| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAE | Society Of Automotive Engineers |
| NERC | Natural Environment Research Council (UK) |
| NIGA | Neutron Induced Gamma Activity |
| EPR | Ethylene-propylene Rubber |
| LEELS | Low Energy Electron Loss Spectroscopy |
| ABI | Automated Ball Indentation |
| BOA | Born-Oppenheimer Approxn. |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| ENIS | Emissive Neutron Imaging And Spectroscopy |