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Item Radiation (RAD) Expert Group Mandate(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-12) Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)The function of the RAD Expert Group is to facilitate the implementation of the EPPR mandate and strategic plan framework with regard to radiological and nuclear emergencies.Item EPPR Strategic Plan(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2016-03-16) Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)EPPR is assigned the responsibility for maintaining the Operational Guidelines that implement the Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) to which all Arctic Council countries are signatories. EPPR also supports the Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Arctic by addressing relevant lessons learned from SAR exercises and real incidents. EPPR strives to be the premier international forum for collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response issues in order to advance risk mitigation and improve response capacity and capabilities in the Arctic.Item Marine Environmental Response (MER) Experts Group Mandate(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-06-29) Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)The MER Experts Group’s purpose is to focus specifically on promoting the implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic (MOSPA) and its Operational Guidelines in order to ensure accuracy and effectiveness.Item Search and Rescue (SAR) Experts Group Mandate(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2017-06-29) Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)The SAR EG reports to the EPPR as a guiding body. The group`s purpose is to facilitate high-level, intergovernmental discourse on Arctic SAR issues and to ensure the implementation of the Arctic SAR agreement.