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Hutch:
frisker- meter that measures contamination
snoopy(aka an/pdr-70)-meter used to measure neutron radiation/only meter to read in mrem/hr instead of mr/hr...i think its that way in the shipyard anyway.
RLW - radioactive liquid waste
CPW- controled pure water(what you get after proc. RLW)
PET - portable effluent tank(used transport RLW)
HRA-high rad area
LA - limited avalibility(what happens when an RCT messes up a little)
OU-operatonaly unavalable(what happens when an RCT
messes up medium)
DQ-disqualified(what happens when an RCT screws the pooch)

darkmatter:
BOHICA: Bend Over, Here it comes again

DILLIGAFF: Does it look like I give a flying F***

SSDD: Same Sh*t, Different Day

I had it, You got It: Elaborate shift turnover

SOS: Same Old Sh*t

Catch some Zoomies: High Dose job

Suck Rubber: wearing a respirator

Suck Up: Bucking for a promotion

Desk Jockey: An "expert" working out of a cubicle

Cubicle Warrior: An elevated egotistic Desk Jockey

Wolfen:
If memory serves me right (and it seldom does, anymore) ALAP was addressed in the original 1973 revision to 10CFR20.

Nobody at the time understood it, nor did anyone pay any attention to it. As Low As Practical, according to management back then, was anything less than 12 rem/yr.

RDTroja:
ALAP was actually 'As Low As Practicable' which probably explains its demise -- no one could spell or pronounce it.

Wolfen:
'As Low As Practicable' I stand corrected.  You are absolutely right.  "Practicable"  Wow, who thought that was a good idea???

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