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Common Used Acronyms

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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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