| Acronym | Meaning |
| BPC | Bonded-phase Chromatography |
| BWR | Boiling Water Reactor |
| QSM | Quantum-statistical Model |
| SFRC | Spruce-Fir Research Cooperative |
| CID | Configuration Interaction With Doubly Excited Configurations |
| GAO | General Accounting Office |
| MIBD | Micro-interferometric Backscatter Detection |
| DNAA | Delayed Neutron Activation Analysis |
| SALD | Selective Area Laser Deposition |
| APLR | Annual Pollutant Loading Rate |