Publications

FPA-88-3   LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, D. Cook and R. Olson, July 1988 [presented at Beams 88, 7th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, Kongresszentrum, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 4-7 July 1988] [also UWFDM-787]. [more]

FPA-88-5   Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook and R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah] [also UWFDM-781]. [more]

FPA-89-1   Possibilities for Breakeven and Ignition of D-3He Fusion Fuel in a Near Term Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, R. Klingelhoefer, May 1989 [also UWFDM-799]. [more]

FPA-90-3   Annual Review of LIBRA-LiTE Project: Research Performed During Calendar Year 1990; D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1990. (135 pages, 8.7 MB)

FPA-91-2   LIBRA-LiTE: A 1000 MWe Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, June 1991 [published in J. Fusion Energy, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1991, pp. 339-344 (also UWFDM-857)].

FPA-91-3   LIBRA-LiTE, A Light Ion Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor With Ballistic Ion Propagation; R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego, CA] [also UWFDM-864].

FPA-91-4   LIBRA-LiTE, A Commercial Light Ion Fusion Power Plant; Final Report for Calendar Year 1991; B. Badger, B. Choi, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, December 1991 [also UWFDM-880].

FPA-92-7   LIBRA-LiTE, A Ballistic Focus Light Ion Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor; R.R. Peterson, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, May 1992 [presented at Beams '92, 25-29 May 1992, Washington, DC] [also UWFDM-898].

FPA-92-11   State of Tandem Mirror Physics - 1992; G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, December 1992. (66 pages, 3.8 MB)

FPA-92-12   Copy of Viewgraphs Presented on State of Tandem Mirror Physics - 1992; G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, December 1992. (76 pages, 2.7 MB)

FPA-93-4   Comparison of Critical Requirements and Prospects for Stellarator and Tandem Mirror Fusion Power; G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, K. Kleefeldt, P. Komarek, W. Maurer, A. Suppan, M. Thumm, October 1993. (46 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

FPA-93-5   LIBRA, A Light Ion Driven Fusion Power Plant; G.L. Kulcinski and G. Kessler, November 1993 [copy of viewgraphs presented at the Workshop on the Status of ICF-Research Programmes and Conceptual ICF-Reactor Studies, 18-20 October 1993, Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany]. (35 pages, 6.6 MB) [more]

FPA-94-3   Evolution of Light Ion Driven Fusion Power Plants Leading to the LIBRA-SP Design; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, Y-M. Lee, H.Y. Khater, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA (also UWFDM-959)].

FPA-94-6   LIBRA-SP: A Self-Consistent Design of a Commercial Fusion Power Plant Based on Self-Pinched Propagation of Ions; Final Report for Calendar Year 1994; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, Y-M. Lee, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, C.L. Olson, R.E. Olson, December 1994. (129 pages, 4.0 MB) [more]

FPA-95-2   Beam Propagation, Target Performance, and Cavity Conditions for the LIBRA-SP Conceptual Power Plant Design: Annual Report for Calendar Year 1995; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, December 1995 [(also UWFDM-975)].

FPA-96-2   Near Term ICF Target Test Chambers; R.L. Engelstad, P.L. Cousseau, G.L. Kulcinski, March 1996. (52 pages, 4.9 MB)

FPA-96-5   Mechanical Design Aspects of the LIBRA-SP Light Ion Beam Driven ICF Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, E.A. Mogahed, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV (also UWFDM-1019)].

FPA-96-7   LIBRA-SP, A Commercial Fusion Reactor Based on Near Term Technology; G.L. Kulcinski, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, June 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV (also UWFDM-1026)].

