| Acronym | Meaning |
| NSS | National Stream Survey (USA) |
| MAWP | Maximum Allowable Working Pressure |
| OAR | Office Of Air And Radiation (USEPA) |
| OEL | Occupational Exposure Limit |
| MCT | Mercury Cadmium Telluride |
| ESA | Electrokinetic Sonic Amplitude |
| APSTNG | Associated-particle Sealed-tube Neutron Generator |
| IALLW-CAT | Isotope Area Liquid Low-level Waste Collection And Transfer |
| DEGM | Degenerate Electron Gas Model |
| DDSC | Dynamic Differential Scanning Calorimetry |