| Acronym | Meaning |
| AHERA | Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act |
| MSBR | Molten Salt Breeder Reactor |
| VCDT | Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite |
| RRS | Resonance Rayleigh Scattering |
| HAA | Heterocyclic Aromatic Amine |
| TMDSC | Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| DEQ | Department Of Environmental Quality |
| ATSDR | Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry |
| MRS | Monitored Retrievable Storage (for Radioactive Wastes) |
| BOPP | Biaxially Oriented Poly(propylene) |