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