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| Min (AF) | Minister (Armed Forces) |
| Min (DE&S) | Minister (Defence Defence Equipment and Support) |
| Min (DP) | Minister (Defence Procurement) |
| MISG | MOD ISOLUS Steering Group |
| NBC | Naval Base Commander |
| NDA | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisations |
| NII | Nuclear Installations Inspectorate of the Health & Safety Executive |
| NP IPT | Nuclear Propulsion Integrated Project Team |
| NRP | Naval Reactor Plant |
| NRTE | Naval Reactor Test Establishment |
| NuLEAF | Nuclear Legacy Advisory Forum |
| OGC | Office of Government Commerce |
| OGD | Other Government Departments |
| OJEU | Official Journal of European Union |
| PFI | Public Finance Initiative – a mechanism for funding public sector projects using private sector funding. |
| PMP | Project Management Plan |
| PSE | Public Stakeholder Engagement |
| PSM IPT | Production Submarine Integrated Project Team |
| RC | Reactor Compartment – the central ‘slice’ of the submarine which contains the nuclear reactor and associated pipework. |
| RDEL | Resource Defence Expenditure Limit |
| RIF | Regulatory Interface Forum |
| RN | Royal Navy |
| RPV | Reactor Pressure Valve – this contains the nuclear reactor and is contained with the Reactor Compartment. |
| SADP | Survey and Docking Period |
| SDP | Submarine Dismantling Project |
| SE | Scottish Executive |
| SEA | Strategic Environmental Assessment |
| SEPA | Scottish Environmental Protection Agency |
| SFD | Strategic Framework Document |
| SNW | Superintendent Nuclear Works |
| SSBN | Submerged Ship Ballastic Nuclear |
| SSN | Submerged Ship Nuclear |
| SUBIPT | Submarine Support Integrated Project Team |
| ToR | Terms of Reference |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| US of S | Under Secretary of State |
| VLLW | Very low level waste – this is radioactive waste with very low levels of radioactivity, which can be disposed of to an ordinary landfill site. |
| WSA | Warship Support Agency – the section of the MOD which manages the laid-up submarines. Now subsumed into the Defence Logistics Organisation. |
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