| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| AMSI | Advanced Monitoring Systems Initiative |
| ARL/SORD | Air Resources Laboratory, Special Operations and Research Division |
| BEEF | Big Explosives Experimental Facility |
| BN | Bechtel Nevada |
| CAB | Community Advisory Board |
| CEF | Criticality Experiments Facility |
| CEMP | Community Environmental Monitoring Program |
| CRADA | Cooperative Research and Development Agreements |
| CTOS | Counter Terrorism Operations Support |
| DAF | Device Assembly Facility |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOE/NV | Department of Energy / Nevada |
| DRI | Desert Research Institute |
| EM | Environmental Management |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ES&H | Environment, Safety, and Health |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FRMAC | Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| HAZMAT | Hazardous Material Spill Center |
| HAZTRAK | Hazardous Materials Tracking System |
| JASPER | Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research |
| JIC | Joint Information Center |
| M&O | Management and Operating |
| MPG | MPEG Movie |
| NCCT | National Center for Combating Terrorism |
| NEST | Nuclear Emergency Support Team |
| NNHP | Nevada Natural Heritage Program |
| NNSA | National Nuclear Security Administration |
| NPTEC | Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex |
| NRDS | Nuclear Rocket Development Station |
| NSO | Nevada Site Office |
| NSTEC | National Security Technologies |
| NTS | Nevada Test Site |
| NTSER | Nevada Test Site Environmental Report |
| NTSHF | Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation |
| ODP | Office for Domestic Preparedness |
| ODS | ozone-depleting substances |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PDF | Adobe Acrobat Portable document format |
| RAD / NUCCTEC | Radiological/Nuclear Countermeasures Testing and Evaluation Complex |
| RCRA | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RWAP | Radioactive Waste Acceptance Program |
| TA18 | Technical Area 18 |
| U.S. | United States of America |
| UGTA | Underground Test Area |
| UNLV | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| WIPP | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant |
| WMV | Windows Media Video |