based Decision Making
RIDM
Risk-Informed Decision Making
SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar
SLM
Silva–Lambe–Marr Method
SLO
Social License to Operate
TMS
Tailings Management System
TMW
Tailings and Mine Waste
TRF
Tailings Responsibility Framework
TSF
Tailings Storage Facility
UNEP
United Nations Environmental Protection
USA
Undrained Stress Analysis
USCOLD United States Committee on Large Dams
USEPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
WISE
World Information Service of Energy
WTP
Willingness to Pay
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