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-925 Activation and Waste Disposal of the ARIES-II Tokamak Fusion Power Reactor; H.Y. Khater, October 1993 [presented at 15th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 11-14 October 1993, Hyannis MA]. (7 pages, 816 kB)

UWFDM-1154 Activation of Target Coatings/Hohlraums and Influence on Waste Management of IFE Chambers; L.A. El-Guebaly, D.L. Henderson, P.P.H. Wilson, A.E. Abdou and the ARIES Team, November 2001. (17 pages, 259 kB)

Activation of W-Based Divertors of Advanced Tokamaks; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference, 14-17 April 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA]. (1 page, 981 kB)

Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the 13th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, 12 April 2011, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (1 page, 974 kB)

UWFDM-1382 Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, March 2011. (19 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-1147 Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal Analyses for the ARIES-AT Power Plant; D. Henderson, L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, A. Abdou, and the ARIES Team, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (7 pages, 190 kB)

UWFDM-1407 Adjoint Activation for Determining Source Pathways of Radioactive Inventory; A. Jaber, D. Henderson, L. El-Guebaly, March 2012. (15 pages, 421 kB)

Advanced Power Core System for the ARIES-AT Power Plant; R. Raffray, L. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, I. Sviatoslavsky et al., Jan. 2006 [Fusion Engineering and Design, 80, 79-98].

UWFDM-1343 Analysis of Mesh-Based Neutron Source Models for Better Coupling of Plasma Physics and Neutronics; R.N. Slaybaugh, P.P.H. Wilson, L.A. El-Guebaly, E.P. Marriott, January 2009 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 84, Issues 7-11 (June 2009) 1774-1778]. (17 pages, 860 kB)

UWFDM-1363 Application of CAD-Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, T. Tautges, L.A. El-Guebaly, D.L. Henderson, T.D. Bohm, E.P. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (8 pages, 2.8 MB)

Assessment of Power Core Parameters and Related Costs; L. El-Guebaly, November 2005 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 17-18 Novemeber 2005, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA]. (23 pages, 2.9 MB)

Assessment of Power Core Parameters and Related Costs (Part II); L. El-Guebaly, January 2006 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 23 January 2006, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA]. (12 pages, 265 kB)

Assessment of Power Core Parameters and Related Costs (Part III); L. El-Guebaly, April 2006 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 27-28 April 2006, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (11 pages, 595 kB)

UWFDM-1331 Assessment of Radiation Streaming Through ARIES-CS He-Access Pipes using Two- and Three-Dimensional Analyses; A. Ibrahim, D.L. Henderson, L.A. El-Guebaly, P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, December 2007. (35 pages, 5.1 MB)

UWFDM-1243 Attractive Design Approaches for a Compact Stellarator Power Plant; A.R. Raffray, L. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, X. Wang and the ARIES Team, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 422-431]. (13 pages, 4.0 MB)

Basic Concepts of Thermonuclear Fusion; L. El-Guebaly, August 2011 [Chapter 5 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 )

Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/BVII.0 Release; Mohamed Sawan, Tim Bohm, December 2008 [presented at the 1st Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) on "Nuclear Data Libraries for Advanced Systems - Fusion Devices", 2-5 December 2008, IAEA, Vienna, Austria]. (45 pages, 3.4 MB)

UWFDM-1233 Benefits of Radial Build Minimization and Requirements Imposed on ARIES Compact Stellarator Design; L. El-Guebaly, R. Raffray, S. Malang, J.F. Lyon, and L.P. Ku, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 432-439]. (11 pages, 1.6 MB)

Blanket Design Issues for ARIES-AT; L. El-Guebaly, August 1999 [ARIES Project Meeting, 9-10 August 1999, UCSD]. (9 pages, 78 kB)

UWFDM-1244 Ceramic Breeder Blanket for ARIES-CS; A.R. Raffray, S. Malang, L. El-Guebaly, X. Wang and the ARIES Team, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1068-1073]. (9 pages, 2.9 MB)

UWFDM-1294 Clearance Considerations for Slightly-Irradiated Components of Fusion Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly, R. Pampin, M. Zucchetti, July 2006 [presented at the 8th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, Vienna, Austria, 10-13 July 2006; published in Nuclear Fusion 47 (2007) 480-484]. (10 pages, 707 kB)

