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a.k.a.

also known as

a/d

analog-to-digital

A/E

architect-engineer

A/ft

ampere per square foot

a/h

air over hydraulic

A/m

ampere per meter

a/o

atomic percent

a/w

accordance with

aa

arithmetic average

aA

attoampere

AAAS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

AABD

accident analysis basis document

AAP

accident analysis profile

AB

auxiliary boiler

ABORT

analytical boron reactivity transient

abs

absolute

ABT

automatic bus transfer

ABWR

advanced boiling-water reactor

AC

air-cooled

ac

alternating current




ACB

air-operated circuit breaker

acc

accumulator

acct.

account

ACE

automatic checkout equipment

ACEC

Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi

ACF

automatic control feature

ACI

American Concrete Institute

ACI

autoclosure interlock

ACM

Association for Computing Machinery

ACP

auxiliary control panel

ACR

advanced control room

ACRS

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

ACS

auxiliary cooling system

ACTS

automated calibration test source

Ad

ampere demand meter

ADA

advanced demo assemblies

adamp

adampere, absolute ampere

adc

analog-to-digital-converter

ADDS

applied digital data system

ADF

advanced design features

ADFCS

advanced digital feedwater control system

ADMS

advanced document management system

ADRC

advanced digital reactivity computer

ADS

automatic depressurization system

ADV

atmospheric dump valve




AEA

Atomic Energy Authority (United Kingdom)

AEB

auxiliary equipment building

AEC

Atomic Energy Commission

AECL

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

AEG

Allgemeine Elektricitaets-Gesellschaft

AEOD

analysis of operational data

af

audio frequency

AF

auxiliary feedwater

AFD

axial flux distribution

AFPCS

advanced feedpump control system

AFW

auxiliary feedwater

AFWP

auxiliary feedwater pump

AFWS

auxiliary feedwater system

AGDS

American Gage Design Standard

AGR

advanced gas-cooled reactor

Ah

ampere hour

Ahm

ampere-hour meter

AHP

analytical hierarchical process

AHTG

ad hoc technical group

AHU

air-handling unit

AI

artificial intelligence

AI

Atomics International

AICC

adiabatic isochoric complete combustion

AIChE

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

AIF

Atomic Industrial Forum




AIFB

Atomics International Fast Breeder Group

AIME

American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers

AISC

American Institute of Steel Construction

AISI

American Iron and Steel Institute

AISP

advanced isotope separation process

ALARA

as low as is reasonably achievable

ALM

acoustic leak monitor

ALMS

acoustic leak monitoring system

alt

altitude

ALWR

advanced light water reactor

AM

amplitude modulation

AMCR

advanced main control room

AME

angle-measuring equipment

AMG

aging management guideline

AMP

aging management program

AMR

aging management review

AMS

alarm management system

AMSAC

ATWS mitigation system actuation circuitry

ANC

Advanced Nodal Code (Westinghouse computer code)

ANI

Authorized Nuclear Inspector

ANL

Argonne National Laboratory

ANS

American Nuclear Society

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

ANSYS

finite element analysis computer code

ANTI-Cs

anti-contamination clothing




antilog

antilogarithm

AO

abnormal occurrence

AOE

automated order entry

AOP

abnormal operating procedure

AOR

analysis of record

AOT

allowed outage time

AOV

air-operated valve

AP1000

a larger megawatt version of the AP600

AP600

Advanced Passive 600 MW pressurized water reactor

APA

Alpha Phoenix ANC (Westinghouse computer code)

APA

American Physics Association

APC

American Power Conference

APDA

Atomic Power Development Association

APDMS

axial power distribution monitoring system

APL

Arkansas Power & Light Company

approx

approximately (~)

Apr

April

APS

Arizona Public Service Company

APS

auxiliary power supply

apt.

apartment

APTS

automated plant tagging system

APWR

advanced pressurized water reactor

aq

aqueous

AR

Appropriations Request

ARC

Advanced Reactor Corporation




ARC

auxiliary relay cabinet

ARGUS

alarm response guidance and usage system

ARI

all rods in

ARMS

airborne radioactivity monitoring system

ARPI

advanced resources development

ARPIS

analog rod position indication system

ARQ

as required

ART

adjusted reference temperature

ARV

atmospheric relief valve

As

standard atmosphere

ASA

American Standards Association

ASAP

as soon as possible

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASCII

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASE

automatic stabilization equipment

ASEC

American Standard Elevator Codes

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning

Engineers

ASIC

application-specific integrated circuits

ASLAB

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board

ASLAP

Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel

ASLB

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

ASM

American Society for Metals

ASME

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNDT

American Society of Nondestructive Testing

ASP

administrative site procedure




ASP

auxiliary shutdown panel

ASQC

American Society for Quality Control

ASSS

Alternate Safe Shutdown System

ASTG

advanced tube support grid

ASTM

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASWG

American Steel Wire Gage

at wt

atomic weight

At

ampere turn

at. no.

atomic number

at/w

atomic hydrogen weld

ata

atmospheres absolute

ATC

automatic turbine control

atm

atmosphere

ATP

acceptance test plan

ATP

acceptance test procedure

ATP

authorized to proceed

ATR

advanced test reactor

ATRC

Advanced Tooling Readiness Center

ATWS

anticipated transient without scram

ATWT

anticipated transients without trip

Aug

August

AUP

Alterungsberwachung Programme (aging management program)

AUTODIN

automatic digital network

aux

auxiliary

AVB

anti-vibration bar




avdp

avoirdupois

Ave.

avenue

avg

average

AVT

all volatile treatment

AWARE

advanced alarm management system

AWG

American Wire Gage

AWS

American Welding Society

awu

atom weight unit

AZ

Arizona




%
Be

degree Baum

bit

byte

B&P

bid and proposal

B&PV

boiler & pressure vessel

B&S

Brown & Sharp Wire Gage

B&V

Black & Veatch

B&W

Babcock & Wilcox Co.

B&W

Babcock & Wilcox Co.

BA

burnable absorber

BAC

boric acid concentrator

BAMS

break and ADS measurement system

BART

Best-Estimate Analysis of Reflood Transients Code

BAST

boric acid storage tank

BAT

best available technology

BATEA

best available technology economically available

bbl

barrel

bcc

body-centered-cubic

BCD

binary coded decimal

BCI

balance of conventional island

BCMS

boron concentration measurement system

BDAS

boron dilution alarm system

BDD

baseline design document

BDMS

boron dilution mitigation system




BDS

steam generator blowdown system

Baum

BEC

Business Expansion Council

BEF

best-estimate flow

BELOCA

best estimate loss-of-coolant accident analysis

BFRT

containment vessel

BG&E

Baltimore Gas & Electric

Bh

Brinell hardness

BHEP

basic human error probability

BHN

Brinell hardness number

bhp

brake horsepower

bhp-hr

brake horsepower hour

BHSP

basic human success probability

BISI

bypass & inoperable status indication

BIT

boron injection tank

bklt

booklet

BLCS

base line control system

bldg

building

BLHL

broken loop hot leg

BLPB

branch line pipe break

Blvd

boulevard

BM

bill of material

BMI

Batelle Memorial Institute

BMI

bottom-mounted instrumentation

BNCS

Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards




BNES

British Nuclear Energy Society

BNFL

British Nuclear Fuels plc

BNI

balance of nuclear island

BNL

Brookhaven National Laboratories

BNWL

Battelle Northwest Laboratory

BOC

beginning-of-cycle

BOCREC

bottom of core recovery

BOL

beginning-of-life

BOP

balance-of-plant

BOR

boronometer

bp

boiling point

BP

burnable poison

BPA

burnable poison absorber

BPRA

burnable poison rod assembly

bps

bit per second

BPV

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

BPVC

ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

Bq

becquerel

Br Std

British Standard

BRS

boron recycle system

BS

building and structure

BSI

British Standards Institution

BT

broached tube

BTFA

benzoyltrifluoroacetone

BTI

bypass testing instrumentation




BTP

branch technical position

BTR

boron thermal regeneration

BTRS

boron thermal regeneration system

Btu

British thermal unit

Btu/hr-ft2

British thermal units per hour per square foot

Btu/hr-ft-F

British thermal units per hour per foot per degree Fahrenheit, or
British thermal units per hour per square foot per degree
Fahrenheit per foot

Bu

burnup

BVPC

Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code

BWC

bat wing coldleg

BWE

Babcock & Wicox, Espana

BWG

Birmingham Wire Gage

BWH

bat wing hotleg

BWR

boiling water reactor

BWR90+

advanced boiling water reactor design developed by (W) Atom and

Finnish utility TVO

BWROG

Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group




&
C

degree Celsius

degree Centigrade

centi (10-2)

coulomb

cycle

heat capacity

hundred

c.m.

center of mass

C/kg

coulomb per kilogram

CA

California

CAA

Clean Air Act

CAD

computer-aided design

CAE

computer-aided engineering

CAGR

compound annual gross rate

CAI

computer-aided instruction

cal

calorie

cal/g

calories per gram

cal/g-C

calories per gram per degree Centigrade

cal/sec-cm2

calories per second per square centimeter

cal/sec-cm-C

calories per second per centimeter per degree Centigrade, or

calories per second per square centimeter per degree
Centigrade per centimeter

calc

calculated

CALS

computer-aided acquisition and logic support




CAM

computer-aided manufacturing

CAOC

constant axial offset control

CAP600

600 MV reactor combining the work of W and China National

Nuclear Corp.

