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ORISE Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, USA
PA Pennsylvania, USA
PBO Parent Body Organization, UK. A PBO, selected through a competitive process
bringing in private sector expertise, owns the SLC for the duration of their con-
tract with the NDA, earning fees based on performance and efficiencies gained
PCB poly-chlorinated biphenyl
PFR prototype fast reactor (at Dounreay, UK)
PV photovoltaic
PWR pressurized water reactor
QA quality assurance
RAF UK Royal Air Force
R&D research and development
RB-3 Reactor Bologna No. 3, Italy
RTG radioisotopic thermoelectric generator
SD South Dakota, USA
SICN Industrial Company for Nuclear Fuel (a French acronym)
SLC Site License Company. Each of the 18 nuclear sites in the UK is operated by an
SLC under contract to the NDA. The SLC is responsible for day-to-day oper-
ations and the delivery of the site program
SMUD Sacramento Municipal Utility District, USA
SRS Savannah River Site, USA
SSA Southern Storage Area, Harwell, UK
SSC structures, systems and components
TBD to be defined
TICCIH The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage
TN Tennessee, USA
TRIGA Training, Research, Isotope, General Atomic. A model of research reactor
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UJV Rez ˇ Nuclear Research Institute (UJV is the Czech acronym) based at Rez ˇ, Czech
Republic
UK United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
UKAEA United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
USA United States of America
UT Utah, USA
VLLW very low-level (radioactive) waste
WA Washington, USA
WNP Washington Nuclear Project
WPPSS Washington Public Power Supply System
WW (I or II) World War
YNPS Yankee (Rowe) Nuclear Power Station