Glossary
| ACRS NRC | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| AEC | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission |
| BWR | Boiling Water Reactor |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| EDG | Emergency Diesel Generator |
| FSAR | Final Safety Analysis Report |
| GAO | U.S. General Accounting Office |
| GL | Generic Letter |
| GSI | Generic Safety Issue |
| IMPLEMENT | NRC term when a licensee has completed the necessary requirements. |
| IG | NRC Inspector General |
| INPO | Institute of Nuclear Power Operations |
| KEMENY COMMISSION | Commission organized to investigate the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island (PA). |
| LER | Licensee Event Report |
| NEI | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| NO REQUIREMENT | NRC designation when a safety issue does not require any change to its requirements. |
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| NRR | NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| NUMARC | Nuclear Management and Resources Council |
| NUREG | NRC term for a technical report on a specific issue. |
| PWR | Pressurized Water Reactor |
| QA | Quality Assurance |
| RESOLVED | NRC term for when it has agreed on a resolution or when no changes are required. This term does not require that the issue be corrected. |
| SRP | Standard Review Plan |
| TMI | Three Mile Island |
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| UCS | Union of Concerned Scientists |
| USI | Unresolved Safety Issue |