| Acronym | Meaning |
| MCE | Microchannel Epitaxy |
| XIS | X-ray Isochromat Spectroscopy |
| ARAR | Applicable Or Relevant And Appropriate Standards, Limitations, Criteria, And Requirements |
| CMRA | Chemical Migration And Risk Assessment |
| IMA | International Mineralogical Association |
| EQL | Estimated Quantitation Limit |
| MINDAP | Microwave-induced Nitrogen Discharge At Atmospheric Pressure |
| APES | Adiabatic Potential Energy Surface |
| CPESA | Coincidence-enhanced Proton Elastic Scattering Analysis |
| PIDIE | Plutonium Isotopic Detn. Intercomparison Exercise |