ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED IN REP A A AC ACP AEC AECB AEOD AGL ALARA ALC AMA AMS AMTOR A/N ANI ANL ANSI ANSI Anti-Cs APR ARAC ARC ARCA ARES ARFI ARM ASLB Atomic Mass/Ampere/Activity of Isotope Alternating Current Access Control Point Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Energy and Control Board Analysis and Evaluation of Operation Data Above Ground level As Low As Reasonably Achievable Annual Letter of Certification American Medical Association Aerial Measuring System Amateur Telegraphy Over Radio Alert/Notification American Nuclear Insurers Argonne National Laboratory American National Standards Institute American National Standards Institute Anti-contamination Clothing Air-purifying Respirator Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability American Red Cross Area Requiring Corrective Action Amateur Radio Emergency Services Area Recommended for Improvement Aerial Radiological Monitor Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Alpha Particle Ba BEIR Btu BWR Beta Particle Radiation Barium Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation British Thermal Unit Boiling Water Reactor C CAP °C cc CC CCA CCC CD Civil Air Patrol degrees Celsius cubic centimeter Congregate Care Comprehensive Cooperative Agreement Congregate Care Center Civil Defense CDV CDC CDE CDRG CEDE CEM CEMP CFA CFAO cfm CFR CHEMTREC Ci CNSNS COE CPG cpm CRCPD CSEPP Cs Cu Civil Defense Victoreen Centers for Disease Control Committed Dose Equivalent Catastrophic Disaster Response Group Committed Effective Dose Equivalent Certified Emergency Manager Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Cognizant Federal Agency Cognizant Federal Agency Official cubic feet per minute Code of Federal Regulations Chemical Transportation Emergency Center Curie Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards Corps of Engineers Civil Preparedness Guide counts per minute Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program Cesium Cubic D DAC DBA DECONN DFO DHHS DIL DNA DOC DOD DOE DOI DOH DOL DOS DOT DPM DRD DRL DRP DRSS DSO Disaster Application Center Design Basis Accident Decontamination Disaster Field Office Department of Health and Human Services Derived Intervention Level Defense Nuclear Agency Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of the Interior Department of Health Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Disintegrations Per Minute Direct-Reading Dosimeter Derived Response Levels Division of Radiation Protection (DOH Division) Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards NRC Director of Site Operations E E 911 EAB EACT EAL EAS ECC ECCS ECL EDE EEM EENET EICC EIS EM EMI EMPO EMS EMT EO E.O. EOC EOF EOP EOV EPA EPD EPG EPO EPZ ER ERC ERDA ERPA ERPG ERPS ERT ERT-A ESF EST ETA ETE ETS EW EWAC EWC EWMDS Enhanced 9-1-1 Exclusion Area Boundary Emergency Action and Coordination Team Emergency Action Level Emergency Alert System [formerly Emergency Broadcast System (EBS)] Emergency Communications Center Emergency Core Cooling System Emergency Classification Level Effective Dose Equivalent Exercise Evaluation Methodology Emergency Educational Network Emergency Information Coordination Center (FEMA) Emergency Information System Emergency Management Emergency Management Institute (Maryland) Emergency Medical Preparedness Office Emergency Medical Services Emergency Medical Technician Emergency Office Executive Order of the President Emergency Operations Center (State) Emergency Operations Facility (Utility) Emergency Operations/Operating Plan or Procedure OR Extent of Play Emergency Operations Vehicle Environmental Protection Agency Electronic Personnel Dosimeter Exercise Preparation Guide Environmental Protection Officer Emergency Planning Zone Emergency Room Emergency Response Coordinator Energy Research and Development Administration Emergency Response Planning Area Emergency Response Guidelines Effluents Radiation Protection Section Emergency Response Team Emergency Response Team – Advance Emergency Support Functions Emergency Support Team (FEMA) Estimated Time of Arrival Evacuation Time Estimate Evacuation Time Study Emergency Worker Emergency Worker and Assistance Center Emergency Worker Center Emergency Worker Monitoring and Decontamination Station F °F FAA FCC FCO FCP FDA FECC FEMA FFE FMT FNF FOC FR FRC FRERP FRMAC FRMAP FRMT FRP FRPCC FRSSB FSA ft ft/min ft3/min FTC FTS FSAR degrees Fahrenheit Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission Federal Coordinating Officer Field/Forward Command Post Food and Drug Administration Federal Emergency Communications Coordinator Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Field Exercise Field Monitoring Team Fixed Nuclear Facility(ies) Forward Operations Center Federal Register Federal Regional Center/Federal Response Center Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assistance Plan [replaces the Interagency Radiological Assistance Plan (IRAP)] Field Radiological Monitoring Team Federal Response Plan Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee Facilities Radiological Safety and Safeguards Branch Forward Staging Area foot/feet feet per minute cubic feet per minute Field Team Coordinator Federal Telecommunications System Final Safety Analysis Report G g GE gal GCF Ge (Li) GIS GM G-M GMT GPS GSA Gamma Ray (Photon) Radiation gram General Emergency Gallon Ground Concentration Factor Lithium Drifted Germanium Geographic Information System Guidance Memorandum Geiger-Mueller (radiation detector) Greenwich Mean Time Global Positioning System General Services Administration H h HAZMAT HEAR HEPA HF HHS HOO NRC H2 H2O HF HP HPSI HPT HUD HQ hour Hazardous Materials Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio High-efficiency Particulate Air (as in filters) High Frequency Department of Health and Human Services Headquarters Operations Officer Hydrogen (molecular) Water Hydrogen fluoride Health Physicist High Pressure Safety Injection Health Physics Technician Department of Housing and Urban Development Headquarters I I IAEA ICPAE ICS IDLH IEP INEEL INPO IP IPZ IRAC IRAP IRZ Iodine/Exposure Intensity International Atomic Energy Agency Interagency Committee for Public Affairs in Emergencies Incident Command System Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health Ingestion Exposure Pathway Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Institute for Nuclear Power Operations Implementing Procedure Ingestion Pathway Zone Interagency Radiological Assistance Committee Interagency Radiological Assistance Plan (replaced with FRMAP) Immediate Response Zone J JCAH JIC JIS JNC JOC JPIC Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals Joint Information Center Joint Information System Joint News Center Joint Operations Center Joint Public Information Center K k kg KI kV kW kilo (SI prefix 103) kilogram Potassium Iodide kilovolt kilowatt kWh kilowatt hour L lb lbf LANL LAO Ld LEPC LERN LFA LLNL LOA LOCA LPN LPZ LWR pound pound force Los Alamos National Laboratory Lead Agency Official Lethal Dose Local Emergency Planning Committee Law Enforcement Radio Net Lead Federal Agency Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Letter of Agreement Loss of Coolant Accident Licensed Practical Nurse Low Population Zone Light Water Reactor M MAC MAELU MERRT MERS MET mg MHz MIC MOA MOU MPC mph mR mR/h mRem MRV MS-1 MSHA MT MW MWH MUDAC μ μCi Monitoring and Analysis Coordinator Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Underwriters Medical Emergency Radiological Response Team Mobile Emergency Response Support Meteorological milligram megahertz Media Information Center Memorandum of Agreement Memorandum of Understanding Maximum Permissible Concentration miles per hour milliroentgen/millirem milliroentgen per hour millirem Mobile Response Vehicle Medical Service – 1 (Hospital) Mine Safety and Health Administration metric ton megawatt megawatt hour Meteorological and Unified Dose Assessment Center micro (SI prefix 10-6) microcuries N NAAQS NAERG NaI(Tl) NARP NASA NAWAS NCC NCP NCRP NCS NDA NEI NEMA NEPA NESP NETC NIFC NIOSH NIST National Ambient Air Quality Standards North American Emergency Response Guidebook Sodium Iodide Doped with Thallium (scintillator) Nuclear Weapon Accident Response Procedures National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Warning System National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications National Contingency Plan National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements National Communications System National Defense Area Nuclear Energy Institute National Emergency Management Association (State Directors) National Fire Protection Association National Environmental Studies Project (NUMARC) National Emergency Training Center (Maryland) National Interagency Fire Center National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute of Standards & Technology [formerly National Bureau of Standards (NBS)] NMMS Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Security NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOUE Notification of Unusual Event NPP Nuclear