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


radradian
rad/sradian per second
radradiation absorbed dose
RCAradiation control access
RCPradiation control procedure
RCVradiation control valve
R(P)Mradiation (process) monitor
RMSradiation monitoring system
RCradiochemical
RRSRadiological and Radwaste Services
RCAradiological controlled area
RETSRadiological Effluent Technical Specifications
REMPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program
rradius
radwaste
RAMrandom-access memory
rarefaction
RWSRraw water storage reservoir
RCCWreactor component cooling water
RCLreactor coolant loop
RCPBreactor coolant pressure boundary
RCPreactor coolant pump
RCSreactor coolant system
RCICreactor core isolation cooling
RPSreactor protection system
RTSreactor testing system
RTBreactor trip breaker
RTSreactor trip system
RVHVSreactor vessel head vent system
RVIDreactor vessel integrity database
RVLISreactor vessel level instrumentation system
RVRLISreactor vessel refueling level indication system
RATIReadiness Assessment Team Inspection (NRC)
ROMread-only memory
readout
real time
reanalyze
recalibrate
RMSrecords management system
red-line
reenergize
reevaluate
Ref. , Refs.reference(s)
RWSTrefueling water storage tank
Region IV (NRC)
RWQCBRegional Water Quality Control Board
RG, Reg GuideRegulatory Guide
RRGRegulatory Review Group (NRC)
RSRegulatory Services
RHrelative humidity
RAOCrelaxed axial offset control
RCMreliability centered maintenance
RPEreplacement parts evaluation
RAIrequest for additional information (NRC)
RFPrequest for proposal
RRSrequired response spectra (equip. testing)
reracking
rerun
REResident Engineer (NRC)
RHRSresidual heat removal system
RTDresistance temperature detector
RCRAResource Conservation Recovery Act
RCresponsibility center
retrofit
rev.revision
rpmrevolutions per minute
rpsrevolutions per second
riprap
RCCrod cluster control
RCCArod cluster control assembly
RPIrod position indication
RRoentgen
RemRoentgen equivalent man
R/hrRoentgens per hour
R/minRoentgens per minute
rmsroot mean square
RPCrotating pancake coil
runback
runoff
runup (wave)

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