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8810-7   Energy Requirements for Helium-3 Mining Operations on the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, T.M. Crabb, M.K. Jacobs, January 1988 [presented at the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque NM, 11-14 January 1988]. (21 pages, 7.0 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8901-1   Legal Regimes for the Mining of Helium-3 from the Moon; R.B. Bilder, E.N. Cameron, G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, February 1989 (revised July 1989). (117 pages, 8.3 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9012-1   Net Environmental Aspects of Helium-3 Mining - Phase I: Effect on the Moon; E.N. Cameron, W.D. Carrier III, G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, October 1989 (revised December 1990). (88 pages, 9.2 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9107-1   A Review of Helium-3 Resources and Acquisition for Use as Fusion Fuel; L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, G.L. Kulcinski, S.H. Ott, J.F. Santarius, G.I. Sviatoslavsky, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, H. Thompson, October 1991 [Published in Fusion Technology, Special Issue on DHe3 Fusion, Vol. 21 (4) 2230-2253]. (68 pages, 1.5 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9107-2   Fusion Power from Lunar Resources; G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, October 1991 [Published in Fusion Technology, Special Issue on DHe3 Fusion, Vol. 21 (4) 2221-2229]. (11 pages, 1.6 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9201-5   Environmental Aspects of Lunar Helium-3 Mining; G.L. Kulcinski, E.N. Cameron, W.D. Carrier III, H.H. Schmitt, January 1992 [prepared for Space 92, The Third International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 31 May-4 June 1992, Denver CO]. (13 pages, 208 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9203-1   Spiral Mining for Lunar Volatiles; H.H. Schmitt, G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.D. Carrier III, March 1992 [prepared for Space 92, The Third International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 31 May-4 June 1992, Denver CO]. (11 pages, 959 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9204-1   Helium-3 from the Moon - An Alternative Source of Energy; E.N. Cameron and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1992 [Published in Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Minerals Production, Secaucus NJ, 27-29 August 1990, T.M. Yegulalp and Kunsoo Kim, editors, 1992, Battelle Memorial Institute]. (41 pages, 5.1 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-1   Helium-3 Fusion Reactors - A Clean and Safe Source of Energy in the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1993 [presented at the 9th National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs CO, 13-16 April 1993]. (26 pages, 1.9 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9304-2   Helium-3: The Space Connection; H.H. Schmitt and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1993 [presented at the 9th National Space Symposium, Colorado Springs CO, 13-16 April 1993]. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9309-1   Study of an Unmanned Lunar Mission for Volatile Gas Recovery (Phase 1 - Final Report); N. Duffie, G. Kulcinski, I. Sviatoslavsky, B. Bartos, S. Rutledge, L. Wittenberg, T. Ylikorpi, E. Mogahed, September 1993. (185 pages, 6.0 MB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9311-1   Remote Sensing of Astrofuel; K.R. Harris, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, November 1993 [Prepared for Space 94, The 4th International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction and Operations in Space, and The Conference and Exposition/Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Environments, February 26 - March 3, 1994, Albuquerque NM]. (12 pages, 163 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-9312-1   Fifty Years Research in Helium-3 Fusion and Helium-3 Resources; J.C. Crabb, S.W. White, L.P. Wainwright, S.E. Kratz, G.L. Kulcinski, December 1993 (revised May 1994)  [also UWFDM-935].

UW Perspective on IFE Designs; G.L. Kulcinski, June 2000 [ARIES Review Meeting, June 19-21, 2000, Madison WI]. (11 pages, 560 kB)

Issues Associated with Pulsed Radiation Damage; G.L. Kulcinski, June 2000 [ARIES Review Meeting, June 19-21, 2000, Madison WI]. (10 pages, 780 kB)

New Horizons for Fusion - Advanced Fuels for the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, November 1998 [APS Meeting, 19 November 1998, New Orleans LA]. (21 pages, 1.7 MB)

Five Top Challenges for MFE and IFE in the Next Decade; G.L. Kulcinski, January 1999 [Symposium on ``Cost-Effective Steps to Fusion Power'', 25-27 January 1999, Los Angeles CA]. (5 pages, 96 kB)

Life Cycle Energy Cost of Wind and Gas-Turbine Power; S.W. White, W.H. Radcliffe, G.L. Kulcinski, February 1999 [Second Annual Energy Research Highlights Forum, 9 February 1999, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 410 kB)

Environmental, Safety, and Economic Studies of Inertial Fusion Power Plants; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1999 [Presented to the Task Force on Fusion Energy, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 29 April 1999]. (40 pages, 7.0 MB)

Target Chamber Issues for Direct-Drive Targets; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, September 1999 [Presented at the IFE Direct-Drive Workshop, General Atomics, San Diego CA, 15 September 1999]. (24 pages, 445 kB)

Realizing the Benefits of Fusion Energy in Our Lifetime; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1999 [Presented at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 18-19 October 1999]. (13 pages, 302 kB)

Non-Electrical Power, Near Term Applications of Fusion Energy; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1999 [Presented at the 18th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, Albuquerque NM, 25-29 October 1999]. (34 pages, 585 kB)

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