Power Plant NPS National Park Service NRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRT National Response Team NSA National Security Area NTS Nevada Test Site NTSB National Transportation Safety Board NUMARC Nuclear Management and Resources Council NUREG Nuclear Regulation/NRC Documents Reference NUREG-0654 NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants, November 1980 NVLAP National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program NWS National Weather Service O OAR OCRWM OFA OEM OMB ORIA ORNL Office of Air and Radiation Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Other Federal Agencies Office of Emergency Management Office of Management and Budget Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORO OSC OSHA OST Offsite Response Organization Operational Support Center/On-Scene Coordinator Occupational Safety and Health Administration Operation Support Team P PA PAs PAD PAG PAO PAR PAZ PEL PHS PIC PIO PL POR PPE ppm psi psia psig Pu PWR PZ § Public Address/Public Affairs Protective Actions Protective Action Decision Protective Action Guide Public Affairs Officer Protective Action Recommendation Protective Action Zone Permissible Exposure Limit Public Health Service Pressurized Ion Chamber Public Information Officer Public Law Point(s) of Review Personal Protective Equipment parts per million pounds per square inch pounds per square inch absolute pounds per square inch gage Plutonium Pressurized Water Reactor Precautionary Zone Part Q Q Qi QT QUF6 Release Rate of Activity Iotopic Release Rate Total Activity Released Uranium Hexafluoride Inventory R R R/h Ra RAC RAC AC RACES rad RADLAB RAM RAP roentgen roentgen per hour Radium Regional Assistance Committee Regional Assistance Committee Advisory Council Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service radiation absorbed dose Radiological Laboratory Radioactive Material Radiological Assistance Program (DOE) RASCAL RC RCC RCF RCS RCT RD RDO REA REDAM REL rem REP RERO RERP RERT RF RG R/h RM RMT RN RO ROC ROST rpm RPT RRAC RRF RRT RX Radiological Assessment System for Consequence Analysis Reception Center Reception and Congregate Care Release Conversion Factor Reactor Coolant System Response Coordination Team Regional Director Radiological Defense Officer/Regional Duty Officer Radioactive Emergency Area Radiological Emergency Dose Assessment Model Recommended Exposure Limit Roentgen equivalent man/mammal Radiological Emergency Preparedness Radiological Emergency Response Operations Radiological Emergency Response Plan Radiological Emergency Response Team Radio Frequency Review Guide roentgens per hour Radiological Monitor Radiological Monitoring Team Registered Nurse Radiological Officer Regional Operations Center (FEMA) Regional Office Support Team revolutions per minute Radiation Protection Technician Regional Radiological Assistance Committee Regional Response Force Radiological Response Team/Regional Response Team Reactor S SAE SAR SARA SAV SBA SBGTS SCBA SCO SEOC SERF SFO SGTR Steam SLO Site Area Emergency Search and Rescue/Safety Analysis Report Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Staff Assistance Visit Small Business Administration Standard Gas Treatment System Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus State Coordinating Officer State Emergency Operations Center Standard Exercise Report Format Senior Federal Offical/Senior FEMA Official Generator Tube Rupture State Liaison Officer SLPD SME SOP Sr SRD SRF SRSC SRV SSE ST-DOSE State and Local Preparedness Division Subject Matter Expert Standard Operating Procedure Strontium Self-Reading Dosimeter Service of Agency Response Force Strategic Review Steering Committee Safety Relief Value Safe Shutdown Earthquake Source Term to Dose T TBA TCP TDD TEDE TH TL TLD TMI TSC TSP TTC Thyroid Blocking Agent (see KI) Traffic Control Point Telecommunications Device for the Deaf Total Effective Dose Equivalent Technological Hazards Team Leader Thermoluminescent Dosimeter Three Mile Island (Nuclear Power Plant) Technical Support Center Total Suspended Particulates Technical Training Center U U UCi UF6 UHF UO2F2 USC USCG USDA UTC Uranium microcurie Uranium Hexafluroide Ultra High Frequency Uranyl Fluoride United States Code U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of Agriculture Universal Time Coordinated V V VA VFD VFR VHF volt Veterans Administration Volunteer Fire Department Visual Flight Rules Very High Frequency W W WB WP watt Whole Body Warning Point Wt Weight X Y yd yr yard year Z Z Z Zr Atomic number Zulu (UTC) Zirconium