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NPR 8715.26
Effective Date: February 03, 2022
Expiration Date: February 03, 2027
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Subject: Nuclear Flight Safety

Responsible Office: Office of Safety and Mission Assurance


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Appendix B. Acronyms

CHMO Chief Health and Medical Officer
DOE The United States Department of Energy, including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
EOC Emergency Operations Center
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FTD Final Tier Determination
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
INSRB Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Board
LWRHU Light-weight radioisotope heater unit
MDAA Mission Directorate Associate Administrator
MDR Mission Definition Review
MMRTG Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NFSO Nuclear Flight Safety Officer
NRC US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSPM National Security Presidential Memorandum
OCHMO Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer
OIIR Office of International and Interagency Relations
OPS Office of Protective Services
OSMA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance
OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Executive Office of the President
PFTD Provisional Final Tier Determination
PSWG Payload Safety Working Group
PTD Preliminary Tier Determination
PTSLR Prior to scheduled launch or reentry
RADCC Radiological Control Center
RCP Radiological contingency planning
RHU Radioisotope heater unit
RPS Radioisotope Power System
RSR Radiological Safety Review
RTG Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
SAR Safety Analysis Review
SAS Safety Analysis Summary
SDR System Definition Review
SER Safety Evaluation Report
SMA Safety and Mission Assurance
SMSR Safety and Mission Success Review
SNS space nuclear system
TA Technical Authority
TED Total effective dose


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