ARIES

ARIES-ACT-1

Stepwise reduction in ARIES-ACT-1 TBR from 1.8 to 1.05 upon including individual elements of SiC/LiPb blanket

3-D distribution of tritium bred in blanket of ARIES-ACT-1

3-D profile of tritium production in LiPb breeder of ARIES-ACT-1

ARIES-AT

ARIES-CS

ARIES-III

ARIES-ST

SPSS

The ARIES program is a national, multi-institutional research activity. Its mission is to perform advanced integrated design studies of the long-term fusion energy embodiments to identify key R&D directions and to provide vision for the fusion program. It is funded by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy. Since the inception of the program in 1988, the ARIES team has developed numerous MFE and IFE power plants and examined the critical design issues for a broad range of alternate concepts. All ARIES power plants generate 1000 MW of net electric power and are assumed to operate for 40 full power years.

Since the early 1990s, the UW neutronics group has been leading the ARIES nuclear task that includes neutronics, shielding, and activation. More specifically, we provide the tritium breeding ratio, neutron wall loading profile, surface and volumetric heat loads to all components, overall neutron energy multiplication, neutron dose to structural materials, service lifetimes of all components, radial/vertical builds, radioactive inventory, biological dose for maintenance, and options for handling all kinds of radioactive materials during plant operation and after decommissioning.

Publications

UWFDM-986 Neutronics Analysis for the Stellarator Power Plant Study SPPS; L.A. El-Guebaly, September 1995 [Presented at the 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 1-5 October 1995, Champaign IL]. (7 pages, 609 kB)

UWFDM-887 Neutronics Aspects of ARIES-II and ARIES-IV Fusion Power Reactors; L.A. El-Guebaly, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA; Fusion Tech. 21, No. 3, Part 2B, 2128 (1992)]. (8 pages, 543 kB)

Neutronics Assessment for the ARIES Advanced Reactor Studies; L.A. El-Guebaly, 1995 [Fusion Engineering and Design, 28, 658-664].

Neutronics Characteristics and Shielding System for ARIES-ACT-1 Power Plant; L. El-Guebaly and L. Mynsberge, 2014 [to be published in Fusion Science and Technology, 2014.].

Nuclear Challenges and Progress in Designing Stellarator Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim and the ARIES Team, June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (23 pages, 16 MB)

UWFDM-1324 Nuclear Challenges and Progress in Designing Stellarator Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, The ARIES Team, May 2007 [submitted to the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES-2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (18 pages, 1.8 MB)

Nuclear Issues and Analysis for ARIES Spherical and Advanced Tokamaks; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (19 pages, 620 kB)

UWFDM-1108 Nuclear Issues and Analysis for ARIES Spherical and Advanced Tokamaks; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, September 1999 [Presented at the 5th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, Rome, Italy, 19-24 September 1999]. (11 pages, 625 kB)

Nuclear Issues for LiPb/FS/He System with Internal VV; L.A. El-Guebaly, June 2005 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 14-15 June 2005, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 2.9 MB)

Nuclear Performance Assessment of ARIES-AT; L.A. El-Guebaly, Jan. 2006 [Fusion Engineering and Design, 80, 99-110].

UWFDM-1180 Nuclear Performance Assessment of ARIES-AT; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, August 2002 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 80 (2006) 99-110]. (20 pages, 1.6 MB)

Nuclear and Activation Issues for SiC/SiC Composites; Laila El-Guebaly, January 2000 [Presented at the International Town Meeting on SiC/SiC Design and Material Issues for Fusion Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 18-19 January 2000]. (17 pages, 184 kB)

Overview of ARIES Nuclear Assessments: Neutronics, Shielding, and Activation; Laila El-Guebaly, 2014 [Progress in Nuclear Science and Technology 4, 118-121 (2014)].

UWFDM-1322 Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economic, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator Design; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, C. Martin, R. Raffray, S. Malang, J. Lyon, L.P. Ku, X. Wang, L. Bromberg, B. Merrill, L. Waganer, F. Najmabadi and the ARIES-CS Team, April 2007. (49 pages, 2.5 MB)

Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economics, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, June 2007 [presented at the 2nd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria]. (27 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-1336 Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economics, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, C. Martin, and the ARIES-CS Team, June 2007 [published in the Proceedings of the 2nd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria, IAEA-TM-32812; IAEA CD ISBN 978-92-0-159508-9.]. (10 pages, 2.1 MB)

Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economics, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator Design; L. El-Guebaly, R. Raffray, S. Malang, J. Lyon, L.P. Ku, X. Wang, L. Bromberg, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, T. Tautges, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, R. Slaybaugh, A. Ibrahim, M. Wang, C. Martin, B. Merrill, L. Waganer, F. Najmabadi, and the ARIES Team, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (25 pages, 16 MB)

Overview of ARIES-RS Neutronics and Radiation Shielding: Key Issues and Main Conclusions; L.A. El-Guebaly, 1997 [Fusion Engineering and Design, 38, 139-158].

UWFDM-1269 Potential Coatings for Li/V System: Nuclear Performance and Design Issues; L.A. El-Guebaly, May 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 81 (2006) 1327-1331]. (10 pages, 650 kB)

Power Plant Projects; L. El-Guebaly, August 2011 [Chapter 35 in Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications, Steven B. Krivit and Jay H. Lehr, eds., John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-89439-2]. ( available online )

Preliminary ARIES-AT-DCLL Radial Build for ASC; L. El-Guebaly and C. Kessel, March 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 3-4 March 2008, San Diego, CA]. (12 pages, 3.1 MB)

Preliminary ARIES-RS-DCLL Radial Build for ASC; L. El-Guebaly, May 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 28-29 May 2008, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 778 kB)

Progressive Steps Towards Integral Nuclear Assessments for Fusion Devices; L. El-Guebaly, November 14, 2013 [ANS Transactions of ANS Winter Meeting, Washington, DC, November 10-14, 2013.].

Radial Build Definition for LiPb/FS and Li/FS Systems; L. El-Guebaly, September 2003 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, September 3, 2003, Atlanta GA]. (28 pages, 2.4 MB)

Radial Build Definition for LiPb/SiC and Flibe/FS Systems; L. El-Guebaly, May 2003 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, May 7, 2003, Livermore CA]. (19 pages, 3.8 MB)

Radial Build Definition for Solid Breeder System; L. El-Guebaly, June 2004 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 16-17 June 2004, Madison WI]. (18 pages, 506 kB)

Radial Build Updates for Flibe/FS System; L. El-Guebaly, February 2003 [ARIES-CS E-Meeting, 25 February 2003]. (9 pages, 2.0 MB)

Radial Build and Composition for LiPb/FS/He System; L.A. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, March 2005. (9 pages, 4.1 MB)

Radiation Shielding Schemes and Advanced Fabrication Techniques for Superconducting Magnets; L.A. El-Guebaly and L.M. Waganer, 2009 [Chapter 8 in book: Superconducting Magnets and Superconductivity: Research, Technology and Applications. A. Aasen and P. Olsson, Editors. NOVA Science Publishers, Inc.: Hauppauge, New York, USA. ISBN: 978-1-60741-017-1 (2009) 275-291. Also published in E-Journal: International Journal of Condensed Matter, Advanced Materials, and Superconductivity Research, Volume 9, No. 1. ISSN 1067-6147 (2011) 57-74. ]. ( available online )

UWFDM-1227 Radiological Impacts of IFE Target and RTL Recycling Option: A Comparative Study; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004. (19 pages, 788 kB)

Radiological Issues for Thin Liquid Wall Options; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, April 2002 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 22-23 April 2002, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 285 kB)

UWFDM-1217 Radiological Issues for Thin Liquid Walls of ARIES-IFE Study; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, L. Waganer, R. Raffray, and the ARIES Team, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 405 (2003)]. (8 pages, 634 kB)

Radiological Issues for Thin Liquid Walls of ARIES-IFE Study; L.A. El-Guebaly, P.P.H. Wilson, D.L. Henderson, L. Waganer, R. Raffray, and ARIES Team, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC]. (1 page, 454 kB)

Radwaste Management Issues; L. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, September 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting, 6-7 September 2007, Idaho Falls ID]. (16 pages, 744 kB)

UWFDM-1232 Recycling Issues Facing Target and RTL Materials of Inertial Fusion Designs; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004 [presented at the 15th International Symposium on Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion, 7-11 June 2004, Princeton, NJ; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Journal, Section A, 544 (2005) 104-110]. (12 pages, 652 kB)

UWFDM-1183 Recycling of IFE Target Materials versus One-Shot Use Scenario: Key Issues and Preferred Option; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES Team, November 2002. (24 pages, 978 kB)

Recycling of Target Materials vs. One-Shot Use Scenario; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni, October 2002 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, October 2-4, 2002, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]. (16 pages, 320 kB)

Revised Radial Build Data - Breeding and Streaming Concerns; L. El-Guebaly, January 2006 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 23 January 2006, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA]. (20 pages, 4.2 MB)

Safety, Activation, and Waste Disposal; Laila El-Guebaly and David Petti, August 2000 [ARIES Peer Review Meeting, 17 August 2000, University of California at San Diego]. (15 pages, 89 kB)

Scoping Assessment of Advanced Tokamak with DCLL Blanket: Design Challenges and Economic Implications; L. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team, March 2009 [presented at the Japan-US Workshop on Fusion Power Plants and Related Advanced Technologies, 16-18 March 2009, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan]. (21 pages, 780 kB)