APPENDIX C
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
DSND

Délégué à la sûreté nucléaire et à la radioprotection pour les activités et installations intéressant la défense (Delegate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection for National Defence Installations and Activities - French Ministries of Defence and of the Industry)

DSNR
Division de la sûreté nucléaire et de la radioprotection (Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Division - ASN regional entity) 
DSS
Direction de la sécurité sociale (Directorate for Social Security - French Ministry for Health) 
DTPA
Diethylene-Triamine-Penta-Acetate (substance used in nuclear medicine)
DUP
Déclaration d’utilité publique (declaration of public interest procedure)
EAN
European Alara Network (the aim of which is to promote implementation of the ALARA principle)
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC
European Community
ECUME
Former spent fuel and radioactive solid waste interim storage facility project (CEA)
EDE
Containment annulus ventilation system (PWR)
EDF
Électricité De France
EDS
Solid waste interim storage area
EEC
European Economic Community
EGRA
Expert Group on Regulatory Authorisation (sub-group of the NEA’s CRPPH)
EIS
Element important for safety
ELAN II B
Former sealed source fabrication installation (CEA - La Hague)
EL3
Heavy water reactor No. 3 (former experimental reactor - CEA - Saclay)
EL4
Heavy water reactor No. 4 (former Monts d’Arrée nuclear power plant - EDF - Brennilis)
EL4-D
Equipment interim storage installation for decommissioning of the Monts d’Arrée nuclear power plant
ENT
Ear Nose and Throat
EOLE
Research reactor (CEA - Cadarache)
E.ON
Electricity and gas production and distribution company (Germany, various countries in Europe and the United States)
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency (United States)
EPN
Nuclear Capacity Operation Department (EDF)
EPR
European Pressurized Water Reactor (new type of nuclear reactor developed by FRAMATOME-ANP)
EPRD
Revenue and spending forecast (public establishment “budget”)
ERNET
Emergency Response Network
ERP
Establishment open to the public
ESP

Pressure vessel

ESS
Event significant for safety
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