| Acronym | Meaning |
| WWSCOT | Whisker Wall Support Coated Open Tubular Column |
| ECR | Electron Cyclotron Resonance |
| FMA | Failure-mode Analysis |
| NIGA | Neutron Induced Gamma Activity |
| SWM | Statistical Wave Function Model (for Highly Excited Vibrational Levels Of Mols.) |
| AGNIC | Agriculture Network Information Center |
| DMW | Dissimilar-metal Weld |
| CIBO | Council Of Industrial Boiler Owners |
| CEQA | California Environmental Quality Act |
| HGAAS | Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry |