Acronyms used at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP)

The following alphabetical listing contains abbreviations, acronyms, compound words, technical symbols, and spelling preferred for licensing and other regulatory correspondence.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J,K | L | M | N | O | P,Q | R | S | T | U,V | W,X,Y,Z


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JCAEJoint Committee on Atomic Energy
JMCJoint Media Center
Jjoule
JCOjustification for continued operation
kkilo- (103) (prefix)
kcalkilocalorie
kCikilocurie
kckilocycle
kHz or kc/seckilocycles per second
keVkiloelectron volt
kGkilogauss
kgkilogram(s)
kg/m3kilograms per cubic meter
kHzkilohertz
kJkilojoule
kLkiloliter
kmkilometer(s)
km/skilometers per second
kandOmega;kilo-ohm
kVARkilovar (reactive kilovolt-ampere)
kVARhkilovar hour
kVkilovolt
kVAkilovolt-ampere
kVAhkilovolt-ampere hour
kWkilowatt
kWekilowatt (electric)
kWhkilowatt-hour
kWtkilowatt (thermal)
KE or Tkinetic energy
kipkip (1000 lb)

For more information about DCISC contact:

Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee
Office of the Legal Counsel
857 Cass Street, Suite D, Monterey, California 93940
Telephone: in Califonia call 800-439-4688; outside of California call 831-647-1044
Send E-mail to: dcsafety@dcisc.org