Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office North Las Vegas, NV 89036-8629 SUBJECT: KEY TECHNICAL ISSUE AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CRITICALITY Dear Dr. Brocoum:Key Technical Issue Agreements • February 19th, 2002
During a Technical Exchange and Management Meeting held on October 23-24, 2000, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reached agreement on criticality issues within the Radionuclide Transport (RT), Evolution of the Near- Field Environment (ENFE), and Container Life and Source Term (CLST) Key Technical Issues (KTIs). By letters dated November 1, 2000; and February 2, February 21, March 22, and October 12, 2001, DOE provided documents pertaining to NRC/DOE agreements, including a number of documents pertaining to the criticality agreements. The NRC staff has reviewed these documents as they relate to the RT, ENFE, CLST KTIs and the results of the staff's review are enclosed.
