CRCPD PROPOSES A MULTI-FACETED PROJECT AIMED TO IMPROVE OVERALL RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF STATE AND FEDERAL RADIATION PROTECTION AND RESPONSE AGENCIES WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: 1) TO COORDINATE WITH AND ASSIST THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO PREVENT, COUNTER, AND RESPOND TO A TERRORIST OR OTHER ADVERSARY WITH A NUCLEAR OR RADIOLOGICAL DEVICE. 2) TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE, TOOLS, TRAINING, AND GUIDANCE IN PREPARING FOR RADIOLOGICAL INCIDENTS AND TERRORIST ACTS. PARTICIPATE IN RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE (RAPTER) TRAINING, AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION OF NATIONAL LEVEL EXERCISES AND NNSA’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE ASSETS EXERCISES, AND REPRESENT THE STATES’ POSITION IN TRAINING AND DRILLS.