Michael Barletta
Christina Ellington
March 1999
| AEB | Atomic Energy Board |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Corporation |
| ANC | African National Congress |
| Armscor | Armaments Corporation |
| AVLIS | atomic vapor laser isotope separation |
| CNC | computer numerically controlled |
| CNS | Council for Nuclear Safety |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| DASCT | Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology |
| Eskom | Electricity Supply Commission |
| HEU | highly enriched uranium |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| ILW | intermediate-level waste |
| LEU | low-enriched uranium |
| LLW | low-level waste |
| MFA | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| MLIS | molecular laser isotope separation |
| Mo99 | molybdenum99 |
| MTR | material test reactor |
| MWe | megawatt-electric |
| NNWS | non-nuclear-weapon state |
| NPT | Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons |
| NSG | Nuclear Suppliers Group |
| Nufcor | Nuclear Fuels Corporation |
| NWFZ | nuclear-weapon-free zone |
| NWS | nuclear-weapon state |
| PDS | Pacific Development Services |
| PIV | physical inventory verification |
| PNE | peaceful nuclear explosion |
| PWR | pressurized water reactor |
| R | Rand |
| RERTR | Reduced Enrichment in Research and Test Reactors |
| SAAF | South African Air Force |
| SADF | South African Defence Force |
| SWU | separative work unit |
| U308 | uranium238 or yellowcake |
| UCOR | Uranium Enrichment Corporation |
| UF6 | uranium hexafluoride |
