Publications

UWFDM-826   Fusion Power from Lunar Resources; G.L. Kulcinski and H.H. Schmitt, October 1990 (revised September 1991)  [presented at the 41st Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Dresden, Germany, 6-12 October 1990. To be published in Fusion Technology]. (25 pages, 625 kB)

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)

UWFDM-529   Fusion Reactor Design: On the Road to Commercialization; G.L. Kulcinski, May 31, 1983 [presented at the Third International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Helsinki, Finland, June 6-9, 1983] [Atomkernenergie/Kerntechnik 44 (1984) 1]. (32 pages, 1.5 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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

UWFDM-685   Key Materials Issues for Near Term Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, J.M. Dupouy and F. Ishino, April 1986 [Presented at the 2nd International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, 14-17 April 1986, Chicago, IL]. (28 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]

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

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]

UWFDM-857   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]. (13 pages, 1.1 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)].

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)

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)].

UWFDM-856   Lessons Learned from Recent DHe3 Tokamak Power Reactor Studies; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1991 [presented at Fusion Power Associates Annual Meeting, Princeton NJ, 25-26 June 1991; to be published in J. Fusion Energy]. (21 pages, 914 kB)

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

UWFDM-547   Materials Engineering for Tandem Mirror Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 29]. (11 pages, 856 kB)

UWFDM-186   Materials Problems and Possible Solutions for Near Term Tokamak Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, September 1976. (38 pages, 2.3 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-817   Mining Helium-3 from the Moon - A Solution to the Earth's Energy Needs in the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Schmitt, E.N. Cameron, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, November 1989 [presented at the 1990 SME Annual Meeting, 26 February - 1 March 1990, Salt Lake City UT]. (13 pages, 2.1 MB)

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-525   New Challenges in Fusion Research for the Materials Scientist; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1983 [presented at International Conference on Dimensional Stability and Mechanical Behaviour of Irradiated Metals and Alloys, 11-14 April 1983, Brighton, England]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)

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)

UWFDM-1150   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]. (7 pages, 129 kB)

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)

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)

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)

UWFDM-1118   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]. (5 pages, 119 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)

UWFDM-1131   Nuclear Power Without Radioactive Waste - The Promise of Lunar Helium-3; G.L. Kulcinski and H.H. Schmitt, July 2000 [presented at the Second Annual Lunar Development Conference, ``Return to the Moon II'', 20-21 July 2000, Las Vegas NV]. (9 pages, 228 kB)

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 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)

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)

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

UWFDM-503   Proceedings of Polarized Fusion Fuel Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, L.W. Anderson, H.H. Barschall, J.D. Callen, and W. Haeberli, March 1983. (84 pages, 3.4 MB)

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)

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

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