| AC |
alternating current |
| AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission |
| ALARA |
as low as reasonably achievable |
| BEIR |
U.S. Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
|
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act |
| CAA |
Clean Air Act |
| DoD |
Department of Defense |
| DOE |
Department of Energy |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation |
| EMF |
electric and magnetic fields |
| EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICRP |
International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| ICRU |
International Commission of Radiological Units and Measurements |
| MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
| NARM |
naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive
materials |
| NAS |
National Academy of Sciences |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NCRP |
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements |
| NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development |
| NEI |
Nuclear Energy Institute |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIMBY |
not in my backyard |
| NORM |
naturally occurring radioactive materials |
| NPL |
National Priority List for the Superfund program |
| NRC |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| pCi/L |
picocuries per litee |
| PET |
positron emission tomography |
| RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| rad |
radiation absorbed dose |
| rem |
roentgen equivalent man |
| RERT |
EPA Radiological Emergency Response Team |
| RF |
radio frequency |
| RTG |
radioisotope thermoelectric generator |
| SAB |
EPA's Science Advisory Board |
| SARA |
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act |
| SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
| TENORM |
technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive
material |
| TLD |
thermoluminescent dosimeter |
| TRANSCOM |
Transportation Tracking and Communication System |
| UNSCEAR |
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic
Radiation |
| WIPP |
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
