CTOS

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) is a member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC). Counterterrorism Operations Support (CTOS) - Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training at the Nevada National Security Site develops and conducts training courses for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Preparedness Directorate (NPD), National Training and Education Division (NTED), Training Operations within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)... To conduct the most realistic performance-based radiological/nuclear WMD counterterrorism training possible, CTOS conducts resident training courses at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The NNSS is a massive outdoor laboratory, national experimental center, and training facility located 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally established for testing nuclear weapons, from 1951 to 1992, 1,021 nuclear..

Primary location: Las Vegas United States