CAPA

commercial atomic power activities

CAPs

Corrective Action Process

CAR

Corrective Action Request

CARM

cost accumulation reporting management

CAS

codes and standards

CAS

compressed and instrument air system

CASE

computer-assisted software engineering

CASS

cast austenitic stainless steel

CAT

chemical addition tank

CATD

Contract & Technical Data Document

CAV

cumulative absolute velocity

CB

containment building

CB

control board

CB&I

Chicago Bridge & Iron

cc

carbon copy

CCB

configuration control board

CCDF

complementary cumulative distribution function

CCF

counter-current flooding

CCFL

counter-current flow limitation

CCFP

conditional containment failure probability

CCI

core-concrete interaction

CCP

centrifugal charging pump




CCR

central control room

CCS

component control system

CCS

component cooling water system

CCTF

cylindrical core test facility

CCTV

closed circuit television

CCW

component cooling water

CCWS

component cooling water system

cd

candela

CD

compact disk

CD

component design

CD

cooldown

CD

corrective due to degraded condition

CDA

core disruptive accident

CDF

core damage frequency

CDM

certified design material

CD-R

compact disc-recordable

CD-ROM

compact disk-read only memory

CDS

condensate system

CE

Combustion Engineering

CEA

Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique (France)

CEA

control element assembly

CEAC

control element assembly calculation

CEDM

control element drive mechanism

CEDMCS

control element drive mechanism control system

CEGB

Central Electricity Generating Board (United Kingdom)




CEMS

corrosion erosion monitoring system

CENPII

CE Nuclear Power International Incorporated

CEO

chief executive officer

CEOG

CE Owners Group

CERN

Centre Europen pour la Rcherche Nucleaire

CESCE

Compania Espanola de Seguros a la Exportacion

CESSAR

Combustion Engineering Standard Safety Analysis Report

CET

containment event tree

CF

capacity factor

CF

corrective due to failure

CFC

certified for construction

CFCU

containment for coil unit

CFE

contractor-furnished equipment

cfm

cubic foot per minute

CFMS

critical function monitoring system

CFO

chief financial officer

CFP

contractor-furnished property

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations (US)

CFW

condensate and feedwater

CGE

Compagnie Generale dElectricite (France)

CGI

common gateway interface

CGNPC

China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Company, Ltd.

cgs

centimeter-gram-second

CHAMPS

chemical area manufacturing process system




CH/SI

charging/safety injection

CHCS

containment hydrogen control system

CHF

critical heat flux

CHIEF

chemical emergency planning geographic information system

CHT

cold hydro test

CI

conventional island

Ci

curie

CIM

computer-integrated manufacturing

CIP

cost improvement program

CIV

combined intermediate valves

CIV

containment isolation valve

CL

cold leg

CLB

current licensing basis

CLCV

cold-leg check valve

CLEE

(Committee on) Cyclic Life and Environmental Effects

CLIRA

closed loop in reactor assembly

CLOFA

complete loss-of-flow accident

CLP

cask loading pit

cm

centimeter

cm

chemical milling

CM

corrective maintenance

Cm

heat capacity per mole

cm2

square centimeter

cm3

cubic centimeter

CMT

core makeup tank




CNFD

Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division

CNNC

China National Nuclear Corporation

CNRB

Company Nuclear Review Board

CNS

containment system

CO

Colorado

coeff

coefficient

COIN

construction service

COL

Combined Operating License

COLR

Core Operating Limit Report

COLSS

core operating limit supervisory system

COMPRO

Westinghouse computerized procedure

COMS

cold over-pressure mitigation system

COMSAT

communications satellite

cont.

continued

COO

chief operating officer

COPS

chemical operating procedures

COREN

Combustili per Reattori Nucleari, SPA (Italy)

corp.

corporation

CORS

catalytic oxygen removal system

cos

cosine

COS

Cray OS

cot

cotangent

counts/min

counts per minute

counts/sec

counts per second

cP

centipoise




CP

chemically pure

CPACS

Coded Pulse Anticutter System

CPC

core protection calculator

CPI

Cost Price Improvement

CPM

critical path method

cpm

cycles per minute

cps

counts per second

cpse

counterpoise

CPSES

Commanche Peak Steam Electric System

CQ

commercial quality

CQAR

Contract Quality Assurance Requirements

CQD

Code Qualification Document

CR

circulation ratio

CRCTA

composite reactor component test assembly

CRDD

control rod disconnect driveline

CRDM

control rod drive mechanism

CRDR

control room design review

CRDS

control rod drive shaft

CRGR

Committee for Review of Generic Requirements

crit

critical

CRLF

carriage-return linefeed character

CRS

control rod system

CRT

cathode ray tube

CRT

core reflood tank

CS

Commercial Standard




CS

core support (structures)

CSA

channel statistical allowance

CSAU

code scaling, applicability, and uncertainty

CSB

core support barrel

CSD

computer software development (MHI)

CSF

critical safety function procedure

CSI

cumulative susceptibility index

CSN

Nuclear Safety Council (Spain)

CSOC

Customer Support & Operations Center (Computer Help Desk)

CSS

containment spray system

CSST

containment spray storage tank

cSt

centistoke

CST

condensate storage tank

CT

computer tomography

CT

Connecticut

CTL

complementary transistor logic

CTM

cost time management

CTR

controlled thermonuclear reaction

CTSF

centralized temporary storage facility

cu

cubic

CUF

cumulative usage factor

CV

check valve

CVAP

core vibration assessment program

CVCS

chemical and volume control system

CVDL

compatibility verification data list




CVS

chemical and volume control system

CVTR

Carolinas-Virginia tube reactor

CW

circulating water

CW

cold-worked

cwfm

continuous wave frequency modulated

CWP

cask washdown pit

cwp

circulating water pump

cwt

hundredweight

CY

calendar year

CYAPC

Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company

CYW

City Water System

CZ

Canal Zone

CZP

cold zero power




'

degree (temperature)

darcy

deci (10-1)

deuterium (heavy hydrogen)

D&M

diagnostic and monitoring

d/a

digital-to-analog

D2O

heavy water

da

deka (101)

DAC

design acceptance criteria

dac

digital-to-analog converter

DAF

document application form

dag

dekagram

dam

dekameter

DART

defense application resource team

DAS

data acquisition system

DAS

diverse actuation system

dB

decibel

DB

design basis

DBA

design basis accident

DBD

design basis documentation

DBE

design basis earthquake

dbhp

drawbar horsepower

dbl act

double acting

dbl

double




dblf

double face

dbm

decibel referred to 1 milliwatt

dbm

decibels referred to 1 milliwatt in 600 ohms

DBMS

database management system

dbrn

decibels above reference noise

dbv

decibels referred to 1 volt

DBVP

Design Baseline & Verification Program

dbw

decibel referred to 1 watt

DC

design change

DC

Design Commitment

dc

direct current

DC

District of Columbia

DCH

direct containment heating

DCP

design change proposal

DCTL

direct-coupled transistor logic

dda

digital differential analyzer

DDCS

double-delta channel seal

DDE

dynamic data exchange

DDI

drawing data input form

DDS

data display and processing system

DDS

design drafting spec

DDT

detonation transition

DE

Delaware

Dec

December

dec

decimal




decal

decalcomania

DECLG

double-ended cold-leg guillotine

deg

degree (angle)

DEG

double-ended guillotine

DEHL

double-ended hotleg

DEHM

digital electro-hydraulic master control system

DEISS

Design Engineering Interface Support Services

Del

Delaware

Delta T

temperature change

DEPS

double-ended pump suction

dept

department

DER

double-ended rupture

DESFAS

digital engineered safety features actuation system

dev eql

deviation equalizer

dev

development

dev

deviation

DF

decontamination factor

DF

differential flow

DFBN

debris filter bottom nozzle

DFFB

dispersed flow film boiling

DFMS

digital flux mapping system

dg

decigram

DG

diesel generator

DGR

Division General Research

DHEC

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control




DHG

data highway gateway

dhp

developed horsepower

DHR

decay heat removal

DHRM

decay heat removal monitoring

dia

diameter

diag

diagonal

diag

diagram

diagr

diagrammatic

DIAS

discrete indication and alarm system

diff

different

diff

differential

dim.

dimension

dio

diode

dis/sec

disintegrations per second

DISS

design information schedule summary

distr

distribute

distr

distribution

distr

distributor

div

divergence

dl

deciliter

dm

decimeter

DM

design modification

DM

Deutsche mark

dm2

square decimeter

dmc

digital microcircuit




DMD

Document Management Directory

dmg

damage

DMIMS

digital metal impact monitoring system

DMIMS

digital metal impact monitoring system

dms

digital microcircuit

DN

deviation notice

DNB

departure from nucleate boiling

DNBR

departure from nucleate boiling ratio

DNDR

deviation (defect) notice-disposition request

DO

data out

doc

document

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DORO

Division of Regulatory Operations

DOS

Department of State

DOS

Division of Responsibility

DOS

standby diesel and auxiliary boiler fuel oil system

DOT

Department of Transportation

doz

dozen

dp

differential pressure

dpa

displacement per atom

DPC

Document Production Center

DPCS

dual-unit PCs

DPH

diamond hardness number

dph

diamond-pyramid hardness




dplr

Doppler

dplxr

duplexer

DPM

decades per minute

DPPS

digital plant protection system

dpr

design power ratio

dpr

double pulse range

DPRI

digital rod position indicator

DPRK

Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea)

DPS

decontamination process system

DPS

disintegrations per second

DPS

diverse protection system

dpst sw

double-pole single-throw switch

dpst

double pole single throw

DPT

differential pressure transmitter

DPU

distributed processing unit

DR

design requirements

DR

deviation report

dr

dram

D-RAP

Design Reliability Assurance Program

DRL

Division of Reactor Licensing (NRC)

DRMS

digital radiation monitoring system

DRPI

digital rod position indication system

DRR

document release record

DRS

Division of Reactor Safeguards (NRC)

DRTL

diode resistor transistor logic




DRWM

dynamic rod worth measurement

DS

design specification

DS

documentation specification

ds&r

data storage and retrieval

dsbl

disable

DSER

draft safety evaluation report

DSF

document submittal form

D-Spec

design specification

dspm

double strokes per minute

DSR

drop status record

DSS

diverse scram system

dstl

distill

dstlt

distillate

DSU

disk storage unit

dt

decay time

dt

differential temperature

dta

differential thermal analysis

DTD

document type definition

DTL

diode transistor logic

DTP

desktop publishing

DTS

demineralized water treatment system

dtvm

differential thermocouple voltmeter

DVI

direct vessel injection

dvm

digital voltmeter

dvtl

dovetail




DW

dead weight

dw

distilled water

dw

double weight

dwg

drawing

dwl

dominant wave length

dwl

dowel

DWS

demineralized water transfer and storage system

dwt

deadweight

dwt

pennyweight

dy/cm2

dyne per square centimeter

dyb

dynamic braking

dyhr

dehydrator




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E

East

elementary charge

emitter (electron device)

exponential

e&i

equip and install

e.g.

