| Acronym | Meaning |
| BV | Building Ventilation |
| GZ | Ground Zero |
| EPC | Emergency Planning Commission |
| MTTR | Mean Time To Repair |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environment Laboratory |
| FAC | Friday Afternoon Club |
| IBM AT | IBM Advanced Technology Personal Computer |
| ANTARES | Advanced Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine Simulator |
| HMMR | High Resolution Multifrequency Microwave Radiometer |
| PALE | Paleoclimates From Arctic Lakes And Estuaries |