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Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative
We are taking steps to continue to modernize and secure our data, applications, and systems. We completed the first phase and restored many of the functions put on pause in May 2021. Now that the first phase is complete, work will resume at a slower pace but will speed up as new systems and applications are brought online. For more information and updates, please visit our Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative web page.
Commonly Used Acronyms
Because our site contains a wide range of information, we have developed this list of acronyms. It is meant to serve as an easy-access reference point to help you find the meaning of the various acronyms used on our website
| Acronyms | |
|---|---|
| A | |
| ABRWH | Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health |
| ADAMS | Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (NRC) |
| ADC | Authorized Derivative Classifier |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| ALCOA | Aluminum Company of America |
| ANLE or ANL-E | Argonne National Laboratory – East |
| ANLW or ANL-W | Argonne National Laboratory – West |
| AR | Analysis Record |
| ATLC | Atomic Trades and Labor Council |
| AWE | Atomic Weapons Employer |
| B | |
| BE | Beryllium |
| C | |
| CANEL | Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Laboratory |
| CATI | Computer Assisted Telephone Interview |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CEDR | Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource |
| CHP | Certified Health Physicist |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIRRPC | Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination |
| CLL | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
| CO | Classification Officer |
| COB | Conflict or Bias |
| CPWR | Center to Protect Workers’ Rights |
| CV | Curriculum Vitae |
| D | |
| DC | Derivative Classifier |
| DCAS | Division of Compensation Analysis and Support–formerly known as the Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) |
| DFO | Designated Federal Official |
| DDRS | Declassified Document Retrieval System (Hanford) |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DM&A | Dade Moeller & Associates |
| DOB | Date of Birth |
| DOD | Date of Death |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DOL | Department of Labor |
| DR | Dose Reconstruction |
| E | |
| ECD | Electronic Citations Database |
| EEOICPA | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| EG&G | Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier, Inc. |
| EML | Environmental Measurements Laboratory |
| ES&H | Environment, Safety & Health |
| ETEC | Energy Technology Engineering Center, now known as Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory |
| F | |
| FAB | Final Adjudication Branch |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
| FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FMPC | Feed Materials Production Center, formally known as Fernald |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FR | Federal Register |
| FRC | Federal Record Center |
| FRD | Formerly Restricted Data |
| FRN | Federal Register Notice |
| FUSRAP | Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program |
| G | |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GE | General Electric |
| GSI | General Steel Industries |
| H | |
| HHS | Health and Human Services |
| HP | Health Physicist |
| HSS | Office of Health, Safety, and Security (DOE) |
| I | |
| IAM&W | International Association of Machinists |
| IB | Information Bridge (DOE) |
| IBEW | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers |
| ICD-9 | International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 9th Revision |
| ICWU | International Chemical Workers Union |
| IGUA | International Guards Union of America |
| IJOEH | International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| IMBA | Integrated Modules for Bioassay Analysis |
| INEEL | Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| INL | Idaho National Laboratory |
| IOP | Idaho Ordnance Plant |
| IREP | Interactive RadioEpidemiological Program |
| K | |
| K-25 | Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| L | |
| LANL | Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| LLNL | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
| LOOW | Lake Ontario Ordnance Works |
| M | |
| MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPC | Maximum Permissible Concentrations |
| MS | Mail stop |
| N | |
| NARA | National Archives and Records Administration |
| NCI | National Cancer Institute |
| NIOSH | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration |
| NRC | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |
| NUMEC | Nuclear Materials and Equipment |
| O | |
| OCAS | Office of Compensation Analysis and Support–now known as the Division of Compensation Analysis and Support (DCAS) |
| OD | Office of the Director |
| OPEIU | Office and Professional Employees International Union |
| ORAU | Oak Ridge Associated Universities |
| ORISE | Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory; also known as X-10 |
| OSTI | Office of Scientific & Technical Information (DOE) |
| OUO | Official Use Only |
| P | |
| PC/POC | Probability of Causation |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PDR | Public Document Room (NRC) |
| PEP | Program Evaluation Plan |
| PER | Program Evaluation Report |
| PHA | Public Health Advisor (currently known as Program Analysts) |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| POA | Power of Attorney |
| POC/PC | Probability of Causation |
| R | |
| RECA | Radiation Exposure Compensation Act |
| REFs | Radiation Effectiveness Factors |
| RD | Restricted Data |
| RO | Reviewing Official |
| S | |
| SC&A | Sanford Cohen & Associates: |
| SEC | Special Exposure Cohort |
| SEIU | Service Employees International Union |
| SLAPS | St. Louis Airport Storage Site |
| SPFA | Security, Police, Fire Professionals of America |
| SRDB | Site Research Database |
| T | |
| TBD | Technical Basis Document |
| The Act | Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act |
| TIB | Technical Information Bulletin |
| TSE | Time Since Exposure |
| U | |
| UAW | United Auto Workers |
| UCNI | Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information |
| UPTE | University Professional & Technical Employees |
| USPHS | U.S. Public Health Service |
| USWA/USW | United Steelworkers of America |
| USTUR | US Transuranium & Uranium Registries |
| V | |
| VA | Veterans Affairs |
| W | |
| WIPP | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
| WLM | Working Level Month |
| X | |
| X-10 | Oak Ridge National Laboratory; also known as ORNL |
| Y | |
| Y-12 | Y-12 National Security Complex |