for example (exempli gratia)

ea

each

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

eax

electronic automatic exchange

EBITDA

earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

EBS

emergency boration system

EC

Energy Center

EC

export controls

ECA

Export Credit Agency

ECC

emergency core cooling

ECC

Energy Center Complex

ECC

error correction code

ECCS

emergency core cooling system

ecd

estimated completion date

ecdc

electrochemical diffused collector

ECEPDI

East China Electric Power Design Institute

ECL

emitter-coupled logic

ECN

engineering change notice

eco

electron-coupled oscillator




ecp

engineering change proposal

ECR

emergency control room

ecr

engineering change request

ECS

extended character set

ECS

main ac power system

ECT

eddy current testing

ed

edition

ED

Emergency Director

EDEP

Employee Development through Education Policy

EdF

Electricit de France

edgw

edgewise

EDM

electrical discharge machining

EDP

electronic data processing

edr

equivalent direct radiation

EDS

Non-Class 1E dc and uninterruptible power supply system

edt

electrical discharge tube

educ

education

EEI

Edison Electric Institute

ef

emitter follower

EFPH

effective full-power hours

EFS

communication system

EFWS

emergency feedwater system

EGCR

experimental gas-cooled reactor

egd

electrogasdynamics

EGS

grounding and lightning protection system




egt

exhaust gas temperature

ehf

end half

ehf

extremely high frequency

ehp

effective horsepower

ehp

electric horsepower

EHR

electric hydrogen recombiner

ehw

extreme high water

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIS

Environmental Impact Study

el

elevation

elev

elevate

elex

electronics

elf.

extremely low frequency

elhyd

electrohydraulic

elig

eligible

ELS

plant lighting system (SPWR)

emf

electromotive force

emi

electromagnetic interference

ENDESA

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, S.A.

ENEL

Ente Nazionale per LEnergia Elettrica

eng rm

engine room

eng

engine

eng

engineer(ing)

Eng

English

ENSA

Equipos Nucleares, S.A.




ensi

equivalent-noise-sideband input

ENUSA

Empresa Nacional Die Uranio, S.A.

eoc

edge of cutter

eod

elements of data

EOE

estimate of effort

EOF

Emergency Operations Facility

EOL

end-of-life

eolm

electro-optical light modulator

EOP

emergency operating procedure

eop

end of part

ep

electrically polarized (relay)

Ep

potential energy

EP1000

European Passive Plant (based on the AP600 and AP1000)

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

epd

electric power distribution

EPDM

ethylene propylene diene terpolymer

EPP

European Passive Plant

epr

electron paramagnetic resonance

epr

exhaust pressure ratio

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

ept

external pipe thread

epu

electrical power unit

epwr

emergency power

EQ

environmental qualification

EQ

environmentally qualified




EQ

equipment qualification

Eq.

Equation

ERD

electronic reference document

ERDA

Energy Research and Development Agency

ERDS

emergency response data system

ERF

emergency response facility

ERG

emergency response guideline

ern

engineering release notice

ES

Energy Systems

ES

equipment supply

ES

NSD Engineering Services

ES&T

CNFD Engineering Services & Technology

ESD

electrostatic discharge

ESF

emergency safety features

ESF

engineered safety feature

ESFAC

engineered safety feature actuation cabinet

ESFAS

engineering safety feature actuation system

eshp

equivalent shaft horsepower

E-Spec

Equipment Specification

E-Spec

equipment specification

esr

electron spin resonance

esr

equivalent series resistance

ess

electronic switching system

ESS

Engineering Support Service (KOPEC conract)

est

estimate(d)




ESWGR

emergency switchgear rooms

et al

and others (et alii)

ETAPS

electronic training and procedure system

etc.

and so forth, and the like (et cetera)

ETCG

elapsed-time code generator

ets

endless tangent screw

EU

European Union

EUR

European Utility Requirements

eV

electronvolt

evm

electronic voltmeter

evom

electronic voltammeter

EVP

evaporator

EW

equivalent weight

ewo

engineering work order

Eximbank

Export-Import Bank of the United States

expo

experimental order

ext

extension




)
F

degree Fahrenheit

farad

femto (10-15)

fermi

force

franc

frequency

fuel

F/D

fixed detector

F/L

full length

F/T

flow & temperature

FA ratio

fuel-air ratio

fa

final assembly

fa

free aperture

FA

fuel assembly

fac

field accelerator

FAC

flow accelerated corrosion

FACT

fully automatic compiler-translator

fao

finish all over

FAR

Field Action Request

fax

facsimile

FBFC

France-Belgium Fuel Company

FBR

fast breeder reactor

fc

foot candle




fcc

face-centered cubic

FCG

fatigue crack growth

FCLD

functional control logic diagrams

fct

filament center tap

FCV

flow control valve

fdb

forced draft blower

fdbk

feedback

FDDI

fiber-distributed data interface

FDI

fuel duty index

fdm

frequency division multiplex

fdp

full dog point

FDR

Field Deficiency Report

FDR

Field Deviation Report

fdw

feedwater

FE

field elements

Fe

iron

FEA

Federal Energy Administration

Feb

February

Fed

Federal

FES

field-emission spectroscopy

FET

field-effect transistor

FF

forcing function

ffd

field forcing (decreasing)

ffi

field forcing (increasing)

FHM

fuel-handling machine




fhp

fractional horsepower

FHS

fuel handling system

FHS

fuel-handling system (fuel-handling and refueling system)

FID

fixed in-core detector

FIDAS

fixed incore detector amplifier system

fig.

figure

figs.

figures

fip

fuel injection pump

fissions/cm3

fissions per cubic centimeter

fissions/sec

fissions per second

FIV

feedwater isolation valve

FIV

flow induced vibration

FL

Florida

flg

flange

FM

frequency modulation

fm

titanium tetrachloride

FMC

fissile material containers

FMEA

failure modes and effects analysis

FMECA

failure modes, effects, and criticality analysis

FMR

field material request

FOAKE

first-of-a-kind engineering

FOSAR

foreign object search and retrieval

FOTA

full open test assemblies

FP

fire protection

FPC

Federal Power Commission




fpm

feet (foot) per minute

fps

feet (foot) per second

FPS

fire protection system

FPS

full-power second

FR

functional requirements

FRD

fuel rod design

FS

Federal Specification

FS

fluid system

fs

sulfur trioxide chlorsulfonic acid

FSAR

Final Safety Analysis Report

FSER

Final Safety Evaluation Report

FSN

Federal stock number

ft

feet (foot)

ft/min

foot per minute

ft/sec

foot per second

ft/sec2

foot per second squared

ft/sec3

foot per second cubed

ft2

square foot

ft2/min

square foot per minute

ft2/sec

square foot per second

ft3

cubic foot

ftc

fast time constant

ftc

foot-candle

FTC

fuel transfer canal

FTE

first-time engineering




ft-L

footLambert

ft-lb

foot pound

FTP

file transfer protocol

FTS

fuel transfer system

ft-sec

foot-second

FTZ

foreign trade zone

FUDDL

fuel design data list

F-V

Fussell-Vesely

fw

feedwater

FW

formula weight

FWCS

feedwater control systems

fwdct

fresh water drain collecting

FWI

feedwater isolation

fwp

feedwater pump

FWRV

feedwater regulations valve

FWS

feedwater system (main and startup feedwater system)

FY

fiscal year




*
G

gauss

giga (109)

gram

gravity (force)

G&A

general & administrative (expense)

g/cm3

gram per cubic centimeter

GA

general arrangement (drawing)

GA

Georgia

gal

gallon

GAO

Government Accounting Office

g-atom

gram atom

Gb

gilbert

Gc

gigacycle

Gc/sec

gigacycle per second

gcal

gram-calorie

GCFBR

gas-cooled fast breeder reactor

gcmps

gyrocompass

gcn

gage code number

GCR

gas-cooled reactor

GDC

general design criteria

GDT

gas decay tank

GE

General Electric Company

ged

gasoline engine driven

GESSAR

General Electric Standard Safety Analysis Report




Gev

gigaelectron volt

GFC

generic flow control

gfe

government-furnished equipment

GFI

group format identifier

GHz

gigahertz

GIA

Government & International Affairs

GIF

graphics interchange format

GLRP

General License Renewal Program

GMT

Greenwich mean time

GPa

gigaPascal

gph

gallons per hour

gpm

gallons per minute

GPS

global positioning system

GQA

graded quality assurance

gr

gross (12 dozen)

grad

gradient

GRCA

gray rod cluster assembly

grd

ground

GRI

Gas Research Institute

GRWP

General Radioactive Waste Plan

GS

gas stripper

GSI

generic safety issue

GSRMS

gas stripper radiation monitoring system

GSS

gamma scintillation system

gswr

galvanized steel wire rope




GT

guide tube

GTAW

gas tungsten arc welding

GTCC

greater than class-C waste

GTR

generic technical report

GU

Guam

GUI

graphical user interface

GV

governor valve

gva

graphic kilovolt-ampere meter

GW

gigawatt

GWh

gigawatt per hour




+
h

quarter-hard

half-hard

enthalpy

hecto (102)

height

henry

H/L

hotleg

H2

hydrogen

H3

tritium

HA

hardware address

ha

hectare

HA

hot assembly

HACTS

head area cable tray system

HAJI

Hankook Jungsoo Industrial Co., Ltd.

HANJUNG

Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.

