Publications

Electricity Production from Laser Fusion Reactors: Technology Aspects of Power Conversion Chambers; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1999 [Presented at the International Forum on Advanced High Power Lasers and Applications, Suita, Osaka, Japan, 1-5 November 1999]. (27 pages, 3.8 MB)

Dry Wall Chamber Issues for the SOMBRERO Laser Fusion Power Plant; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, June 2000 [Presented at the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Target and Chambers, Madrid, Spain, 7-9 June 2000]. (22 pages, 717 kB)

The Development of Lunar 3He Resources: Near-Term Applications and Long-Term Prospects; G.L. Kulcinski, R.P. Ashley, J.F. Santarius, G. Piefer, K.M. Subramanian, July 2000 [presented at the 4th International Conference on Exploration and Utilisation of the Moon, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 10-15 July 2000]. (23 pages, 953 kB)

Nuclear Energy Without Radioactive Waste; G.L. Kulcinski, July 2000 [presented at the Second Annual Lunar Development Conference, ``Return to the Moon II'', 20-21 July 2000, Las Vegas NV]. (23 pages, 1.9 MB)

New Opportunities for Fusion in the 21st Century - Advanced Fuels; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (20 pages, 677 kB)

Dry-Wall Target Chambers for Direct-Drive Laser Fusion; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, February 2001 [presented at the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Laser Fusion, January 25-27, 2001, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]. (31 pages, 654 kB)

Dry-Wall Target Chambers for Direct-Drive Laser Fusion; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, D.A. Haynes, February 2001 [presented at the Laser IFE Program Workshop, February 6-7, 2001, Naval Research Laboratory]. (43 pages, 713 kB)

Using Lunar Helium-3 to Generate Nuclear Power Without the Production of Nuclear Waste; G.L. Kulcinski, May 2001 [presented at the 20th International Space Development Conference, Albuquerque NM, May 24-28, 2001]. (20 pages, 1.2 MB)

IFE Chamber Design Progress at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, November 2001 [presented at Laser IFE Program Workshop, 13-14 November 2001, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Pleasanton, CA]. (6 pages, 719 kB)

Overview of the U.S. IEC Program; G.L. Kulcinski, October 2002 [presented at the Fifth U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 9-10 October 2002, Madison WI]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)

Current Phase I Goals for Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, December 2002 [presented at High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 5-6 December 2002, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (5 pages, 225 kB)

Status of Wisconsin Experiments to Simulate Helium Effects on W at High Temperature; G.L. Kulcinski, April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (10 pages, 1.2 MB)

Proposed Work - University of Wisconsin First Wall Battle Plan; G.L. Kulcinski, April 2003 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque NM, 9-10 April 2003]. (7 pages, 965 kB)

Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion; Gerald Kulcinski, May 19, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (30 pages, 1.9 MB)

ZP-3 Project - A Z-Pinch Fusion Reactor Project; Gerald Kulcinski, June 3, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (26 pages, 949 kB)

Kick-Off FTI Fall 2003 Meeting; G.L. Kulcinski, September 2, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (5 pages, 449 kB)

Current Directions for the University of Wisconsin IEC Research Program; G. Kulcinski, J. Santarius, R. Ashley, H. Schmitt, D. Boris, B. Cipiti, G. Piefer, R. Radel, S. Krupakar Murali, K. Tomiyasu, A. Wehmeyer, J. Weidner, T. Uchytil, October 2003 [presented at the 6th U.S.-Japan IEC Workshop, 20-21 October 2003, Tokyo, Japan]. (20 pages, 621 kB)

Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 7th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L. Campbell, B.J. Egle, R.C. Giar, G R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, C.M. Seyfert, S.J. Zenobia, May 2006 [presented at the 8th U.S.-Japan Workshop, 10-12 May 2006, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan]. (26 pages, 2.8 MB)

Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 8th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L.D. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, P.E. Rusch, J.H. Sorebo, S.J. Zenobia, May 2007 [presented at the U.S.-Japan IEC Workshop on Small Plasma and Accelerator Neutron Sources, May 22-24, 2007, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL]. (26 pages, 2.7 MB)

Tandem Mirror Materials Test Reactors of the Early 1980’'s; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, March 2009 [presented at the Workshop to Assess Mission and Technology of Gas Dynamic Trap Neutron Source for Fusion Systems Material and Component Testing and Qualification, 12 March 2009, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley CA]. (27 pages, 2.9 MB)

