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Common Used Acronyms
shayne:
General, Commercial Related as found on this site in various topics
ALARA As Low As Is Reasonably Achievable
ALI Annual Limit on Intake
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ATWS Anticipated Transient Without Scram
Btu British Thermal Unit
BWR Boiling Water Reactor
C/D Cooldown
CA Controlled Area
Ci Curie
CR Control Room
CRS Control Room Supervisor
DAC Derived Air Concentration
DBA Design-Basis Accident
DECON Decontamination
DNB Departure from Nucleate Boiling
DOE Department of Energy
dp or dP Differential Pressure
ECCS Emergency Core Cooling Systems
ED, SRPD, SIPD Pocket Dosimeter
FFD Fitness for Duty
FME Foreign Material Exclusion
HP Health Physics
I&C Instrument and Control
IH Industrial Hygiene
INPO Institute for Nuclear Power Operations
kV Kilovolt
LD Lethal Dose
LOCA Loss of Coolant Accident
LPZ Low Population Zone
MOX Mixed Oxide Fuel
mR Milliroentgen
MW Megawatt
MWh Megawatt Hour
NEI Nuclear Energy Institute
NLO Non Licensed Operator or NO Nuclear Operator or AO Auxiliary Operator
NQA Nuclear Quality Assurance
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRRPT National Registry of Radiation Protection Technologist
PAT Plant Access Training
ppm Parts Per Million
Pu Plutonium
PWR Pressurized Water Reactor
PZR Pressurizer
QF Quality Factor
R Roentgen
RA, RRA Radiation Area
RADCON Radiation Controls
RCT Radiological Control Tech
RO Reactor Operator, Licensed or NSO Nuclear Supervising Operator
RP Radiation Protection
RWT Radiation Worker Training
S/D Shutdown
SM Shift Manager
SRO Senior Reactor Operator
STA Shift Technical Advisor
TG, MTG Turbine Generator (Main)
TLD Thermoluminescent Dosimeter
U, U-235, U238 Uranium
WANO World Association of Nuclear Operators
shayne:
Navy Related
AE Auxiliary Electrician
DEP Delayed Entry Program
ELT Engineering Laboratory Technician
EM Electrician Mate
ERLL Engine Room Lower Level
ERML Engine Room Middle Level
ERUL Engine Room Upper Level
ET Electronics Technician
EWS Engineering Watch Supervisor
FCW Feed Control Watch
FPW Feed Pump Watch
MEW Main Engine Watch
MM Machinist Mate
NFAS Nuclear Field ‘A’ School
NNPS, NPS Naval Nuclear Power School
NNPTC Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
NNSY Newport News Shipyard
NPTU Nuclear Power Training Unit
NR, NRRO Naval Reactors
PNS, PNSY Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
PSNS Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Rate (AW) Air Warfare
Rate (SS) Submarine Service
Rate (SW) Surface Warfare
RCMS Rad Con Maintenance School
RCTQS Rad Con Tech Qualification School
RO Reactor Operator
SCW Secondary Control Watch
SEO Shutdown Electrical Operator
SRO Shutdown Reactor Operator
TGW Turbine Generator Watch
TH Throttleman
Rennhack:
http://www.nukeworker.com/forum/index.php/topic,2791.0.html
Brett LaVigne:
MSIV = Main Steam Isolation Valve
CRD = Control Rod Drive
alphadude:
TVGV
SRD
HPI
LPI
HPSI
LDST
PORV
PZR
RxB
LUST
LLRT
LOFT
CFT
CRDM
OTSG
NDA
UT/PT
LLW
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