HAZ

heat-affected zone

HAZMAT

hazordous materials

HB

Brinell hardness number

hc

hexachlorethane

hc

high carbon

HC

hot channel

HCDA

hypothetical core disruptive accident

HCLPF

high-confidence, low probability of failure

hcs

high-carbon steel




HCV

hand control valve

hd cr

hard chromium

hdbk

handbook

HDH

hydride/dehydride

HDLC

high-level data link control

HEC

header checksum

HEPA

high efficiency particulate air (filter)

HEX

heat exchangers

hf

high frequency

HF

human factors

HFE

human factors engineering

HFM

heat flux meter

hfo

high-frequency oscillator

HFP

hot full power

HHI

Hyundai Heavy Industries

HHSI

high-head safety injection

hi fi

high fidelity

HI

Hawaii

HIC

high-integrity containment

HICO

Hyosung Industrie Company, Ltd.

HICO

Hyosung Industrie Company, Ltd.

HJTC

heated junction thermocouple

HL

hot leg

HLW

high-level waste

hm

hectometer




hm2

square hectometer

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HODSP

high-order domain specific port

HP

high pressure

hp

horsepower

hp-h

horsepower-hour

HPI

high-pressure injection

HPME

high-pressure melt injection

HPNPP

high-priority next port pointer

HPSI

high-pressure safety injection

HPTHT

high-priority token hold timer

hr

hour

HR

Human Resources

HRA

human reliability analysis

HRE

homogeneous reactor experiment

hrs

hours

HSI

human-system interface

HSR

Historian WEStation

HSSC

high safety significant component

HT

heat transfer

HTGCBR

high temperature gas-cooled breeder reactor

HTGR

high-temperature gas-cooled reactor

HTML

Hypertext Markup Language

htnsl

high tensile

HTP

high-thermal performance




HTR

high temperature reactor

HTX

heat exchanger

HU

heatup

HVAC

heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

HWBLWR

heavy water moderated boiling light water reactor

HWOCR

heavy water moderated organic cooled reactor

HWR

heavy water reactor

hwy

highway

HX

heat exchanger

Hyd

hydraulic

hydro

hydrostatic

Hz

hertz (1 cps)

HZP

hot no load condition

HZP

hot zero power




,
%impd

percent impedance

i&c

installation and checkout

I&C

instrumentation and control

i&m

installation and maintenance

i&o

inlet and outlet

i.e.

that is (id est)

i/o

input-output

IA

international angstrom

IA

Iowa

IACS

International Annealed Copper Standard

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

iagc

instantaneous automatic gain control

IASCC

irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking

IAT

income after taxes

iat

indicated air temperature

iavc

instantaneous automatic volume control

ibid.

in the same place

IBT

income before taxes

IC

integrated circuit

IC

Incident Commander

ICC

integrated control cabinet

ICCMS

inadequate core cooling monitoring system

ICD

initial core design




ICI

in-core instrumentation

ICRP

International Commission on Radiological Protection

ICRR

inverse count rate ratio

ICT

International Critical Tables

icw

interrupted continuous wave

ID

Idaho

ID

identification

id

inside diameter

IDC

interest during construction

IDP

integrated data processing

IDS

Class 1E dc and uninterruptible power supply system

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IFBA Rods

integral fuel burnable absorber

IFM

intermediate flow mixer

IGA

intergranular attack

IGFET

insulated-gate field-effect transistor

IGS

Interactive graphic simulator

ihp

indicated horsepower

IHP

integrated head package

IHST

integrated head storage tank

IHX

intermediate heat exchanger

IIF

internals indexing fixture

IIS

incore instrumentation system

IL

Illinois

illus

illustrate




ILRG

internals lift rig

ILRT

integrated leak rate test

imc

instrument meteorological condition

impd

impedance

IMQP

Integrated Manufacturing Quality Plan

IN

Indiana

in. H2O

inch of water (pressure)

in. Hg

inch of mercury

in. lb

inch-pound

in.

inch

in./hr

inch per hour

in./min

inches per minute

in.2

square inch

in.3

cubic inch

inc.

incorporated

ind

indication

INDE

industry and defense

info

information

INITEC

Empresa Nacional de Ingeneria y Technologia, S.A.

inj

inject(ion)

INPO

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

insp

inspection

int

interior or internal

intl

international

intro

introduction




IO

international operations

IPA

integrated plant assessment

IPB

illustrated parts breakdown

IPC

integrated protection cabinet

IPCEA

Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association

IPCR

integrated protection cabinet rooms

IPE

individual plant examination

ipm

interruptors per minute

IPMO

Integrated Project Management Organization

IPP

inspection point plan

ips

inch per second

IPS

integrate project schedule

ips

interruptions per second

IR

Industry Report

IR

interface requirements

IRC

inside reactor containment

IRI

incomplete rod insertion

IRR

internal rate of return

IRWST

in-containment refueling water storage tank

ISA

Instrument Society of America

ISA

integrated safety assessment

ISBN

International Standard Book Number

ISE

Integrated Safety Evaluation

ISFSI

independent spent-fuel storage installation

ISI

in-service inspection




ISO

International Standards Organization

iso

isolation

IST

in-service testing

IST

International Standard Thread

ITA

inspections, tests, analyses

ITAAC

inspection, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria

itae

integrated time and absolute error

itlk

interlock

ITTC

Former acronym for Westinghouse 286 site

IVMS

internal vibration monitoring system

IVSWS

isolation valve seal water system

IWD

interconnect wiring diagrams

IX

plant ion exchangers




joule

j&p

joists and planks

J/(kgK)

joule per kilogram kelvin

J/K

joule per kelvin

J/kg

joule per kilogram

J/m2

joule per square meter

J/m3

joule per cubic meter

JAERI

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

Jan

January

JAPC

Japan Atomic Power Company

JAPEIC

Japan Atomic Power Engineering and Inspection Corporation

jato

jet-assisted takeoff

JCAE

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

jct

junction

JEXIM

Export-Import Bank of Japan

jkt

jacket

JOA

job order activity

jpft

joiner pilaster fume tight

jpnt

joiner pilaster nontight

jr.

junior

JSD

joint system design

jtsn

jettison

just.

justification

jw

jacket water




JW

joint work




.
K

kelvin

carat

kilo

kip (1000 lbs.)

thousand (electrical quantity)

kilohm

Km/W

kelvin meter per watt

Km/W

kelvin square meter per watt

KAERI

Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

KAFD

Korean advanced fuel design

KAIF

Korean Atomic Industrial Forum

kB

kilobyte

kc

kilocycle

kcal

kilocalorie

kcal/mole

kilocalories per mole

kd

kiln dried

ke

kinetic energy

KEDO

Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

KEPCO

Korea Electric Power Corporation

KEPRI

Korea Electric Power Research Institute

keV

kiloelectron volt

keV

thousand electron volts

kg

kilogram




kgm

kilogram meter

kgm2

kilogram square meter

kg/(Pasm)

kilogram per Pascal second meter

kg/(Pasm2)

kilogram per Pascal second square meter

kg/J

kilogram per joule

kg/m

kilogram per meter

kg/m2

kilogram per square meter

kg/m3

kilogram per cubic meter

kg/s

kilogram per second

kgf

kilogram-force

KHIC

Korea Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (HANJUNG)

kHz

kilocycle per second (kilohertz)

kHz

kilohertz

kine

kinescope

KINS

Korea Institute Nuclear Society

kip

thousand pounds

kip-ft

thousand foot pounds

kJ

kilojoule

kl

kiloliter

klbf

kilopound-force

km

kilometer

kM

kilomole

km/h

kilometer per hour

km/s

kilometer per second

km2

square kilometer




kmc

kilo-megacycles (109)

kN

kilonewton

KNDG

Korea Nuclear Design Group

KNFC

Korea Nuclear Fuel Company

KNGR

Korea Next Generation Reactor, 1400 Mwe in size

ko

kickoff (relay)

k-ohm

thousand ohms

KOPEC

Korea Power Engineering Company, Inc.

kPa

kiloPascal

KPS

Korea Power Plant Services Company, Ltd.

KS

Kansas

ksi

kips per square inch

KSNP

Korea Plant Service & Engineering Company, Inc.

kt

kiloton

kV

kilovolt

kVA

kilovolt-ampere

kVAh

kilovolt-ampere hour

kVAhm

kilovolt-ampere hour meter

kVAm

kilovolt-ampere meter

kVAr

reactive kilovolt-ampere

kVp

kilovolt peak

kW

kilowatt

kWe

kilowatt electrical

kWh

kilowatt-hour

kWhm

kilowatt-hour meter




kWr

kilowatts reactive

KY

Kentucky

kybd

keyboard




/
L Spec

electrical specification

lambert

liter

L/D

length over diameter

l/m

lines per minute

l/r

locus of radius

l/s

lines per second

l/s

liter per second

la

lead angle

LA

Louisiana

lab

laboratory

lae

left arithmetic element

lam

laminate

LAN

local area network

lannet

large artificial neutron network

laq

lacquer

las

low-alloy steel

laser

light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

LASL

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

lat

latitude

lb ap

apothecary pound

lb ft

pound-force foot

lb in

pound-force inch

lb

pound




lb/bhp hr

pounds per brake horsepower hours

lb/ft

pound per foot

LBB

leak before break

LBD

licensing basis document

lbf

pound of force

lb-ft

moments or torque

lb-ft

pound-foot

lb-in.

pound inch

LBLOCA

large-break LOCA

lbp

length between perpendiculars

lb-wt

pound-weight

LC

inductance-capacitance

lc

lower case

lcg

longitudinal position of center of gravity

LCL

lower control limit

lcm

least common multiple

LCO

limiting conditions of operation

lcp

left-circular polarization

LCR

inductance-capacitance-resistance

lcsw

latch checking switch

lct

long calcined ton

ldb

light distribution box

ldc

line-drop compensator

ldt

long dry ton

LED

light-emitting diode




lej

longitudinal expansion joint

LER

License Event Report

LERF

large, early release frequency

lf

low frequency

lfo

low-frequency oscillator

LHSI

low-head safety injection

lic

license

LIC

licensing

LIC

linear integrated circuit

lin ft

linear foot

litho

lithograph

ll

low level

LL

low-low (alarm)

LLL

low-level logic

LLLP

low-leakage loading pattern

LLR

large load rejection

LLRT

lead leak rate test

LLRT

local leak rate testing

llt

long lead time

LLW

low-level waste

lm

lumen

LMD

Large Motor Division

LMFBR

liquid-metal fast breeder reactor

ln

logarithm (natural, base e)

