| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOSES | Modular Sensor System |
| MICSPOMS | Metal Island Coated Swelling Polymer Over Mirror System |
| SNAP | System For Nuclear Auxiliary Power |
| ACES | Annual Cycle Energy Storage System |
| PTRI | Programmed Temperature Retention Index |
| STS | Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy |
| CAS-SI | Complete Active Space-state Interaction |
| TSR | Thermal Shock Resistance |
| UA | United Atom |
| EMAT | Electromagnetic-acoustic Transducers |