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


whsewarehouse
washout (noun), wash out (verb)
WHATwastewater holding and treatment
water-cooled
Wwatt
Whwatt-hour
Wbweber
wtweight
wt % or w/oweight percent
W/Vweight-to-volume ratio
W/Wweight-to-weight ratio
WPSwelding procedure specification
WWestinghouse
WEXTEXWestinghouse Explosive Tube Expansion
WOGWestinghouse Owners Group
WLwind load
wowork order
workload
WANOWorld Association of Nuclear Operators
worst-case (adj), worst case (noun)
ydyard(s)
ZPAzero period acceleration (ground acceleration)
ZOIzone of influence

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