LO

low (alarm)




loamp

logarithmic amplifier

LOCA

loss-of-coolant accident

LOFA

loss-of-flow accident

LOFT

loss-of-fluid test

log

logarithm

lol

length of lead (actual)

LOLT

loss-of-load transient

LOMF

loss-of-main feedwater

long.

longitude

LOOP

loss-of-offsite-power

los

line of sight

lp

low point

LP

low power

LP

low pressure

LPA

lower plenum flow anomaly

LPCI

low-pressure core injection

lpcw

long pulse continual wave

LPMS

loose parts monitoring system

lpo

low power output

LPP

large passive plant

LPSI

low-pressure safety injection

lpw

lumen per watt

LPZ

low-population zone

LR

license renewal

lr

load ratio




LRA

license renewal application

LRB

licensing review basis

lrc

load ratio control

LRF

large release frequency

LRPS

locked rotor protection system

LSBR

large seed blanket reactor

LSD

log-normal standard deviation

LSHI

large-scale hybrid integration

LSI

large-scale integration

LSSC

low safety-significant component

LTA

logic task analysis

LTC

long-term cooling

LTCC

long-term core cooling

ltdn

letdown

LTOP(S)

low temperature overpressure protection (system)

lv

low voltage

LVDT

linear voltage differential transformer

lvp

low voltage protection

LWBR

light water breeder reactor

LWR

light water reactor

lx

lux




0
m

bending moment

gram molecular weight (mole)

maganflux

mass

mega (106)

meter

mile

milli (10-3)

molar (with number)

thousand

M&E

material and equipment

m&r

maintenance and repair

M&R

manufacturing and repair

m&s

maintenance and supply

megohm

millimicron

milliohm

m3

cubic micron

M/CATS

milestone cost analysis tracking system

M/D

movable detector

m/o

mole percent

m/s

meter per second

m/s2

meter per second squared




m2

square meter

m2/s

square meter per second

m3

cubic meter

m3/J

cubic meter per joule

m3/s

cubic meter per second

m4

meter to the fourth power

MA

Massachusetts

mA

milliampere

milliangstrom

MA

multiple access

MAAC

Mid-Atlantic Area Coordination Group

MAAP

material access authorization program

MAC

medium access control

MAD

maintenance, assembly, and disassembly

MAELU

Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters

magamp

magnetic amplifier

magmod

magnetic modulator

mag-thor

magnesium-thorium

male

multiaperure logic element

MAN

metropolitan area network

MAP

manufacturing automation protocol

MAP

methodology assessment program

MAPCON

maintenance and planning control

MAPP

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

MAQP

manufacturing and quality plan




MAR

Management Assessment Review

Mar

March

MARAD

Maritime Administration

mars

multiaperture reluctance switch

maser

microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

math

mathematical

math

mathematics

max

maximum

MB

megabyte

mb

millibarn

mbd

motor belt drive

MBP

monobutyl phosphate

Mbtu

million British thermal units

MC

manipulator crane

Mc

megacycle

mc

millicycle

mc&g

mapping, charting, and geodetic

MCB

main control board

MCBD

measurement channel block diagrams

MCC

motor control center

MCCB

molded-case circuit breaker

mcf

thousand cubic feet

mcm

magnetic core memory

mcm

thousand circular mils

MCO

moisture carryover




MCP

main control panel

MCP

master control panel

MCR

main control room

MCS

material control system

MCT

material compatibility test

MD

Maryland

mD

millidarcy

MDAFWP

motor-driven auxiliary feedwater pump

MDEFWP

motor-driven emergency feedwater pump

mdf

main distributing frame

MDF

mechanical design flow

MDL

minimum detectable limit

mdm

maximum design meter

MDM

metal disintegration machining

mdm

metal-dielectric-metal (filter)

mdn

median

mds

minimum discernible signal

ME

Maine

MEA

Materials Engineering Associates

MED

microelectronic device

megohm

million ohms

megv

million volts

MEL

master equipment list

MEL

material and equipment log (computer programming)

MELCO

Mitsubishi Electric Company




memo

memorandum

mep

mean effective pressure

MERITS

methodically engineered, restructured, and improved

technicalspecifications

MeV

megaelectronvolt

MeV

million electron volts

mezz

mezzanine

mf

main feed

mf

medium frequency

MFES

mobile fuel evaluation system

mfg spec

manufacturing specification

mfg

manufacturing

MFIS

main feedwater isolation signal

MFIV

main feedwater isolation valve

MFN

most favored nation

MFP

main feedwater pump

MFW

main feedwater

MFWLB

main feedwater line break

MFWV

main feedwater valve

mG

milligauss

mg

milligram

MG

motor generator

mgr

manager

mgt

management

mH

millihenry

MHA

maximum hypothetical accident




mhcp

mean horizontal candlepower

mhd

magnetohydrodynamic

MHE

materials handling equipment

mhf

medium high frequency

MHI

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

MHR

Monthly Highlight Report

MHS

mechanical handling system (SPWR)

MHTGR

modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor

MHTS

main heat transport system

MHz

megahertz

mHz

millihertz

MI

Michigan

mi

mile

MI

mineral insulated (cables)

MIC

microbiologically influenced corrosion

MIC

monolithic integrated circuit

micr

magnetic ink character recognition

MIE

Ministry of Industry and Energy (Spain)

mike

microphone

MILSPEC

military specification

MIL-STD

military standard (book)

MIME

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

min

minimum

min

minute

MIS

Management Information Systems




misc

miscellaneous

MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MITI

Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan)

MJ

megajoule

m-kg

meter-kilogram

ml

millilambert

ml

milliliter

mldg

moulding

MLW

mean low water

m-m

man-month

mm

millimeter

mm2

square millimeter

mm3

cubic millimeter

MMF

minimum measured flow

MMI

man-machine interface

MMIS

man-machine interface system

MMPA

Magnetic Materials Producers Association

MMS

multiple-systems related

MMSC

medium maintenance-significant component

MN

Minnesota

MNF

Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel

mnfm

mainframe

MO

Missouri

MOA

memorandum/memoranda of agreement

MOC

middle of cycle




MOCIE

Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy

mol wt

molecular weight

MOL

middle-of-life

moly

molybdenum

MOP

maintenance optimization process

MOPs

modified operating procedures

MOPS

manufacturing operating procedures

MOR

monthly operations report

MOS

metal-oxide semiconductor

MOSFET

metal-oxide semiconductor field-effects transistor

MOST

metal-oxide semiconductor transistor

MOST

Ministry of Science and Technology

MOTA

materials open test assemblies

MOU

memorandum/memoranda of understanding

MOV

motor-operated valve

MOVATS

motor-operated valve analysis and test system

MOX

mixed oxide

MOXF

mixed oxide fuel

MP

maintenance procedure

MPa

megapascal

MPC

maximum permissible concentration

MPC

multi-purpose canister

mpe

maximum permissible exposure

MPEG

Motion Picture Experts Group

MPFF

maintenance-preventable functional failure




mpg

miles per gallon

mph

miles per hour

mphps

miles per hour per second

mpi

magnetic particle inspection

MPR

molten plutonium reactor

MPS

monitoring and protection system

MPX

multiplexer

MR

Maintenance Rule

MR

material requisition

MRI

material receiving instruction

MRPC

motorized rotating pancake coil

MRR

metering, relaying, and regulation

MRRP

Maintenance Rule Review Panel

MS

main steam

ms

manuscript

ms

millisecond

MS

Mississippi

MSA

master service agreement

MSB

main steamline break

MSBR

molten salt breeder reactor

mscp

mean spherical candlepower

MSCR

molten salt cooled reactor

msec

millisecond

MSFES

mobile spent fuel evaluation system

MSHIM

Mechanical shim




MSICV

main steam isolation check valve

MSIS

main steam isolation signal

MSIV

main steam isolation valve

MSL

main steamline

MSLA

main steamline accident

MSLB

main steam line break

MSR

material status report

MSR

molten salt reactor

MSS

main steam system

MSS

Manufacturing Standardization Society (valves and fittings)

MSSR

mixed spectrum superheat reactor

MST

multiple stud tensioner

MSV

mean square voltage

MT

magnetic particle testing (nondestructive testing)

mt

maximum torque

Mt

megaton

MT

Montana

MTBF

mean time between failure

MTC

moderator temperature coefficient

mtf

mechanical time fuse

mtg

meeting

MTR

materials test reactor

MTS

main turbine system

MTTR

mean time to repair

MTU

metric ton of uranium




MTU

metric ton unit

MUX

multiplexer

MV

megavolt

mV

millivolt

mv

multivibrator

MVa

megavolt-ampere

MVP

mechanical vacuum pump

MVS

multiple virtual storage

MW

megawatt

MWd

megawatt-day

MWe

megawatt-electric

MWh

megawatt-hour

MWO

manufacturing work order

MWt

megawatt-thermal




1
(n)

number of bits

electron (n)-type semi-conductor material

nano (10-9)

national form (thread)

newton

normal (concentration, with a number)

north

N/A

not applicable

N/cm2

newton per square centimeter

N/kg

newton per kilogram

N/m

newton per meter

N/m2

newton per square meter

Ns/m2

newton-seconds per square meter

Nm

newton meter

Nm/m

newton meter per meter

N2

nitrogen

nA

nanoampere

na

naval architect

NABU

Nuclear Automation Business Unit

NACE

National Association of Corrosion Engineers

NAP

nuclear application program

NARA

National Archives and Records Administration

NARUC

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

NAS

National Academy of Science




NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

naut

nautical

nb

narrow band

NBS

National Bureau of Standards

NBS

New British Standard (imperial wire gage)

