| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable | PSS | Personal Safety System |
| ALI | Annual Limit on Intake | R/hr | Roentgen per hour |
| ARM | Assigned Radiation Monitor | RCA | Radiologically Controlled Area |
| CARM | Controlled Area Radiation Monitor | RCG | Radiological Control Group |
| Ci | Curie | RCM | Radiation Control Manager |
| EH&S | Environmental Health and Safety | RCOP | Radiological Controls Operating Procedure |
| DAC | Derived Air Concentration | RCT | Radiological Control Technologist |
| GERT | General Employee Radiation Training | rem | Roentgen equivalent man |
| H-3 | Tritium | RSDR | Radiation Safety Deviation Report |
| He-3 | Helium 3 | RW I | Radiological Worker I |
| HRA | High Radiation Area | RW II | Radiological Worker II |
| HRSD | Hampton Roads Sanitation District | RWP | Radiological Work Permit |
| JRRP | Jefferson Lab Radiation Review Panel | SER | Site Environmental Report |
| NER | Notable Event Report | SI | Standard International |
| NESHAP | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants | SOP | Standard Operating Procedure |
| OSP | Operational Safety Procedure | TOSP | Temporary Operational Safety Procedure |
| PAAA | Price Anderson Amendments Act | VPDES | Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |