| AFRA |
African Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training |
| ARCAL |
Regional Co-operative Arrangements for the Promotion of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America |
| ASCOT |
Assessment of Safety Culture in Organizations Team |
| ASSET |
Assessment of Significant Safety Events Team |
| CPF |
Country Programme Framework |
| DANIDA |
Danish International Development Agency |
| DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EB |
Electron beam |
| GMP |
Good Manufacturing Practice |
| ELISA |
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ININ |
National Inst. of Nuclear Research (Mexico) |
| INIS |
International Nuclear Information System |
| INSARR |
Integrated Safety Assessment of Research Reactors |
| IRMA |
Immunoradiometric assay |
| LDC |
Least-developed country |
| NAA |
Neutron activation analysis |
| NDT |
Non-destructive testing |
| NPP |
Nuclear power plant |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSART |
Operational Safety Review Team |
| PARC |
Pan African rinderpest campaign |
| PET |
Proton emission tomography |
| RCA |
Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology |
| RBMK |
High-power channel-type reactor (Soviet Union) |
| RIA |
Radioimmunoassay |
| RENEL |
Regia Nationala de Electricitate (Romania) |
| SAGTAC |
Standing Advisory Group on Technical Assistance and Co-operation |
| SIT |
Sterile Insect Technique |
| SPECT |
Single-photon-emission computerized tomograph |
| TACC |
Technical Assistance and Co-operation Committee |
| TC |
Department of Technical Co-operation, IAEA |
| TCDC |
Technical Co-operation among Developing Countries |
| TCF |
Technical Co-operation Fund |
| TECDOC |
Technical Document |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UN |
United Nations |
| WAMAP |
Waste Management Advisory Programme |
| WASP |
Wien Automatic Planning Package |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WWER |
Pressurized water-cooled and water-moderated power reactor |
| XRF |
X-ray fluorescence |