NBSR

National Bureau of Standards Reactor

NC

North Carolina

NC

numerical control

NCA

National Coal Association

nca

nickel copper alloy

ncombl

noncombustible

ncp

normal circular pitch

NCR

nonconformance report

NCRPM

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

NCS

nuclear criticality safety

NCSA

National Center for Supercomputing Applications

ND

North Dakota

NDCA

Nuclear Development Corporation of America

NDE

nondestructive examination

ndp

normal diametral pitch

NDRC

National Defense Research Committee

NDT

nondestructive testing

NDTT

nil-ductility transition temperature

NE

Nebraska

NEA

Nuclear Energy Agency




NEA

Nuclear Engineering Associates

NEC

National Electric Code

NEC

Nuclear Energy Commission

NECS

National Electrical Code Standards

NEE

nuclear equipment engineering

NEF

National extra fine (thread)

neg

negative

NEI

Nuclear Energy Institute

NEIR

Nuclear Energy Research Initiative

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NEO

nuclear engineering and operations

NEPA

National Evironmental Policy Act

NES

Nuclear Energy Systems

NESC

National Electric Safety Code

NESF

normal engineered safety feature

NESP

National Environmental Studies Project

neutrons/cm2

neutrons per square centimeter (neutron flux)

neutrons/cm2-sec

neutrons per square centimeter per second

nf

nanofad

NF

National fine (thread)

NFBU

Nuclear Fuel Business Unit

NFPA

National Fire Protection Association

ng

narrow gage

NGO

National gas outlet (thread)

NGPWR

next generation PWR




nH

nanohenry

NH

New Hampshire

NH

nose height

NI

nuclear island

NIC

Nuclear Industry Check Valve Group

NIMS

NSSS integrity monitoring system

NIOBE

numerical integration of the Boltzmann equation

NIRL

negligible individual risk level

NIS

nuclear instrumentation system

NJ

New Jersey

nm

nanometer

NM

New Mexico

NMAC

Nuclear Maintenance Assistance Center

(Electric Power Research Institute)

nmi

nautical mile

NMIS

nuclear materials information system

NMM

network management module

NMRG

Nuclear Managers Review Group

NMS

National Measurement System

NMSS

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of (NRC)

NNS

non-nuclear safety

NNSA

National Nuclear Safety Administration

NO

normally open

No.

number

NOG

Nordic Owners Group

NOK

Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerke AG (Switzerland)




NOL

normal operating loss

nomen

nomenclature

NOP

normal operating procedure

Nos

numbers

NOS

operating system for Cray interface

Nov

November

NP

National pipe (thread)

npa

normal pressure angle

NPAR

nuclear plant aging research

NPE

nuclear plant engineering

npn

negative-positive-negative (transistor)

NPO

non purchase order

NPP

nuclear power plant

NPR

new production reactor

npr

nominal power ratio

NPRDS

nuclear plant reliability data system

NPS

nominal pipe size

NPSC

straight thread (pipe coupling)

NPSF

thread for press tight joints

NPSH

net positive suction head

NPSH

net pump suction head

NPSL

locknut pipe thread

NPT

National taper pipe (thread)

NPTR

National taper pipe thread (railing fixtures)

NQAPM

Nuclear Quality Assurance Program Manual




NR

nonconformance report

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

nrcp

nonreinforced concrete pipe

NRHR

normal residual heat removal

NRL

narrow-range span

NRTS

National Reactor Testing Station

NRU

National Research Univeral

ns

nanosecond (10-9 second)

NS

National special (thread)

NSA

Nuclear Science Abstracts

NSBU

Nuclear Services Business Unit

NSC

National Security Council

NSF

National Science Foundation

NSP

Northern States Power

NSR

non-safety related

NSSS

nuclear steam supply system

NTAB

Nuclear Technical Advisory Board (ANSI)

ntc

negative temperature coefficient

NTCP

near-term construction permit

NTIS

National Technical Information Service

NTOL

near-term operating license

ntp

normal temperature and pressure

nts

negative torque signal

NUIS

non-unit information system

num

numeral




num

numerical

NUMARC

Nuclear Management and Resources Council

NUMEC

Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation

NUPLEX

nuplex 80+ control system

NUPPSCO

Nuclear Power Plants Standards Committee

NUREG

NRC technical report designation

NUREG/BR

NUREG brochure

NUREG/CP

NUREG conference proceedings

NUREG/CR

NUREG contractor report

NUREG/GR

NUREG grantee report

NUREG/IA

NUREG international agreement report

NUS

Nuclear Utilities Service

nv

neutron flux

nv

neutron volts

NV

Nevada

nvr

no voltage release

nW

nanowatt

NWG

National Wire Gage

NWPA

Nuclear Waste Policy Act

nwt

nonwatertight

NYASDA

New York Atomic & Space Development Authority

NY

New York




2
(ohm-cm)-1

(ohm-centimeter)-1 (conductivity)

O&M

operation and maintenance

o&r

overhaul and repair

O2

oxygen

OA

operating authorization

oba

oxygen breathing apparatus

OBE

operating basis earthquake

obj

object

obst

obstacle

oc

outside circumference

oc

overcurrent

ocb

override control bits

oco

open-close-open

OCR

organic cooled reactor

ocr

overcurrent relay

OCS

operation and control center system

Oct

October

od

outside diameter

ODSCC

outside diameter stress corrosion cracking

Oe

oersted

OE

Office of Enforcement (NRC)

OEC

Oregon Environment Council

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Oe-cm

oersted-centimeter




OEM

original equipment manufacturer

ofr

overfrequency relay

OG

owners group

ogt

outlet gas temperature

oha

outside helix angle

ohm

ohmmeter

ohm-cm

ohm-centimeter

ohm-cm

ohm-centimeter (conductivity)

oil.

orange indicating light

OK

Oklahoma

OLM

online maintenance

OMF

operating, maintenance, and fuel

OMS

overpressure mitigation system

ONE

operations notification and evaluation

OPDT

over-power delta-T

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPIC

Overseas Private Investment Corporation

opil

opalescent indicating light

OPR

offsite procurement request

OPS

Offshore Power Systems (Westinghouse & Tenneco)

OPS

operation personnel

opt

optimum

OR

Oregon

ORC

outside reactor containment

ORE

occupational radiation exposure




orig

original

ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OSA

operational sequence analyses

OSC

operations support center

osc

oscillate (oscillator)

oscg

oscillating

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

ot&e

operational test and evaluation

OTA

open test assembly

OTDT

over-temperature delta-T

OTS

Operational Technical Specification

ovhd

overhead

ovhg

overhanging

ovhl

overhaul

ovld

overload

ovpwr

overpower

owf

optimum working frequency

oz in.

ounce-inch

oz

ounce

oz-in.

moments or torque




3
3p sw

three-pole switch

3p

three-pole

3pdt sw

three-pole double-throw switch

3pdt

three-pole double-throw

3pst sw

three-pole single-throw switch

3pst

three-pole single-throw

4p sw

four-pole switch

4p

four-pole

4pdt sw

four-pole double-throw switch

4pst sw

four-pole single-throw switch

P Max

maximum pressure

hole (p)-type semi-conductor material

page

pico (10-12)

poise

P&CC

Planning and Control Cost Department

p&d distr

power and lightning distribution

P&I

proportional and integral

P&ID

piping and instrument diagram

p&l

power and lightning

P&MC

procurement & material control

p&o

pickled and oiled

P/L

part length

p/o

part of




P+T

partitioning and transmutation

P+T

partitioning and transmutation

Pa

pascal

PA

Pennsylvania

pA

picoampere

Pas

pascal second

PAC

program administration & control

pam

pulse amplitude modulation

PAMS

post-accident monitoring system

PAMS

post-accidnet monitoring system

PAR

passive autocatalytic recombiner

PAR

procurement advisory release

parv

paravane

PAS

process automation system

PASNY

Power Authority of the State of New York

PBL

pressure break line

PBMR

Pebble Bed Modular Reactor

PBNC

Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference

PBS

power breakdown structure

PC

personal computer

pc&h

packing, crating, and handling

pcb

power circuit breaker

PCCAWS

passive containment cooling ancillary water storage tank

PCCWST

passive containment cooling system water storage tank

pci

peripheral command indicator




pcm

pulse code modulation

pcn

position control number

PCP

payment control point

PCRV

prestressed concrete reactor vessel

PCS

passive containment cooling system

PCS

plant control system

PCT

peak cladding temperature

pcu

power control unit

pcv

pressure control valve

PCWG

Power Capabilities Working Group

PCWS

passive containment cooling water storage

PDA

plant data acquisition

PDAS

plant data acquisition system

pdf

portable document format

pdm

pulse duration modulation

pdr

power directional relay

PDS

Purchasing Department Specification

perl

Practical Extraction and Reporting Language

perm

permanent

PERT

performance evaluation and review technique

pF

picofarad

pf

pulse frequency

PFMP

powef generation systems planning

PFR

prototype fast reactor

PGS

plant gas system




ph brz

phophor bronze

pH

hydrogen ion concentration (negative logaritm)

PHCU

pressurizer heater control unit

phcv-sd

phase conversion and step/down

phen

phenolic

phh

phillips head

phm

phase meter

phos

phosphate

php

pound-force per horsepower

php

pounds per horsepower

phr

pound-force per hour

phrhd

pump, hydraulic ram, hand-driven

PHS

Public Health Service

PHWR

pressurized heavy water reactor

pi

point of intersection

PI

polarization index

PI

process instrumentation

PI

programmed instruction

pic

polyethylene-insulated conductor

PID

proportional integral derivative

pim

pulse interval modulation

pin.

positive-intrinsic-negative (transistor)

PIP

project information package

pip

project information package

PIRT

phenomena identification ranking table




piv

peak inverse voltage

piv

post indicator valve

pk

peck

pkg

package

pl

parting line (castings)

PLAP

Plant Life Assessment Program

plc

power-line carrier

PLC

programmable logic controller

PLCS

pressure level control system

PLEX

plant life extension

PLIM

plant life management

PLIOFF

plant-level impact of functional failure

PLS

plant control system

PLS

precautions, limitations, and setpoints

plsn

pulsation

pltg

plating

pm

post meridiem (afternoon)

pm

pound-force per minute

pm

pounds per minute

PM

preventive maintenance

PMA

process measurement accuracy (calculations)

pmd

program monitoring and diagnosis

PMD

Project Master Document

PME

precision measuring equipment

PMNP

platform-mounted nuclear plant




PMO

plant maintenance optimization (optimizer)

PMP

Performance Management Process

PMP

preventive maintenance process

PMS

plant monitoring system

PMS

protection and safety monitoring system

PNL

Pacific Northwest Laboratory

pnp

positive-negative-positive (transistor)

PNS

project numbers system

PO

purchase order

POGE

power generation

POR

plant overview room

PORC

plant operating review committee

PORV

power-operated relief valve

POS

plant operating system

potw

potable water

ppb

parts per billion

PPCS

pressurizer pressure control system

pph

pounds per hour

PPIP

primary plant instrument panels

PPIT

product and process improvement team

ppm

parts per million

ppm

pulse position modulation

PPP

point-to-point-protocol

PPS

plant protection system

PPS

programs, products, and services




PQP

Project Quality Plan

PR

Puerto Rico

PR

purchase requisition

PR.P

pressurizer pressure

PRA

probabilistic risk assessment

prb

parabola

PRC

Peoples Republic of China

prc

point of reverse curve

prefab

prefabricated

prelim

preliminary

prep

preparation

prep

prepare

prf

pulse repetition frequency

PRHR

passive residual heat removal

PRM

project review meeting

prod.

product

prod.