Clearance Issues and Radwaste Volume for ARIES-AT; L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, A. Abdou, P. Wilson, E. Mogahed, December 1999 [Presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 20-21 March 2000, University of California at San Diego]. (17 pages, 130 kB)

UWFDM-1140 Clearance Issues for Advanced Fusion Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, A. Abdou, P. Wilson, and the ARIES Team, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT; published in Fusion Technology, 39 (2001) 986-990]. (7 pages, 182 kB)

Comments on ARIES-ACT Strawman; L.A. El-Guebaly, April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)

Coolant Cleanup and Process Requirements; I. Sviatoslavsky and L. El-Guebaly, October 2002 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, October 2-4, 2002, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory]. (14 pages, 450 kB)

UWFDM-1193 Coolant Cleanup and Processes for Thick Liquid Walled IFE Power Plants; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, December 2002. (8 pages, 724 kB)

UWFDM-1021 Cost-Effective Shield Designs for Environmentally Attractive Fusion Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, C.G. Bathke and the ARIES Team, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (8 pages, 625 kB)

UWFDM-1285 Current Challenges Facing Recycling and Clearance of Fusion Radioactive Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly, R.A. Forrest, T.D. Marshall, N.P. Taylor, K. Tobita, M. Zucchetti, November 2005. (20 pages, 1.3 MB)

DCLL Blanket for ARIES-AT: Major Changes to Radial Build and Design Implications; L. El-Guebaly, December 2007 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 12-13 December 2007, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA]. (23 pages, 4.1 MB)

Design Challenges and Activation Concerns for ARIES Vacuum Vessel; L. El-Guebaly, T. Huhn, A. Rowcliffe, S. Malang, and the ARIES-ACT Team, 2013 [Fusion Science and Technology 61 (2013) 449-454].

UWFDM-1404 Design Challenges and Activation Concerns for ARIES Vacuum Vessel Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly, T. Huhn, A. Rowcliffe, S. Malang and the ARIES-ACT Team, November 2011 (revised August 2012). (21 pages, 1.2 MB)

Design approach of the ARIES-AT power core and vacuum vessel cost assessment; L.M. Waganer, F. Najmabadi, M.S. Tillack, X. Wang, and L.A. El-Guebaly, Jan. 2006 [Fusion Engineering and Design, 80, 181-200].

Design of Vertical Stabilizing Shells and Tutorial on EM Pumps; I.N. Sviatoslavsky and E.A. Mogahed, June 2000 [ARIES Review Meeting, June 19-21, 2000, Madison WI]. (12 pages, 153 kB)

Dry Wall Response to the HIB (Close-Coupled): Refinement of T-Xe and R-Xe Operating Windows; D.A. Haynes, Jr., October 2001 [ARIES E-Meeting, 24 October 2001]. (8 pages, 294 kB)

Dry-Wall Survival Under IFE Conditions; R. Raffray, L. El-Guebaly et al., 2004 [Fusion Science & Technology, 46, No. 3, 417-437].

Effect of Calcium on TBR of ARIES-RS Li/V Blanket; L. El-Guebaly, June 2001 [ARIES Project Meeting, UCSD, 7-8 June 2001]. (6 pages, 79 kB)

Electrical Resistivity Changes with Neutron Irradiation and Implications for W Stabilizing; L.A. El-Guebaly, July 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 29-30 July 2010, Bethesda MD]. (13 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-1148 Electromagnetic Disruption Effects in the ARIES-RS Tokamak Design; J.A. Crowell and J.P. Blanchard, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (6 pages, 882 kB)

UWFDM-815 Energy Conversion Options for ARIES-III -- a Conceptual D-3He Tokamak Reactor; J.F. Santarius, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, N.M. Ghoniem, M.Z. Hasan, T.K. Mau, E. Greenspan, J.S. Herring, W. Kernbichler, A.C. Klein, G.H. Miley, R.L. Miller, Y-K.M. Peng, M.J. Schaffer, C.P.C. Wong, D. Steiner, D-K. Sze, and the ARIES Team, October 1989 [Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN (IEEE, NY, 1989) 1039]. (6 pages, 898 kB)

UWFDM-1085 Energy Payback Ratios and CO2 Emissions Associated with the UWMAK-I and ARIES-RS DT-Fusion Power Plants; S.W. White and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (7 pages, 282 kB)

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