| Acronym | Meaning |
| HGG | Hot Gas Generator |
| IPVD | Ionized Physical Vapor Deposition |
| EPR | East Pacific Rise |
| ABHP | American Board Of Health Physics |
| CEPA | Canadian Environmental Protection Act |
| SHC | Selective Hydrophobic Coagulation |
| VGO | Vacuum Gas Oil |
| HDES | Hydrodynamic Equilibrium System |
| ASI | Advanced Study Institute (NATO) |
| TRIM | Transport Of Ions In Matter |