Production

PROF

probability of failure

prof

professional

PRPS

primary reactor protection system

prr

pulse repetition rate

PRT

pressurizer relief tank

prt

pulse repetition time

prv

peak reverse voltage

PRV

pressure relief valve




ps

chloropicrin

ps

polystyrene

PS

power systems

PSA

probabilistic safety assessment

PSAR

Preliminary Safety Analysis Report

PSDAR

Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report

psf

pound-force per square foot

psf

pounds per square foot

psi

pound-force per square inch

psi

pounds per square inch

PSI

preservice inspection

psi

protosynthex index

psia

pound-force per square inch absolute

psia

pounds per square inch absolute

psig

pound-force per square inch gage

psig

pounds per square inch gage

PSP

Power Systems Planning

psr

plow-steel rope

PSS

primary sampling system

pst

point of spiral tangent

psu

power supply unit

pswbd

power switchboard

PTAW

plasma transferred arc welding

ptfe

polytetrafluoroethylene

ptm

pulse time modulation




PTML

pnp transistor magnetic logic

ptmtlg

pitometer-log

pts

pneumatic test set

PTS

pressurized thermal shock

ptwt

photo-type traveling wave tube

pu

pickup

Pu

plutonium

PUC

Public Utility Commission

PV

pressure vessel

PVRC

Pressure Vessel Research Council

pvt

pressure-volume-temperature

pW

picowatt

PWHT

post-weld heat treatment

PWR

pressurized water reactor

pwrh

powerhouse

PWRS

pressurized water reactor system

PWRSD

Pressurized Water Reactor System Division

PWS

primary water storage

PWSCC

primary water system stress corrosion cracking

PXS

passive core cooling system

pyro

pyrotechnic

pzr

pressurizer




4
q&a

question and answer

QA

quality assurance

QAPD

Quality Assurance Program Description

QAR

quality action request

QC

quality control

QCR

quality control reliability

QCI

quality performance improvement plan

QDPS

qualified data processing system

qdrnt

quadrant

qod

quick-opening device

qov

quick-opening valve

QP

quality procedure

qtr

quarter

qtrs

quarters

qty

quantity

qtz

quartz




5
R

degree Rankine

Re

degree Reaumur

rd

quarter round

rd

half-round

1red

first reduction

2red

second reduction

Rankine

ratio

roentgen

R&C

review and comment

R&D

research and development

R&T

research and technology

r/hr

roentgens per hour

r/r

readout and relay

r/w

right of way

ra

reduction of area

RABL

reflood assist bypass line

rad

radian

RAD

radiation design

radiac

radiation detection indicating and computation

radl

radiological

radmon

radiological monitoring

RAI

request for additional information

ralw

radioactive liquid waste




RAM

random access memory

RAM

reliability, availability, and maintainability

RAP

Reliability Assurance Program

RASO

reasonable assurance for safe operation

RAT

reserve auxiliary transformer

RAW

risk achievement worth

RC

reactor coolant

Rc

Rockwell hardness number

rcc

reader common contact

RCC

rod control cluster

rcc

rubber covered cable

RCCA

rod cluster control assembly

rccp

reinforced concrete culvert pipe

rcd

reverse current device

RCDT

reactor coolant discharge tank

RCDT

reactor coolant drain tank

RCFC

reactor containment fan cooler

RCFCS

reactor containment fan cooling system

RCFS

reactor cavity filtration system

rcg

reverberation control of gain

RCL

reactor coolant loop

RCLS

reactor control and limitation system

RCM

reliability control maintenance (reliability centered maintenance)

RCP

reactor coolant pump

RCPB

reactor coolant pressure boundary




RCPCCW

reactor coolant pump component cooling water

RCPS

reactor control and protection system

RCPSSS

RCP shaft speed sensing system

RCS

reactor coolant system

rcs

remote control system

RCTL

resistor-capacitor-transistor logic

RCV

radiation control valve

rcv

receive

rcvd

received

RD

requirements document

rd

root diameter

rdm

recording demand reader

rdout

readout

rdt&e

research, development, test, and evaluation

rdx

cyclonite

Re

Reaumur

rec

receive

recirc

recirculate

RECON

remote console

redox

oxidation-reduction

ref

reference

rei

request for engineering information

reimb

reimburse

reinf

reinforce

rem

roentgen equivalent, mammal




rem

roentgen equivalent, man

reorg

reorganization

rep

roentgen equivalent, physical

req

require

reqd

required

RESAR

Reference Safety Analysis Report

retro

retroactive

rev

revise

rev

revision

rewk

rework

rf

radio frequency

RF

refueling outage

RFB

request for bid

rfc

radio-frequency choke

RFC

request for comments

rfi

radio-frequency interference

rflx

reflex

RFP

request for proposal

RFQ

request for qualification

rfw

reserve feedwater

RG

Regulatory Guide

RGE

Rochester Gas & Electric

RH

residual heat

rhp

reduced hard pressure

rhr

reheater




RHR

residual heat removal

RHRS

residual heat removal system

RHX

residual heat exchanger

RI

reactor internal

RI

Rhode Island

rifi

radio interference field intensity

ril

red indicating light

RIL

rod insertion limit

riot.

real-time input-output transducer

RIP

rod internal pressure

RL

resistance inductance

RLC

resistance inductance capacitance

RM

radiation monitoring

RM

refueling machine

rm

room

RMR

Revised Methodology Report

RMS

radiation monitoring system

RMS

radiation monitoring system

rms

root mean square

rms

square root of mean square

RMW

reactor makeup water

RNB

return to nucleate boiling

rndm

random

RNS

normal residual heat removal system

ro/ro

roll on/roll off




ROI

return on investment

ROK

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

ROM

read-only memory

ROSA

robot-operated service arm

RPCBS

reactor power cutback system

RPCP

reactor plant control panel

rpd

renewable parts data

rpm

revolutions per minute

RPQ

request for price quotation

RPS

reactor protection system

rps

revolutions per second

RPV

reactor pressure vessel

RR

rapid refueling

RRS

reactor regulatory system

RRS

Repair and Replacement Services

RRW

risk reduction worth

rs&i

receipt, storage, and issue

RSB

reactor systems branch

RSG

reactor steam generator

RSG

replacement steam generator

RSI

relative susceptibility index

RSIC

radiation shielding information center

RSO

NSD Resource & Support Operations

RSP

remote shutdown panel

RSPT

reed switch position transmitters




RSR

remote shutdown room

rss

root sum square

RSW

remote shutdown workstation

RT

radioactive testing (nondestructive)

RT

radiographic testing

RT

reactor trip

RTD

resistance temperature detector

RTDP

revised thermal design procedure

RTF

run to failure

RTL

resistor-transistor logic

rtm

recording tachometer

RTM

release to manufacture

RTN

reconstitutable top nozzle

RTP

rated thermal power

RTRP

reduced temperature return to power

RTS

reactor trip switchgear

RV

reactor vessel

rv

relief valve

RVF

reactor vessel failure

RVI

reactor vessel internal

RVI

remote visual inspection

rvm

reactive voltmeter

rvp

reid vapor pressure

RWG

Roebling Wire Gage

RWST

refueling water storage tank




RXS

reactor system

rz

return-to-zero




6
s

second (combination form)

siemens

south

S&A

surveillance and accountability

s/a

subassembly

s/r

send and receive

SA

safety analysis

sa

spectrum analyzer

sa

stress anneal

SABE

system engineer

SACE

semiautomatic checkout equipment

SAE

site area emergency

SAE

Society of Automotive Engineers

SAFDL

specified acceptable fuel design limit

SAFE

safeguards automated facility evaluation

SAFR

sodium advanced fast reactor

SAID

safety analysis input data

SAIGE

Societdi Architettura Industriale per Gli Impiantidi Generazione

de Energia, SpA (Italy)

SAL

safety analysis limit

sal

salinity

sal

salinometer

SALE

safeguards analytical laboratory evaluation

salv

salvage




SAM

substitute alloy material

SAMA

Scientific Apparatus Makers Association

SAMDA

severe accident mitigation design alternative

SAMIS

structural analysis and matrix inversion system

SAO

Station Administration Order

SAP

Safety Assessment Principle

SAR

Safety Analysis Report

sat.

