| ALARA | Basic principle for radiological protection : it means "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" |
| ARAB-RGPT | Algemene Reglement voor Arbeidersbescherming - Réglement Général pour la Protection du Travail |
| ASME | American Society for Mechanical Engineers (USA) |
| ASN | Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (France) |
| AVN |
Association Vinçotte Nuclear |
| Bel V | Subsidiary of the FANC, performs technical safety analyses and surveillance of the Belgian nuclear installations |
| BNS | Belgian Nuclear Society |
| CELEVAL | Evaluation cell of the CGCCR (Belgian emergency planning) |
| CELINFO | Information cell of the CGCCR (Belgian emergency planning) |
| CELMES | Measurement cell (Belgian emergency planning) |
| CGCCR | Governmental Coordination and Emergency Center (Belgium) |
| CNPE | Centre Nucléaire de Production d' Electricité (France) |
| CNRA | Committee on Nuclear Regulatory Activities (OECD) |
| CNS | Committee for Nuclear Sciences (OECD) |
| COFECO | Federal coordination committee (Belgian emergency planning) |
| CSN | Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (Spain) |
| CSNI | Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (OECD) |
| EC | European Commission |
| FANC | Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (Belgium) |
| GRS | Gesellschaft für Anlagen-und Reactorsicherheit (Germany) |
| HEC | Headquarters Emergency Center of Bel V in Anderlecht |
| IAEA | International Agency for Atomic Energy (Vienna) |
| INES | International Nuclear Event Scale (IAEA) |
| INEX | International Nuclear EXercise program on national emergency planning (OECD) |
| IRSN | Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (France) |
| IRE | Institut for Radioelements (Fleurus, Belgium) |
| IRS | Incident Reporting System |
| IRRT | Internationaal Regulatory Review Team (IAEA) |
| MOX | Mixed OXide (uranium-and plutoniumoxides) |
| NDT | Non Destructive Testing |
| NRA | Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Assessments (department in Bel V) |
| NRI | Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Inspections (department in Bel V) |
| NIRAS | Nationale Instelling voor Radioactief Afval en verrijkte Splijtstoffen (Belgium) |
| NPP | Nuclear Power Plant |
| NUSC | Nuclear Safety Standard Committee (IAEA) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economical Collaboration and Development |
| OSART | Operational Safety Analysis Review Team (IAEA) |
| PQM | Projects & Quality Management (department in Bel V) |
| PSA | Probabilistic Safety Analysis |
| PSAEA | Event Analysis based on PSA |
| PWR | Pressurized Water Reactor |
| RAMG | Regulatory Authority Management Group |
| SCK•CEN | Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie (Belgium) |
| TELERAD | Belgian Automatic Radiation Monitoring Network |
| TRC | Technical Responsibility Center (teams of specialists of Bel V working together in a given domain) |
| TSO | Technical Safety Organisation |
| USNRC | United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USA) |
| WGOE | Working Group on Operating Experience (OECD) |
| WGRISK | Working Group on RISK evaluation (OECD) |
