FTI Publications for Author: Kulcinski, G.L.
Publications
UWFDM-1114 Electricity Production from Laser Driven 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]. (9 pages, 257 kB)
UWFDM-1103 Helium-3 on the Moon for Fusion Energy: the Persian Gulf of the 21st Century; L.A. Taylor and G.L. Kulcinski, May 1999 [published in Solar System Research, Vol. 33, No. 5, 1999, pp. 338-345]. [more]
UWFDM-1099 Response of the Fusion Technology Institute to the Paper `High-Temperature Carbon-Irradiation Issues for the SOMBRERO ICF Reactor' by Tobin Munsat, Rion Causey, Mike Ulrickson, and Ken Wilson; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, May 1999. (18 pages, 884 kB)
UWFDM-1097 Advanced Fuels Under Debate; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, December 1998 [Published in Nature, Vol. 396, 24/31 December 1998, pp. 724-725].
UWFDM-1096 Terrestrial Analogs for Lunar Ilmenite; Kimberly R. Harris-Kuhlman and Gerald L. Kulcinski, April 1998 [Published in Space 98, The Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 26-30 April 1998, Albuquerque NM, Rodney G. Galloway and Stanley Lokaj, editors, pp. 533-540].
UWFDM-1094 X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: Progress Report for the Period August 1, 1998 to September 30, 1998; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, October 1998. (28 pages, 853 kB)
UWFDM-1092 Net Energy Payback and CO2 Emissions from Wind-Generated Electricity in the Midwest; S.W. White and G.L. Kulcinski, December 1998. (78 pages, 745 kB)
UWFDM-1091 Energy Payback Ratios and Lifetime CO2 Emission Levels for DT and D3He Fusion Power Plants; Scott W. White and Gerald L. Kulcinski, January 1999 [Presented at the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES-98), June 29-July 3, 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel]. (13 pages, 276 kB)
UWFDM-1090 X-1 Experiment Chamber Design and Analysis: 1998 Annual Report to Sandia National Laboratories; R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.A. Mogahed, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Cousseau, J.F. Santarius, K. Olson, T. Utschig, D.L. Henderson, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.A. Moses, December 1998. (27 pages, 604 kB)
UWFDM-1087 Non-Electric Applications of Fusion Energy - An Important Precursor to Commercial Electric Power; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (8 pages, 559 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)
UWFDM-1063 ``Birth to Death'' Analysis of the Energy Payback Ratio and CO2 Gas Emission Rates from Coal, Fission, Wind, and DT Fusion Electrical Power Plants; Scott W. White and Gerald L. Kulcinski, March 1998 (revised February 1999) [presented at the 6th IAEA Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Design and Technology, Culham, England, March 23-27, 1998]. (20 pages, 218 kB)
UWFDM-1062 Could Advanced Fusion Fuels Be Used with Today's Technology?; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, January 1998 [presented at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting, August 27-29, 1997, Aspen CO; Journal of Fusion Energy, Vol. 17, No. 1, 1998, p. 33]. (18 pages, 828 kB)
UWFDM-1059 Final Report to the Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Team for the Period November 1, 1993 - October 30, 1997 on Contract No. DE-AS08-88DP10754; P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, D. Kaap, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, C. Nin, R.R. Peterson, J.F. Santarius, M. Sprague, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, P.P.H. Wilson, October 1997. (125 pages, 6.4 MB)
UWFDM-1055 Reducing the Barriers to Fusion Electric Power; G.L. Kulcinski and J.F. Santarius, October 1997 [Presented at "Pathways to Fusion Power", August 27-29, 1997, Snowmass Village CO; published in Journal of Fusion Energy, 17, 17 (1998)]. (16 pages, 637 kB)
UWFDM-1032 Progress Report to the Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Team for the Period November 1, 1995 - September 30, 1996 on Contract No. DE-AS08-88DP10754; P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, D. Kaap, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, J.F. Santarius, M. Sprague, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, P.P.H. Wilson, October 1996. (95 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1026 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]. (8 pages, 634 kB)
UWFDM-1025 Near Term Commercial Opportunities from Long Range Fusion Research; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (12 pages, 357 kB)
UWFDM-1019 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]. (8 pages, 816 kB)