saturate

satfy

satisfactory

satl

satellite

SAW

submerged arc weld

sb

sideband

sb

sleeve bearing

sb

solid body

sb

stilb

sb

stove bolt

sb

synchronization bit

SBCS

steam bypass control system

SBLOCA

small-break LOCA

sbm

submersible

SBO

station blackout

sbstr

substrate

sc

scale

SC

secondary chemistry

sc

shaft center




sc

single contact

SC

South Carolina

SC

steam system

SC

structures and components

scalo

scanning local oscillator

scav

scavenge

scc

single conductor cable

scc

steam corrosion cracking

SCC

stress corrosion cracking

scdp

steel cadmium plated

scf

standard cubic feet

SCF

stress concentration factor

SCFBR

steam cooled fast breeder reactor

scfh

standard cubic feet per hour

scfm

standard cubic feet per minute

sch

socket head

sched

schedule

schem

schematic

scm

software configuration management

scnr

scanner

scntn

self-contained

scp

spherical candlepower

SCR

silicon-controlled rectifier

SCR

sodium-cooled reactor

scrdn

screw down




scrn

screen

scsh

structural carbon steel hard

SCSI

small computer system interface

scsm

structural carbon steel medium

scss

structural carbon steel soft

sd

sample data

SD

South Dakota

sd

spectral distribution

SDB

special diagnostic database

SDCS

steam dump control system

sdg

siding

SDS

safety dpressurization and vent system

SDVS

safety depressurization and vent system

se

single end

sec

secant

sec

second

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

seco

sequential coding

SEE

systems and equipment engineering

seg

segment

SEISA

seismic analysis

sej

sliding expansion joint

sel

selectivity

self cal

self-calibrating

self prop

self-propelled




sels

selsyn

SEM

scanning electron microscope

sep

separate

SEPI

Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales

Sept

September

seq ck

sequence check

seq

sequence

SER

Safety Evaluation Report

sesame

service, sort, and merge

SF

Swiss Franc

SFAC

Socit des Forges et Ateliers du Creusot

sfb

solid fiberboard

sfdr

single feeder

sfgd

safeguard

SFP

spent fuel pit

SFP

spent fuel pool

SFPC

spent fuel pit cooling

SFPCS

spent fuel pit cooling system

SFPCS

spent fuel pit cooling system

SFS

spent fuel cooling system

SFS

spent fuel pool cooling system

SFWS

startup feedwater system

SG

steam generator

sgb

switchgear block

SGBD

steam generator blowdown




SGD&A

steam generator design and analysis

SGHWR

steam generating heavy water reactor

SGLCS

steam generator level control system

SGML

Standard Generalized Markup Language

SGP or SCPL

steam generator product line

SGR

Safeguards Report

SGR

sodium cooled graphite moderated reactor

SGS

steam generator system

SGTP

steam generator tube plugging

SGTR

steam generator tube rupture

sh

scleroscope hardness

SH

shield (electron device)

SHC

significant hazards consideration

shf

super-high frequency

shldr

shoulder

shp

shaft horsepower

shtg

shortage

shtl

shuttle

SI

safety injection

si

salinity indicator

SI

Systeme International dUnites (International System of Units)

sid

seal-in device

sif

single face

sil pl

silver plate

sim

similar




sim

simulator

sinh

hyperbolic sine

SIP

standard information package

SIS

safety injection system

SJS

seismic monitoring system

skt

socket

sl

sea level

SL

surge line

SLB

steam line break

slbl

soluble

SLCS

standby liquid control system

sldr

solder

slfcln

self-cleaning

slfgen

self-generating

SLIP

serial line internet protocol

slwl

straight line wavelength

SM

Supply Management

SMA

seismic margin analysis

SMAW

shield metal arc welding

SMAW

submerged metal arc welding

SMIP

safety margin improvement plan

SMPS

subsea motor-pump and drive subsystem

SMS

special monitoring system

SN

serial number

SNERDI

Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research & Design Institute




SNL RML

Sandia National Laboratories Radiation Metrology Laboratory

sno

stock number

snr

signal-to-noise ratio

SNUPPS

Standardized Nuclear Unit Power Plant Systems

SO

shop order

SOER

significant operating event report

sol

solenoid

SOL

solenoid-operated valve

SOP

standard operating procedure

SOSTEL

solid state electric logic

SOW

Statement of Work

sp gr

specific gravity

SP

setpoints

SPC

Siemens Power Corporation

SPDS

safety parameter display system

SPDs

Summary Plan Descriptions

spdt

single-pole double-throw

spec

specification

SPF

significant pressure fluctuation

SPIN

standard plant item number

spm

strokes per minute

SPS

passive containment spray system

spst

single-pole single-throw

SPWR

simplified pressurized water reactor

sq

square




sqh2

square head

sqrt

square root

SR

safety-related

sr

selenium rectifier

sr

steradian

SRF

safety-related function

SRI

Southwest Research Institute

SRM

staff requirements memorandum

SRM

status review meeting

SRP

Standard Review Plan

SRRA

structural reliability/risk analysis

SRTF

Specification Review Task Force

SRV

safety relief valve

SS

safety system

SS

sampling system

SS

stainless steel

SS/SE

safety screening/safety evaluator

SSAR

Standard Safety Analysis Report

ssb

single sideband

SSC

structure, system, and component

SSC

systems, structures, and components

SSCI

supervising sequential control interface

SSD

system specification document

SSDC

system standard design criteria

SSE

safe shutdown earthquake




SSE

safe shutdown earthquake

ssf

Saybolt seconds furol (oil viscosity)

SSG

simple support grid

SSPB

Swedish State Power Board

SSPS

solid state protection system

stab.

stabilize

stat

photostat

STAT

shunt trip attachment

stby

standby

STC

Science and Technology Center

STD

Science and Technology Department

std

standard

stdzn

standardization

stg

stage

STI

surveillance test interval

stl

studio-transmitter link

STP

standard temperature and pressure

STUDT

stud tensioners

stwp

steam working pressure

SURV

surveillance capsules

sus

Saybolt universal seconds

SV

safety valve

SW

service water

SWC

surge withstand capability

swcp

salt water circulating pump




swg bkt

swinging bracket

SWG

British Standard Wire Gage

SWG

Stubs Wire Gage

swp

safe-working pressure

swp

salt water pump

SWS

sea water system

SWS

service water system

symm

symmetrical

symp

symposium

syn

synchronous

sync

synchronize

sync

synchronizer




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T&D

transport and distribution

T&M

Time & Materials

T/C

thermocouple

TA

technical advisors

TASCS

thermal stratification, cycling, and striping

TB

turbine building

TBM

time-based management

TCP/IP

transmission control protocol/internet protocol

TCS

turbine building closed cooling system (SPWR)

TCS

turbine control system

TDAFW

turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater

TDF

thermal design flow

temp

temperature

TG

turbine generator

TGSCC

transgranular stress corrosion cracking

TH

thermal hydraulic analysis

Th-U

thorium uranium

TID

total integrated dose

TIG

tungsten inert gas

TIP

top industry practice

TIR

total indicator runout

TLAA

time-limited aging analysis

TLD

thermoluminescent dosimeter

TMI

Three Mile Island




TOPS

Technical & Online Publishing Services

TP

transfer pump

TP

tube plugging

TPBAR

tritium producing burnable absorber rod

TRUCS

tracking report for utility comments

TRV

transuranic

TS

Technical Specification

TSC

Technical Support Center

TSP

top support plate

TSP

tube support plate

TT

technology transfer

TTRT

target token rotation time

TV

throttle valve

TW

thermowells




8
U.K.

United Kingdom

UAT

unit auxiliary transformer

UBC

Uniform Building Code

UC

uranium carbide

UCN

Ulchin nuclear power plant, South Korea

UCP

upper core plate

UET

unfavorable exposure time

UF

fatigue usage factor

UFM

ultrasonic flowmeter

UFSAR

Updated Final Safety Analysis Report

UGS

upper guide structure

UHI

upper head injection

UHTR

upper-head temperature reduction

UIS

unit information system

UNH Crystals

uranyl nitrate hexahydrate

UO

uranium oxide

UO2

uranium dioxide

UPI

upper plenum injection

UPS

uninterruptible power supply

UPTF

Upper Plenum Test Facility

URD

Utility Requirements Document

URRS

uranium recovery and recycle services

USAR

Updated Safety Analysis Report

USAS

USA Standard




USE

upper-shelf energy

USI

unreviewed safety issue (unresolved safety issue)

UT

ultrasonic testing




9
V

volt

V&V

verification and validation

VAS

radiologically controlled area ventilation system

VAT

value added tax

VBPSS

vital bus power supply system

VBS

nuclear island nonradioactive ventilation system

VC

volume control

VCS

containment recirculation cooling system

VCT

volume control tank

VDR

virtual drop record

VES

main control room emergency habitability system

VFS

containment air filtration system

VHPN

vessel head penetration nozzle

VHS

health physics and hot machine shop areas

VLS

containment hydrogen control system

VMS

RCP vibration monitoring system

vol

volume

VRA

North Anna

VT

visual examination

VTS

turbine building ventilation system

VVR

a hexagonal fuel made for Russian reactors

VWS

central chilled water system

VXS

annex/auxiliary building nonradioactive ventilation system

VZS

diesel generator building ventilation system




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W

Westinghouse

w/o

weight percent

w/o

without

WABA

wet annular burnable absorber

WABTS

Westinghouse Automated Board Test System

WATTS

Westinghouse Accountability Tracking and Traceability System

WBS

work breakdown structure

WC/T

Westinghouse COBRA/TRAC

WCAP

Westinghouse Commercial Atomic Power

WCGS

Wolf Creek Generating Station

WDPF

Westinghouse Distributed Processing Family

WDS

water disposal system

WECAN

Westinghouse finite element analysis computer code

WGES

Westinghouse Government Environmental Services

WGS

gaseous radwaste system

WGS

Westinghouse Government Services Company

WLS

liquid radwaste system

WMS

waste management system

WNES

Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems

WNSCD

Westinghouse Nuclear Services Canadian Division (Ontario)

WOG

Westinghouse Owners Group

WPS

waste processing system

WR

wide range

WR

wiring requirements




WRS

radioactive waste drain system

WS

worksheet-specific

WSEE

Westinghouse Sistemas Energiticos Espana

WSS

solid radwaste system

wt

weight

WWS

waste water system

www

World Wide Web

WZ

Western Zirconium




;
XFR

transfer

XIENT

transient

XMTR

transmitter




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YGN

Yonggwang nuclear power plant




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ZOS

onsite standby power system

ZPG

zero population growth

ZPR

zero power reactor

ZPPR

zero power plutonium reactor

Zr

zirconium