GLOSSARY
a
prefix meaning 10-15 when used as a unit designation, i.e., aCi (atto-Curie)
BNL
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bq
Unit of activity equal to 1 per second
BRAVO
Code name for the U.S. nuclear test that contaminated the Rongelap Atoll
Ci
Unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 X 1010 disintegrations per second
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
d
unit of time, day
g
unit of mass, gram
h
unit of time, hour
ICRP
International Commission on Radiation Protection
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
μ
prefix meaning 10-6 when used as a unit designation, i.e., μCi (micro-Curie)
m
prefix meaning 10-3 when used as a unit designation, i.e., mCi (milli-Curie)
MOU
Memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
n
prefix meaning 10-9 when used as a unit designation, i.e., nCi (nano-Curie)
rem
unit of absorbed dose
NRC
National Research Council
RMI
Republic of the Marshall Islands
s
unit of time, second
Sv
unit of absorbed dose (1 Sv = 100 rem)
SI
International system of units and measures
WBC
Whole body count, or whole body counting
y
unit of time, year
