ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ADC
AEC
Analogue Digital Converter.
Atomic Energy Commission.
AEC was abolished on 19 January 1975 and many
functions transferred to the newly created ERDA(ef).
Am
Americium. Specifically, the isotope 2414 m when the mass numberis omitted.
AS
Amersham-Searle.
AFRRI
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute.
BAF
Brush Attenuation Factor. More accurately BCF (cf).
BCF
Brush Correction Factor. Factor applied to the in situ gamma measurement to adjust
for the presence of vegetation in the detector field of view.
BX
Base Exchange.
Commander;‘ef CJTG.
CDC
Control Data Corporation.
CEQ
Council on Environmental Quality.
CHEM
Chemistry.
Usually refers to the wet chemistry component of the Enewetak
Radiation Laboratory complex.
Curie. The quantity of any radioactive species undergoing 3.7 x
disintegrations per second (dis/seq).
Millicurie = 0.001 curie = 3.7 x 10° dis/sec.
1010 nuclear
Microcurie = 0.000001 curie = 3.7 x 104 dis/sec.
CJTG
Commander, Joint Task Group.
ecm
Centimeter.
Co
Cobalt. Specifically the isotope 80C9,
CONEX
Container Express. Metal shipping container with approximate dimensions 4‘ x 6" x 8".
CONPLAN
Concept Plan. An information technique used within DOD to provide general
guidance for justifying a proposed major project. See OPLAN.
epm
Counts per minute.
cps
Counts per second.
CR
Congressional Record.
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube.
Cs
Cesium. Specifically the isotope W37og
DES
Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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