UWFDM-1001 Impact of Lunar Volatiles Produced During 3He Mining Activities; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, January 1996 [Presented at the 34th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, NV, 15-18 January 1996]. (12 pages, 290 kB)
UWFDM-996 Progress Report for the SIRIUS Code Development Contract for the Period November 1, 1994 to November 1, 1995; P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, C. Nin, R.R. Peterson, J.F. Santarius, K. Simmons, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, P.P.H. Wilson, November 1995. (41 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-994 Bibliography of a Promising Tritium Breeding Material - Pb83Li17; E.A. Mogahed and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1995. (84 pages, 802 kB)
UWFDM-991 A Novel First Wall Protection Scheme for Ion Beam ICF Reactors; E.A. Mogahed, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, R.R. Peterson, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1995 [Presented at the 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 1-5 October 1995, Champaign IL]. (6 pages, 233 kB)
UWFDM-983 DRAFT: NOT FOR RELEASE - The Advantages of Using Pb-Li Alloys to Produce Tritium in the APT Project; G.L. Kulcinski, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, H.Y. Khater, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, R.T. Taussig, J.P. McDaniel, S. Ghose, August 1995 [Bechtel Proprietary Data-31 July 1995]. [more]
UWFDM-982 LIBRA-SP, A Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor Design Study Utilizing a Self-Pinched Mode of Ion Propagation - Report for the Period Ending June 30, 1995; 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, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, C.L. Olson, R.E. Olson, June 1995. (192 pages, 7.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-975 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 FPA-95-2)]. (89 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-959 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]. (11 pages, 1.5 MB)
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]
UWFDM-950 SIRIUS-P, An Inertially Confined Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1993. (382 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-948 A Near Symmetrically Illuminated Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor - SIRIUS-P; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 627 kB)
UWFDM-936 U.S. Aqueous Salt Blanket for ITER; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, J. Blanchard, L. El-Guebaly, L. Wittenberg, February 1989 [Presented at the U.S./Canada Workshop on Lithium Salt Blankets, Toronto, Canada, 7-9 February 1989]. (32 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-935 Fifty Years of 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). (134 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-918 The Promise of Self-Pinched Beam Propagation to Light Ion Fusion Reactors; R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, August 1993 (revised October 1993). (14 pages, 417 kB)
UWFDM-908 D-3He Tokamak Reactor; S.G. Bespoludennov, V.I. Khripunov, V.I. Pistunovich, G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, September 1992 [presented at the 14th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Wuerzburg, Germany, 30 September - 7 October 1992]. (11 pages, 119 kB) [more]
UWFDM-901 Stress-Enhanced Swelling: Mechanisms and Implications for Fusion Reactors; M.H. Hassan, J.P. Blanchard, G.L. Kulcinski, May 1992. (29 pages, 634 kB)
UWFDM-898 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]. (10 pages, 847 kB)
UWFDM-896 Summary of Apollo, A D-3He Tokamak Reactor Design; G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, H.Y. Khater, C.W. Maynard, E.A. Mogahed, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, April 1992 [published in Fusion Technology 21 (1992) 1779]. (13 pages, 538 kB)
UWFDM-895 Reduced Activation Stainless Steels for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, January 1992 [presented at the US-USSR Workshop on D-3He Reactor Studies, 25 September - 2 October 1991, Moscow]. (15 pages, 192 kB)
UWFDM-891 A KrF Laser Driven Inertial Fusion Reactor ``SOMBRERO''; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, L.J. Wittenberg, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, S.C. Rutledge, S. Ghose, R. Bourque, and W.J. Schafer Associates Team, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA]. (8 pages, 663 kB) [more]
UWFDM-884 Safety and Environmental Characteristics of Recent D-3He and DT Tokamak Power Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, 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, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA; published in Fusion Technology, 21, 1779-1783 (May 1992)]. (8 pages, 546 kB)