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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