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		A 10 CFR 50 APPENDIX B · ABNORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS · ACCESS PLATFORM · ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE · ADJUSTABLE OR VARIABLE VOLTAGE · ADMINISTRATIVE OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY · ALARA · AMBIENT TEMPERATURE · AMPACITY · ANSI · ANTI COLLISION · ANTI-SKEWING · APPOINTED · AUTHORIZED · AUTOMATIC CRANE · AUXILIARY GIRDER (OUTRIGGER) · AUXILIARY HOIST · AXLE, FIXED · AXLE, ROTATING



		B BASE OR DECK MOUNTED · BATTERY SYSTEM · BEAM · BEAM FLANGE · BEARING LIFE EXPECTANCY · BEARING, LIFETIME LUBRICATED · BHN · BLOCK, LOAD · BLOCK, UPPER · BOGIE · BOGIE, EQUALIZING · BOGIE, FIXED · BOX SECTION · BRAKE · BRAKE, BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL · BRAKE, COUNTERTORQUE · BRAKE, DRAG · BRAKE, DYNAMIC · BRAKE, EDDY CURRENT · BRAKE, EMERGENCY · BRAKE, HOLDING · BRAKE, HYDRAULIC · BRAKE, MECHANICAL · BRAKE, MECHANICAL LOAD · BRAKE, PARKING · BRAKE, PNEUMATIC · BRAKE, REGENERATIVE · BRAKE, SERVICE · BRANCH CIRCUIT · BREAKAWAY FORCE · BRIDGE · BRIDGE (CRANE) TRAVEL · BRIDGE CONDUCTORS · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL ACTUATOR · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL BRAKING MEANS · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL ENCLOSURE · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL VOLTAGE · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL, MULTI SPEED · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL, SINGLE SPEED · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROL, VARIABLE SPEED · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROLLER · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROLLER, MANUAL · BRIDGE CRANE CONTROLLER, SPRING RETURN · BRIDGE DRIVE · BRIDGE ELECTRIFICATION · BRIDGE GIRDER · BRIDGE RAIL · BRIDGE REPAIR TRAVELERS · BUMPER (BUFFER)



		C CAB-OPERATED CRANE · CAMBER · CAPACITY · CASK · CASK HANDLING CRANE · CHAIN HOIST · CLASS A (STANDBY OR INFREQUENT SERVICE) · CLASS B (LIGHT SERVICE) · CLASS C (MODERATE SERVICE) · CLASS D (HEAVY SERVICE) · CLASS E (SEVERE SERVICE) · CLASS F (CONTINUOUS SEVERE SERVICE) · CLEARANCE · CMAA · COLLECTORS · CONTACTOR, MAGNETIC · CONTROLLER · COUNTER-TORQUE · COVER PLATE · CRANE · CRITICAL LOAD · CROSS GIRDER · CROSS MOUNTED · CROSS SHAFT · CUSHIONED START



		D DEAD LOADS · DEFLECTION · DIAPHRAGM · DOUBLE GIRDER CRANE · DRIVE GIRDER · DRUM · DUAL SPEED · DUMMY CAB · DYNAMIC LOWERING



		E EDDY - CURRENT BRAKING · EFFICIENCY OF GEARING AND SHEAVES · ELECTRIC OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE (EOT CRANE) · ELECTRICAL BRAKING SYSTEM · ENCLOSED CONDUCTOR · ENCLOSURE · END APPROACH · END STOP · END TIE · END TRUCK · EXPLOSION PROOF CRANE



		F FAIL SAFE · FESTOONING · FIELD WIRING · FIXED AXLE · Floor Operated Crane · Flux Vector Drive · FOOTWALK · FPM



		G GAGE · GANTRY CRANE · GATE HOIST · GEAR REDUCER · GIRDERS · GRAPPLE · GROUND FAULT



		H HEAD SECTION · HELICAL GEAR MOTOR · HIGH-LEVEL WASTE (HLW) · HOIST · HOLDING BRAKE · HOOK · HOOK APPROACH · HYDRAULIC BRAKE



		I IDLER SHEAVE · INDUSTRIAL DUTY CRANE · INSULATION · INVERTER (VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE)



		J JIB CRANE



		K KIP · KNEE BRACE · KSI



		L LATERAL FORCES · LIFT · LIFT BEAMS · LIFTING DEVICES · LIMIT SWITCH · LINE CONTACTOR · LIVE LOAD · LOAD BLOCK · LOAD CARRYING PART · LOAD CELL · LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM · LOAD CYCLE · LONGITUDINAL STIFFNERS · LOW-LEVEL WASTE (LLW)



		M MAGNETIC CONTROL · MAIN LINE CONTACTOR · MAIN LINE DISCONNECT SWITCH · MANUAL-MAGNETIC DISCONNECT SWITCH · MASTER SWITCH · MATCH MARKING · MEAN EFFECTIVE LOAD · MECHANICAL LOAD BRAKE · MILL DUTY CRANE · MODULAR HOIST · MONORAIL CRANE · MULTIPLE GIRDER CRANE



		N NEMA · NON-COASTING MECHANICAL DRIVE · NRC · NUCLEAR ENERGY · NUCLEAR WASTE · NUREG



		O OPEN DECK HOISTING MACHINERY · OPERATOR STATION · OPERATOR'S CAB · OSHA · OVERHEAD CRANE · OVERLOAD LIMIT DRIVE · OVERLOAD PROTECTION (OVERCURRENT)



		P PENDANT PUSHBUTTON STATION · PITCH DIAMETER (ROPE) · PLAIN REVERSING CONTROL · PLUGGING · POWERHOUSE CRANE (TURBINE CRANE) · PROTECTIVE PANEL



		Q QUALIFIED



		R RADIO CONTROLS · RADIOACTIVE WASTE · RATED LOAD · REEVING · REGENERATIVE BRAKING · REGULATED SPEED · REMOTE OPERATED CRANE · RESISTOR RATING · ROPE GUIDE · ROTATING AXLE · RPM · RUNNING SHEAVE · RUNWAY · RUNWAY COLLECTOR SHOE · RUNWAY CONDUCTORS · RUNWAY RAIL



		S SHALL · SHEAVE · SHOULD · SHROUD · SINGLE GIRDER CRANE · SINGLE-FAILURE PROOF · SKELTON CAB · SKEWING FORCES · SPAN · SPENT FUEL · SPENT FUEL POOL · SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL · STACKER CRANE · STATIC CONTROL · STEPLESS CONTROL · STEPPED CONTROL · STOP · STRENGTH, ULTIMATE AVERAGE · SWEEP



		T TEFC · TELESCOPIC JIB CRANE · TENV · THERMAL OVERLOAD PROTECTION · TOP RUNNING CRANE · TORQUE · TORSIONAL BOX GIRDER · TORSIONAL FORCES · TRAVELING CRANE · TROLLEY · TROLLEY FRAME · TURBINE · TURNTABLE · TWO BLOCKING



		U UNDER RUNNING CRANE · UNDER VOLTAGE PROTECTION



		V VARIABLE FREQUENCY · VOLTAGE DROP



		W WEB PLATE · WHEEL LOAD · WHEELBASE