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DOE Acronyms
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DOE History
DOE Site Trivia
100

It's a To-Do list by process for budget analysts

What is a Task List?

100

NNSA

What is National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA)?

100

Office of Science

What is TAS_0222?

100

In 1942, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers formed this project to create the first atomic weapon

What is the Manhattan Project? (named for the Manhattan Engineer District)

100

This DOE location is named after the first US Secretary of Defense

What is Forrestal (HQ)? (after James Forrestal RIP)

200

Clicking this button won't blast you into space, but it will let you run a business rule (after necessary variables are selected)

What is "Launch"?

200

CESER

Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

200

Nuclear Energy

What is TAS_0319?

200

This famous scientist wrote to President Roosevelt in August 1939, warning him that nuclear reactions could be used to make powerful bombs

Who was Albert Einstein?

200

On April 5, 1982, the 250 MILLIONTH barrel of oil was placed in this multi-location storage facility

What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

300

It's the way a 'blank' value displays by default, not a trending topic on Twitter

What is #MISSING?

300

PMA

Power Marketing Administrations

300

Fossil Energy Research & Development

What is TAS_0213?

300

Before it became the DOE, the Department was known by another name, circa 1946

What is the Atomic Energy Commission?

300

The historic Trinity bomb test was conducted at this DOE site; good thing it was 'deserted'

What is Los Alamos National Laboratory?

400

This is something every person has, and it's also at the top of web forms and reports.

What is Point of View (POV)?

400

ODA

Other Defense Activities

400

Defense Environmental Cleanup

What is TAS_0251?

400

The first sustained nuclear chain reaction was created by a man who had a DOE Laboratory named in his honor

What is Fermi Lab? (Enrico Fermi RIP)

400

Western Area Power Administration, or WAPA, is headquartered in this state.

What is Colorado?

500
A dictionary has many; a web form may have some in the form of a drop-down menu

What is a Page?

500

DNN

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

500

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

What is TAS_0212?

500

This President signed the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, opening the door for a civilian nuclear energy program

Who is President Eisenhower?

500

In 1961, the United States resumed testing nuclear weapons, but did it on the DL at this site

What is the Nevada Testing Site?

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