| Acronym | Meaning |
| GTP | Group-transfer Polymerization |
| FWPCA | Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 |
| AEPS | Auger Electron Appearance Potential Spectroscopy |
| ICRP | International Commission On Radiological Protection |
| LOCOS | Local Oxidation Of Silicon |
| CAFCA | Computer Assisted Flow Control And Analysis |
| PVMS | Pressure Vessel Management System |
| ARAES | Angular Resolved Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| MED | Mean Effective Dose |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |