Publications

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-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-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-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-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-15   Comparison of Displacement and Gas Production Rates in Current Fission and Future Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, D.G. Doran, and M.A. Abdou, May 1972 (revised April 1974). (44 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-20   Swelling in Potential CTR First Wall Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1972. (11 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-33   Major Technological Problems for Fusion Reactor Power Stations; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1972. (31 pages, 2.7 MB)

UWFDM-42   Transmutation Effects in CTR Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lott, T. Yang, March 8, 1973. (34 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-52   Materials Radiation Damage Limitations in the Wisconsin Fusion Reactor Design; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, July 1973. (18 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

UWFDM-80   First Wall Surface Problems for a D-T Tokamak Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski and G.A. Emmert, January 1974. (17 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-81   Radiation Damage Limitations in the Design of the Wisconsin Tokamak Fusion Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, November 6, 1973. (18 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-82   Fusion Power - An Assessment of Its Potential Impact in the USA; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1974 [published in Energy Policy, June 1974]. (25 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-83   Potential CTR Requirements for Helium Up to the Year 2020; G.L. Kulcinski, August 28, 1973. (34 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-90   The Conceptual Design of a Tokamak Fusion Power Reactor, UWMAK-I; G.L. Kulcinski and Robert W. Conn, April 1974 [First Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion; Reported for the University of Wisconsin Fusion Feasibility Group]. (21 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-108   A Method to Reduce the Effects of Plasma Contamination and First Wall Erosion in Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, G. Lang, L. Wittenberg, D. Sze, J. Kesner, D.L. Kummer, August 9, 1974. (74 pages, 4.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-116   Radiation Damage by Neutrons to Materials in DT Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1974 [published in the Proceedings of the Fifth IAEA Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 1974]. (36 pages, 2.8 MB)

UWFDM-127   Protection of CTR Metallic First Walls by Neutron Spectral Shifting - Preliminary Draft; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, H.I. Avci, and D.K. Sze, June 3, 1975. (48 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-130   A Possible Scenario to Commercial Tokamak Power Reactors Based on the Results of the UWMAK-I and II Conceptual Design Studies; G.L. Kulcinski and R.W. Conn, June 27, 1975 (revised November 25, 1975). (47 pages, 1.9 MB)

UWFDM-131   A Plan for Obtaining Timely Neutron Radiation Damage Information for Experimental Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Barschall, J. Davis, and J.L. Straalsund, June 27, 1975. (60 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-132   The Need for Neutron Radiation Damage Information from the Viewpoint of the Fusion Reactor Designer; G.L. Kulcinski, June 27, 1975 [prepared for the International Conference on Radiation Test Facilities for the CTR Surface and Materials Program, Argonne National Laboratory, 15-18 July 1975]. (29 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-140   The Influence of First Wall Lifetime on the Cost of Electricity in UWMAK Type Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski and J.R. Young, October 20, 1975 [published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Radiation and Tritium Technology for Fusion Reactors, Gatlinburg TN, 1-3 October 1975]. (30 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]

UWFDM-149   Radiation Damage: The Second Most Serious Obstacle to Commercialization of Fusion Power; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1975 [published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Radiation and Tritium Technology for Fusion Reactors, Gatlinburg TN, 1-3 October 1975]. (61 pages, 2.8 MB)

UWFDM-173   TETR - A Tokamak Engineering Test Reactor to Qualify Materials and Blanket Components for Early DT Fusion Power Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, C.W. Maynard, K. Audenaerde, H. Avci, D. Blackfield, R.W. Boom, E. Cheng, J.R. Conrad, S. Dalhed, G.A. Emmert, B. Feinberg, Y. Gohar, S. Hong, J. Kesner, E. Larsen, R. Nygren, K. Okula, E. Ramer, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, T. Sung, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, P. Wilkes, W.R. Wilkes, L. Wittenberg, J. Wrazel, T. Wu, T. Yang, and W.C. Young, September 1976. (23 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-186   Materials Problems and Possible Solutions for Near Term Tokamak Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, September 1976. (38 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-228   Progress in Materials Research for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977. (47 pages, 2.0 MB)

UWFDM-234   Critical Issues Facing the Long Term Deployment of Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978. (42 pages, 1.6 MB)

UWFDM-236   Comparative Features of Electrical Power Generation Based on Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, G. Kessler, J. Holdren, and W. Haefele, January 1978 [American Scientist 67, 78 (1979)]. (15 pages, 2.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-250   The Newest Frontier in Radiation Damage Research - Laser Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 598 (1978)]. (15 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-277   Fusion Reactors: Their Challenge to Materials Scientists; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1978 [Contemp. Phys. 20, 417 (1979)]. (33 pages, 2.8 MB)

UWFDM-281   First Wall Protection Schemes for Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 87 (1979)]. (14 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-338   The Current Perception of the Environmental Features of Fusion vs. Fission After a Decade of Study; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1980. (10 pages, 1.3 MB)

UWFDM-359   Fusion Power - One Answer to United States Energy Needs in the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, E.N. Cameron, and I. Sviatoslavsky, August 1980 (revised January 1981). (82 pages, 4.4 MB)

UWFDM-374   Critical Materials Problems in INTOR; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1980 [Proc. of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting]. (14 pages, 989 kB)

UWFDM-375   A Commercial Tandem Mirror Reactor Design With Thermal Barriers - WITAMIR-I; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, C.W. Maynard, K. Audenaerde, J. Beyer, D. Braun, J.D. Callen, J.M. Gilmore, J. Kesner, D.C. Larbalestier, E. Larsen, X. Li, W. Maurer, M. Ortman, R. Perry, M. Ragheb, J. Santarius, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, K. Shaing, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, and T. Yang, October 1980 [Proc. of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting, King of Prussia, PA, Oct. 1980]. (16 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-426   The INPORT Concept - An Improved Method to Protect ICF Reactor First Walls; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, J. Sapp, M. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, and W.F. Vogelsang, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 103 (1981)]. (9 pages, 812 kB) [more]

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