Publications

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) [more]

Z-Pinch Chamber Assessment and Design; L. El-Guebaly, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wilson, G. Sviatoslavsky, G. Kulcinski, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (9 pages, 1.4 MB)

Engineering Issues Facing Transmutation of Actinides in Z-Pinch Fusion Power Plant; L. El-Guebaly, B. Cipiti, P.H. Wilson, P. Phruksarojanakun, R. Grady, I. Sviatoslavsky, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (6 pages, 465 kB)

Environmental Benefits and Impact of Radwaste Management Approaches: Disposal, Recycling, and Clearance; L. El-Guebaly, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (20 pages, 5.4 MB)

D-3He Fueled Fusion Devices as Step Towards Total Fusion Safety; L. El-Guebaly and M. Zucchetti, June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (16 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]

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)

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)

Goals, Challenges, and Successes of Managing Fusion Active Materials; L. El-Guebaly, V. Massaut, K. Tobita, L. Cadwallader, October 2007 [presented at the 8th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 1-5 October 2007, Heidelberg, Germany; published in Fusion Engineering and Design 83, Issues 7-9 (2008) 928-935]. (26 pages, 2.3 MB) [more]

Toward the Ultimate Goal of Radwaste-Free Fusion: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Geological Disposal; L. El-Guebaly, April 2008 [presented at the Department of Physics Seminar, University of Wisconsin]. (32 pages, 2.0 MB)

Toward the Ultimate Goal of Tritium Self-Sufficiency: Technical Issues and Requirements Imposed on Fusion Power; L. El-Guebaly and S. Malang, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (18 pages, 981 kB) [more]

State-of-the-Art Scheme for Managing Fusion Activated Materials: US Strategy and Regulations; L. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, 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]. (35 pages, 1.5 MB) [more]

Toward the Ultimate Goal of Tritium Self-Sufficiency: Technical Issues and Requirements Imposed on ARIES Advanced Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly and S. Malang, 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]. (10 pages, 908 kB) [more]

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)

Summary of 2009 Japan/US Workshop on Fusion Power Plants and Related Advanced Technologies with Participation from China; L. El-Guebaly, F. Najmabadi, R. Raffray, April 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Meeting, 23-24 April 2009, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (8 pages, 14 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1371   40 Years of Power Plant Studies: Brief Historical Overview and Future Trends; L.A. El-Guebaly, July 2009 [Proceedings of 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, July 13-15, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (10 pages, 444 kB)

UWFDM-1372   Need for Online Adjustment of Tritium Bred in Blanket and Implications for ARIES Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, and the ARIES Team, July 2009 [Proceedings of 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, July 13-15, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 261 kB) [more]

Integrated Management Strategy for Fusion Activated Materials: US Position and Regulations; L.A. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, July 2009 [presented at the 9th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, 15-17 July 2009, Vienna, Austria]. (34 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

Need for Online Adjustment of Tritium Bred in Blanket and Implications for ARIES Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly and S. Malang, July 2009 [presented at the 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants - Design and Technology, 13-15 July 2009, Vienna, Austria]. (22 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1373   Integrated Management Strategy for Fusion Activated Materials: US Position and Regulations; L.A. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, July 2009 [Proceedings of 9th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, July 15-17, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 316 kB) [more]

ARIES-DB Design Issues; L.A. El-Guebaly, December 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 15-16 December 2009, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (14 pages, 555 kB)

ARIES Safety-Related Components and Nuclear Grade Requirements; L. El-Guebaly, L. Cadwallader, B. Merrill, December 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 15-16 December 2009, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (21 pages, 384 kB) [more]

Activation Assessments of 316-SS Vacuum Vessel and W-Based Divertor; L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, May 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 19 May 2010, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla CA]. (33 pages, 3.0 MB)

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)

3-D Assessment of Neutron Streaming Through Assembly Gaps: Outboard Options; L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, T. Bohm, July 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 29-30 July 2010, Bethesda MD]. (14 pages, 648 kB)

UWFDM-1383   Challenges of Fusion Power Plant Licensing: Differences and Commonalities with Existing Systems; L. El-Guebaly, L. Cadwallader, W. Sowder, November 2010 [presented at 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV. Published in Fusion Science and Technology 60, Number 2 (July 2011) 751-759.]. [more]

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)

Neutron Wall Loading Update; L. El-Guebaly, A. Jaber, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)

Toward the Ultimate Goal of Radwaste-Free Fusion: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal; L. El-Guebaly, May 2011 [presented at the Colloquium in Environmental Toxicology, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3 May 2011]. (35 pages, 5.1 MB)

Activation Concerns for Candidate Vacuum Vessel Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly and T. Huhn, July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (16 pages, 1.8 MB)

ARIES-ACT-DCLL NWL Distribution and Revised Radial Build; L.A. El-Guebaly and A. Jaber, July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (21 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-1396   W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Options and Environmental Impact of State-of-the-Art Alloys; L. El-Guebaly, R. Kurtz, M. Reith, H. Kurishita, A. Robinson, November 2010 [presented at 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV. Published in Fusion Science and Technology 60, Number 1 (July 2011) 185-189.]. [more]

UWFDM-1405   In-Vessel Components and Blanket Development Strategy for PPPL Pilot Plant; L.A. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, L.M. Waganer, September 2011. (15 pages, 618 kB) [more]

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) [more]

Final Radial/Vertical Builds for ARIES-ACT-SiC Power Core; L. El-Guebaly, May 2012 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 31 May--1 June 2012, Gaithersburg MD]. (22 pages, 5.2 MB)

UWFDM-1413   Future Trend Toward the Ultimate Goal of Radwaste-Free Fusion: Feasibility of Recycling/Clearance, Avoiding Geological Disposal; L.A. El-Guebaly, June 2012 [presented at the 1st Conference on Inertial Fusion Energy, 25-27 April 2012, Yokohama, Japan; published in J. Plasma and Fusion Research 8, 3404041 (May 2013)]. (8 pages, 878 kB)

TBR and Shielding Analyses in Support of ST-FNSF Study; L. El-Guebaly, L. Mynsberge, A. Jaber, J. Menard, T. Brown, June 2013 [presented at the 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 10-14 June 2013, San Francisco, CA]. (1 page, 2.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-799   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, R. Klingelhoefer, May 1989 [Published in Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 29, No. 9 (1989), pp. 1427-1448]. (56 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-810   Apollo-L2, An Advanced Fuel Tokamak Reactor Utilizing Direct Conversion; G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, R.J. Witt, October 1989 [Presented at the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN; published in IEEE 89CH2820-9 (1990) 1043]. (6 pages, 489 kB)

UWFDM-867   An Improved First Stability Advanced Fuel Tokamak, Apollo-L3; G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, C.W. Maynard, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA; published in IEEE 91CH3035-3 (1992) 1106]. (7 pages, 577 kB)

UWFDM-958   Improvement in Fusion Reactor Performance due to Ion Channeling; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.M. Meade, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 896 kB) [more]

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