AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission |
AMS |
Aerial Measuring System |
ATV |
all-terrain vehicle |
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BEEF |
Big Explosives Experimental Facility |
BREN |
Bare Reactor Experiment, Nevada |
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C4ISR |
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
CAD |
computer aided design |
CALTP |
Canister Assembly Launch Test Program |
CBRNE |
chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive |
CEMP |
Community Environmental Monitoring Program |
CHE |
Conventional high explosive |
CMHT |
Consequence Management Home Team |
CMRT |
Consequence Management Response Team |
CONUS |
continental United States |
CRADA |
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement |
CSI |
Continuous Safety Improvement |
CTOS |
Counter Terrorism Operations Support |
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DAF |
Device Assembly Facility |
DHS |
Department of Homeland Security |
DNA |
Defense Nuclear Agency |
DoD |
Department of Defense |
DOE |
Department of Energy |
DOT |
Department of Transportation |
DSC |
Downtown Safety Committee |
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E-MAD |
Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly |
ECN |
Emergency Communications Network |
EEOICP |
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program |
EG&G |
EG&G Energy Measurements, Inc. |
EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
ERDA |
Energy Research and Development Administration |
ESA |
Endangered Species Act |
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F&R |
Fire and Rescue |
FCDA |
Federal Civil Defense Administration |
FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
FPGA |
Field Programmable Gate Array |
FRERP |
Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan |
FRMAC |
Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
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GOCO |
government-owned, contractor-operated |
gpm |
gallons of water per minute |
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HAZMAT |
Hazardous Materials Spill Center |
HAZTRAK |
Hazardous Materials Tracking System |
HENRE |
High Energy Neutron Reaction Experiment |
HLOS |
Horizontal Line of Sight |
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IHE |
insensitive high explosive |
IND |
improvised nuclear device |
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JASPER |
Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research |
JGMS |
J.G. Management Systems, Inc. |
JIC |
Joint Information Center |
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LACEF |
Los Alamos Critical Experiments Facility |
LANL |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
LASC |
Labor Alliance Safety Committee |
LCP |
Liquid Crystal Polymer |
LDRD |
laboratory-directed research and development |
LLE |
Laboratory for Laser Energetics |
LLNL |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
LTBT |
Limited Test Ban Treaty |
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M&O |
Management and Operating |
MCNP |
Monte Carlo N-Particle |
MCPI |
Micro-Chanel Plate Intensifier |
MICP |
Mobile Incident Command Post |
MPDV |
multiplexed photonic Doppler velocimetry |
MSTS |
Mission Support and Test Services, LLC |
MX |
Air Force Peacekeeper |
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NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NCERC |
National Criticality Experiments Research Center |
NDPC |
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium |
NEPA |
National Environmental Protection Act |
NERVA |
Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application |
NFO |
Nevada Field Office |
NIF |
National Ignition Facility |
NNSA |
National Nuclear Security Administration |
NNSS |
Nevada National Security Site |
NNSSWAC |
Nevada National Security Site Waste Acceptance Criteria |
NPTEC |
Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex |
NRAT |
Nuclear/Radiological Advisory Team |
NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
NRDS |
Nuclear Rocket Development Station |
NRF |
National Response Framework |
NRIA |
Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex |
NSE |
Nuclear Security Enterprise |
NSSAB |
Nevada Site Specific Advisory Board |
NTA |
Nuclear Testing Archive |
NTED |
National Training and Education Division |
NTS |
Nevada Test Site |
NWPA |
Nuclear Waste Policy Act |
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OCC |
Operations Command Center |
OCONUS |
outside the continental United States |
OPSEC |
Operations Security |
OSS |
Office of Safeguards and Security |
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PDV |
photonic Doppler velocimetry |
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R&D |
research and development |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RDD |
radiological disposal device |
REECo |
Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc. |
RF |
Radio Frequency |
RNCTEC |
Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Test and Evaluation |
ROD |
Record of Decision |
RSL |
Remote Sensing Laboratory |
RWAP |
Radioactive Waste Acceptance Program |
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SCADA |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
SCE |
subcritical experiment |
SDRD |
Site-Directed Research and Development |
SMC |
Search Management Center |
SNL |
Sandia National Laboratories |
SNM |
special nuclear material |
STL |
Special Technologies Laboratory |
SWEIS |
Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement |
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T&E |
test and evaluation |
THz |
terahertz |
TTBT |
Threshold Test Ban Treaty |
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UAV |
unmanned aerial vehicle |
UNLV |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
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VISAR |
Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector |
VLOS |
Vertical Line of Sight |
VPP |
Voluntary Protection Program |
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WMD |
weapon of mass destruction |