| AAEC | Australian Atomic Energy Commission (now ANSTO) |
| ABARE | Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Econmics |
| ACF | Australian Conservation Foundation |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| AGSO | Australian Geological Survey Organisation |
| AHD | Australian Height Datum (metres) |
| ALEC | Arid Lands Environment Centre, Alice Springs, NT |
| ALP | Australian Labour Party |
| AMEEF | Australian Minerals & Energy Environment Foundation |
| AMIC | Australian Mining Industry Council (now Minerals Council of Australia) |
| ANSTO | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (formerly the AAEC) |
| ARPANSA | Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (New legislation just passed). |
| ARRAC | Alligator Rivers Region Advisory Committee |
| ASO | Australian Safeguards Office |
| AusIMM | Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy |
| BMR | Bureau of Mineral Resources (federal department, now Australain Geological Survey Organisation) |
| BWR | Boiling Water Reactor |
| CDA | Combined Development Agency |
| CEPA | Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority |
| CLC | Carpentaria Land Council |
| CRA | Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Pty. Ltd. (formerly CRA-RTZ, now Rio Tinto) |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| DEF | Declaration of Environmental Factors (see SA Mining Act) |
| DEST | Department of Environment, Sports & Territories (Federal) |
| DME | Department of Mines and Energy |
| DNA | Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (genetic code within living cells) |
| DNRE | Department of Natural Resources and Environment (South Australia) |
| DPIE | Department of Primary Industries & Energy (Federal) |
| EAEA | European Atomic Energy Agency |
| ECNT | Environment Centre Northern Territory |
| EGRET | Expert Group on Renewable Energy Technologies |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement |
| EMR | ElectroMagnetic Radiation |
| EPA | Environment Protection Authority |
| ER | Environmental Requirement |
| ERA | Energy Resources of Australia Pty Ltd |
| ERISS | Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist |
| ESD | Ecologically Sustainable Development |
| FBR | Fast Breeder Reactor |
| FLT | Field Leach Trial |
| FNR | Fast Neutron Reactor |
| FoE | Friends of the Earth (Groups across Australia) |
| FoEA | Friends of the Earth Australia |
| FoEI | Friends of the Earth International |
| FRAHCC | Flinders Ranges Aboriginal Heritage Consultative Committee (SA) |
| GAB | Great Artesian Basin |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
| HEU | Highly (or High)-Enriched Uranium |
| HIFAR | High Flux Australian Reactor |
| HLW | High-Level Wastes |
| HWR | Heavy Water Reactor |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ICRP | International Commission on Radiological Protection |
| IGAE | Intergovernmental Agreement on the Environment |
| ISL | In Situ Leaching (mining technique) |
| JAG | Jabiluka Action Group - find one near you!! |
| JV | Joint Venture (usually for exploration or mining) |
| LEU | Low-Enriched Uranium |
| LLW | Low Level Waste |
| LWR | Light Water Reactor |
| MAUM | Movement Against Uranium Mining |
| MCA | Minerals Council of Australia |
| MESA | Mines & Energy South Australia (Department of) |
| MIM | Mount Isa Mines (Holdings) Ltd. |
| MKU | Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd. |
| MOX | Mixed Oxide Fuel |
| MPI | Mineral Policy Institute, Sydney, NSW |
| MW | Megawatt |
| NFC | Nuclear Fuel Cycle |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NLC | Northern Land Council |
| NNTT | National Native Title Tribunal |
| NPT | (Nuclear) Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| NSW | State of New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory (federal territory) |
| NT DME | Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy |
| NTA | Northern Territory Administration |
| NTEC | See ECNT |
| ODO | Olympic Dam Operations (aka Roxby Downs) |
| OSS | Office of the Supervising Scientist |
| PER | Public Environmental Review |
| PWR | Pressurised Water Reactor |
| QLD | State of Queensland |
| QM (QML) | Queensland Mines Ltd (subsidiary of Pioneer International Ltd, see Narbalek page) |
| RP | Retention Pond |
| RRZ | Restricted Release Zone |
| SA | State of South Australia |
| SAUC | South Australian Uranium Corporation (see the Beverley Archives) |
| SCR | Southern Cross Resources Ltd (Canadian company behind Honeymoon) |
| SCRA | Southern Cross Resources Australia Ltd (Australian subsidiary of SCR) |
| SEA-US | Sustainable Energy & Anti-Uranium Service Inc. |
| SI | System International - global metric units for scientific data |
| SILEX | Separation of Isotopes by Laser EXcitation - New Australian uranium enrichment technology company, see Silex Systems Ltd page |
| SM | Solution Mining (mining technique) |
| SSCUMM | Senate Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling
(report tabled May 15, 1997 - click here for details) |
| SSEC | Sutherland Shire Environment Centre - see info the Proposed New Reactor |
| Sv | Sievert (mSv = 10-3 Sv) |
| SWU | Separative Work Unit |
| TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
| TRS | Tailings Retention System |
| UIC | Uranium Information Centre |
| UN | United Nations |
| UKAEA | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency |
| URG | Uranium Research Group |
| WA | State of Western Australia |
| WDLC | Western Desert Land Council |
| WHB | World Heritage Bureau (United Nations) |
| WMC | Western Mining Corporation (now WMC Ltd) |