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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1999. Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9627.
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Acronyms


AEC

Atomic Energy Commission

AL

Albuquerque Operations Office

ANL

Argonne National Laboratory


BNFL

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

CD

Critical Decision

CDR

Critical Decision Review

CII

Construction Industry Institute


DNFSB

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

DOE

U.S. Department of Energy

DP

Office of Defense Programs


EE

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

EM

Office of Environmental Management

ER

Office of Energy Research (now known as the Office of Science)

ERDA

Energy Research and Development Administration

ESAAB

Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board


FE

Office of Fossil Energy

FM

Office of Field Management

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1999. Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9627.
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GAO

General Accounting Office

GOCO

government-owned contractor-operated


ID

Idaho Operations Office

INEEL

Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

IPA

Independent Project Analysis, Inc.

ISO

International Organization for Standardization


JPODPM

Joint Project Office Direction on Project Management


LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory

LCAM

life-cycle asset management

LMER

Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation

LMES

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems Corporation


MAP

management access process

MD

Office of Fissile Material Disposition

M&I

management and integration contractor

M&O

management and operating contractor


NAE

National Academy of Engineering

NE

Office of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology

NN

Office of Nonproliferation and National Security

NRC

National Research Council


OIG

Office of Inspector General

OMB

Office of Management and Budget

OR

Oak Ridge Operations Office

ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory


PEP

project execution plan

PMA

Power Marketing Administration

PMP

project management plan

PNNL

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


RFFO

Rocky Flats Field Office

RFP

request for proposal

RIFS

remedial investigation/feasibility study

RL

Richland Operations Office

RW

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management


SC

Office of Science (formerly Office of Energy Research)

SNL

Sandia National Laboratories

Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." National Research Council. 1999. Improving Project Management in the Department of Energy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9627.
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SNS

Spallation Neutron Source

SR

Savannah River Site


TEC

total estimated cost

TPC

total project cost

TWRS

Tank Waste Remediation System

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