Commonly Used Acronyms
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Because our site contains a wide range of information, we have developed this list of acronyms. It is meant to serve as an easy-access reference point to help you find the meaning of the various acronyms used on our website
| Acronyms | |
|---|---|
| A | |
| ABRWH | Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health |
| ADAMS | Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (NRC) |
| ADC | Authorized Derivative Classifier |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| ALCOA | Aluminum Company of America |
| ANLE or ANL-E | Argonne National Laboratory – East |
| ANLW or ANL-W | Argonne National Laboratory – West |
| AR | Analysis Record |
| ATLC | Atomic Trades and Labor Council |
| AWE | Atomic Weapons Employer |
| B | |
| BE | Beryllium |
| C | |
| CANEL | Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory |
| CATI | Computer Assisted Telephone Interview |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CEDR | Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource |
| CHP | Certified Health Physicist |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIRRPC | Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CO | Classification Officer |
| COB | Conflict or Bias |
| CPWR | Center to Protect Workers’ Rights |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| D | |
| DC | Derivative Classifier |
| DCAS | Division of Compensation Analysis and Support–formerly known as the Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) |
| DFO | Designated Federal Official |
| DDRS | Declassified Document Retrieval System (Hanford) |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DM&A | Dade Moeller & Associates |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOD | Date of Death |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DR | Dose Reconstruction |
| E | |
| ECD | Electronic Citations Database |
| EEOICPA | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| EG&G | Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc. |
| EML | Environmental Measurements Laboratory |
| ES&H | Environment, Safety & Health |
| ETEC | Energy Technology Engineering Center, now known as Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory |
| F | |
| FAB | Final Adjudication Branch |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FMPC | Feed Materials Production Center, formally known as Fernald |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FR | Federal Register |
| FRC | Federal Record Center |
| FRD | Formerly Restricted Data |
| FRN | Federal Register Notice |
| FUSRAP | Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program |
| G | |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GE | General Electric |
| GSI | General Steel Industries |
| H | |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| HP | Health Physicist |
| HSS | Office of Health, Safety, and Security (DOE) |
| I | |
| IAM&W | International Association of Machinists |
| IB | Information Bridge (DOE) |
| IBEW | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| ICD-9 | International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 9th Revision |
| ICWU | International Chemical Workers Union |
| IGUA | International Guards Union of America |
| IJOEH | International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| IMBA | Integrated Modules for Bioassay Analysis |
| INEEL | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| INL | Idaho National Laboratory |
| IOP | Idaho Ordnance Plant |
| IREP | Interactive RadioEpidemiological Program |
| K | |
| K-25 | Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| L | |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| LOOW | Lake Ontario Ordnance Works |
| M | |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPC | Maximum Permissible Concentrations |
| MS | Mail stop |
| N | |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration |
| NRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |
| NUMEC | Nuclear Materials and Equipment |
| O | |
| OCAS | Office of Compensation Analysis and Support–now known as the Division of Compensation Analysis and Support (DCAS) |
| OD | Office of the Director |
| OPEIU | Office and Professional Employees International Union |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory; also known as X-10 |
| OSTI | Office of Scientific & Technical Information (DOE) |
| OUO | Official Use Only |
| P | |
| PC/POC | Probability of Causation |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PDR | Public Document Room (NRC) |
| PEP | Program Evaluation Plan |
| PER | Program Evaluation Report |
| PHA | Public Health Advisor (currently known as Program Specialists) |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| POA | Power of Attorney |
| POC/PC | Probability of Causation |
| R | |
| RECA | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act |
| REFs | Radiation Effectiveness Factors |
| RD | Restricted Data |
| RO | Reviewing Official |
| S | |
| SC&A | Sanford Cohen & Associates: |
| SEC | Special Exposure Cohort |
| SEIU | Service Employees International Union |
| SLAPS | St. Louis Airport Storage Site |
| SPFA | Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America |
| SRDB | Site Research Database |
| T | |
| TBD | Technical Basis Document |
| The Act | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| TIB | Technical Information Bulletin |
| TSE | Time Since Exposure |
| U | |
| UAW | United Auto Workers |
| UCNI | Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information |
| UPTE | University Professional & Technical Employees |
| USPHS | U.S. Public Health Service |
| USWA/USW | United Steelworkers of America |
| USTUR | US Transuranium & Uranium Registries |
| V | |
| VA | Veterans Affairs |
| W | |
| WIPP | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
| WLM | Working Level Month |
| X | |
| X-10 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory; also known as ORNL |
| Y | |
| Y-12 | Y-12 National Security Complex |
- Page last reviewed: September 28, 2015
- Page last updated: September 26, 2014
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Compensation Analysis and Support