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Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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ALARA

A

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

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ANS

A

American Nuclear Society

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ANSI

A

American National Standards Institute

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ASME

A

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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ATWS

A

Anticipated Transient Without Scram

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CDF

A

Cumulative Distribution Function

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CFR

A

Code of Federal Regulations

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CHF

A

Critical Heat Flux

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CS

A

Compton Scatter

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DNB

A

Departure from Nucleate Boiling

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DRW

A

Differential Rod Worth

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EIS

A

Environmental Impact Study

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FMEA

A

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

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14
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ISFSI

A

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

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15
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LOCA

A

Loss of Coolant Accident

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16
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LLD

A

Lower Limit of Detection

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17
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MUF

A

Material Unaccounted For

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NRC

A

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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19
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NSSS

A

Nuclear Steam Supply System

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20
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PCA

A

Parts Count Analysis

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21
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PCT

A

Peak Central Temperature

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22
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PDF

A

Probability Distribution Function

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23
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PEE

A

Photoelectric Effect

24
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PP

A

Pair Production

25
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PRA

A

Probabilistic Risk Assessment

26
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QRA

A

Quantitative Risk Analysis

27
Q

SAR

A

Safety Analysis Report

28
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SARP

A

Safety Analysis Report for Packaging

29
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SNM

A

Special Nuclear Material

30
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SWU

A

Separative Work Unit

31
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TLD

A

Thermoluminescent Dosimeter

32
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TRU

A

Transuranic

33
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AP

A

Anteposterior

34
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BWR

A

Boiling Water Reactor

35
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DU

A

Depleted Uranium

36
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ISO

A

Isotropic

37
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KERMA

A

Kinetic Energy of Radiation Produced per Unit Mass in Matter

38
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LAT

A

Lateral

39
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LET

A

Linear Energy Transfer

40
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PA

A

Posteroanterior

41
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PWR

A

Pressurized Water Reactor

42
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RBE

A

Relative Biological Effectiveness

43
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ROT

A

Rotational

44
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SCC

A

Stress Corrosion Cracking

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SNF

A

Spent Nuclear Fuel

46
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UNF

A

Used Nuclear Fuel

47
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PTI

A

Point Isotropic

48
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PLM

A

Plane Monodirectional

49
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PLI

A

Plane Isotropic

50
Q

VCC

A

Ventilated Concrete Cask, Vertical Concrete Cask

51
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VCT

A

Vertical Cask Transporter

52
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VVM

A

Vertical Ventilated Module

53
Q

HEP

A

Human error probability

54
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HRA

A

Human reliability analysis

55
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MLD

A

Master logic diagram

56
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PSF

A

Performance shaping factor

57
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OAT

A

Operator action tree

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