Progress in Understanding the Performance of IEC Devices at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, D.R. Boris, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, L.M. Garrison, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, S.J. Zenobia, October 2009 [presented at the 11th U.S.-Japan Workshop on IEC Fusion, 12--13 October 2009, Madison WI]. (18 pages, 4.3 MB)

Overview of University of Wisconsin IEC Research; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, L.M. Garrison, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, and S.J. Zenobia, October 2010 [presented at the 12th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 20-21 October 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (22 pages, 9.4 MB)

Overview of the University of Wisconsin IEC Research Program-2011; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L.M. Garrison, K.B. Hall, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (22 pages, 4.4 MB)

Recent Advances in IEC Physics and Technology at the University of Wisconsin; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, G.A. Emmert, R.L. Bonomo, E.C. Alderson, G.E. Becerra, L.M. Garrison, K.B. Hall, A.M. McEvoy, M.K. Michalak, C.M. Schuff, October 2012 [presented at the 14th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 14-16 October 2012, College Park MD]. (23 pages, 3.0 MB)

UWFDM-820   Projected Ranges of Energetic Ions in Solids; J.H. Liang and G.L. Kulcinski, August 1990 [Published in J. Nucl. Matls. 183/3 (August 1991), pp. 202-215]. (29 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-283   Void Swelling and Phase Instability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Mo-Zr Alloy; K.Y. Liou, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, and J.H. Billen, January 1979. (6 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-297   Void Swelling and Phase Instability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Mo-Zr Alloy; K-Y. Liou, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, and J.H. Billen, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 735 (1979)]. (6 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-298   Observations on Ordered Voids in Molybdenum; K-Y. Liou, H.V. Smith, Jr., and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 83, 335 (1979)]. (15 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-1151   Progress and Critical Issues for IFE Blanket and Chamber Research; B.G. Logan, W.R. Meier, R.W. Moir, M. Abdou, P.F. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, M.S. Tillack, J.F. Latkowski, D. Petti, K.R. Schultz, A. Nobile, December 2000 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 51-52 (2000) 1095-1101.]. [more]

UWFDM-285   Effect of Nickel and Nitrogen on Void Formation in Ion Bombarded Vanadium; R.G. Lott, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and H.V. Smith, Jr., March 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 751 (1979)]. (8 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-282   The Response of Stainless Steel to the Pellet Debris in a Laser Fusion Reactor; T. McCarville, A.M. Hassanein, and G.L. Kulcinski, December 1978 [5th International SMiRT Conference, Berlin, Vol. N., P.N. 2.5/4, 1979]. (59 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-405   An Analytical Model for the Motion and Radiative Response of a Low Density Inertial Confinement Fusion Buffer Gas; T.J. McCarville, G.L. Kulcinski, and G.A. Moses, January 1981. (28 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-406   A Model for the Deposition of X-Rays and Pellet Debris from Inertial Confinement Fusion Targets into a Cavity Gas; T.J. McCarville, G.L. Kulcinski, and G.A. Moses, April 1981. (43 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-431   The Irradiation of High Purity and Helium Doped Aluminum with Aluminum Ions; S.K. McLaurin, G.L. Kulcinski, and R.A. Dodd, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 1227 (1982)]. (8 pages, 688 kB)

UWFDM-1143   The Potential for Fusion Power to Mitigate U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions; P.J. Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, October 2000 [presented at the 14th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, October 15-19, 2000, Park City UT]. (8 pages, 113 kB)

UWFDM-1184   Life-Cycle Energy Cost and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Gas Turbine Power; P.J. Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, December 2000. (46 pages, 832 kB)

UWFDM-1185   Life-Cycle Energy Requirements and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics; P.J. Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, April 2002. (39 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-1264   U.S. Electric Industry Response to Carbon Constraint: A Life-Cycle Assessment of Supply-Side Alternatives; P.J. Meier, P.P.H. Wilson, G.L. Kulcinski, P.L. Denholm, September 2004 [to be published in Energy Policy, 2004].

Energy Payback Ratio and CO2 Emission Associated with Electricity Generation from a Natural Gas Power Plant - Preliminary Findings; P.J. Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, February 2000 [Presented at the Third Annual Energy Research Highlights Forum, Madison WI, 3 February 2000]. (15 pages, 271 kB)

Perspectives on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Payback Ratios for Fusion Power; Paul Meier and G.L. Kulcinski, March 2000 [Presented at the International Energy Agency Task Meeting on Socio-Economic Aspects of Fusion Power, San Diego, 17 March 2000]. (26 pages, 267 kB)

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