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A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

ALARA

As Low As Reasonably Achievable

Anti-C

Anti-Contamination Clothing

ARM

Area Radiation Monitor

Bq

Becquerel

BWR

Boiling Water Reactor

CAM

Continuous Air Monitor

CDC

Center for Disease Control

CDE

Committed Dose Equivalent

CEDE

Committed Effective Dose Equivalent

CPM

Counts per minute

Cs

Cesium

DOD

U.S. Department of Defense

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

DOH

Washington State Department of Health

DOT

U.S. Department of Transportation

dpm

disintegrations per minute

EHP

Environmental Health Program, Health Department

EOC

Emergency Operations Center

EOF

Emergency Operations Facility

EOP

Emergency Operating Procedure

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPZ

Emergency Planning Zone

ERDO

Emergency Response Duty Officer

FDA

United Stated Food and Drug Administration

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Gy

Gray

HAZMAT

Hazardous Material

HLW

High Level Waste

HP

Health Physicist

I

Iodine

JIC

Joint Information Center

JOC

Joint Operation Center

KI

Potassium Iodide

LLW

Low Level Waste

m

Meter

mrem

millirem

mR

milliRoentgen

mRad

millirad

mCi

microcurie

NaI

Sodium Iodide

nCi

nanocurie

NCRP

Nation Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ORP

Office of Radiation Protection

PAD

Protective Action Decision

PAG

Protective Action Guide

PAR

Protective Action Recommendation

PWR

Pressurized Water Reactor

Rad

Radiological Absorbed Dose

RAM

Radioactive Materials

RDD

Radiological dispersal device

rem

Roentgen Equivalent Man

RHP

Radiation Health Physicist

Sr

Strontium

Sv Sievert

TEDE

Total Effective Dose Equivalent

TLD

Thermoluminescent Dosimeter

USDOE-RL

Department of Energy – Richland Operations Office (Hanford)

USDOT

United States Department of Transportation

WA

State of Washington

WAC

Washington Administrative Code

WEIC

Washington State Emergency Information Center

WMD

Weapon of mass destruction

WSDA

Washington State Department of Agriculture

WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transportation

WSP

Washington State Patrol

 

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