Publications

Neutronics Parameters for the Reference HAPL Chamber; M.E. Sawan, November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (12 pages, 861 kB)

Mechanical Design for the Reference HAPL Chamber Blanket; I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan, November 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 8-9 November 2005, University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester NY]. (14 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-1283   Z-Pinch Chamber Assessment and Design; L. El-Guebaly, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wilson, G. Sviatoslavsky, G. Kulcinski, October 2005 (revised November 2006). (40 pages, 2.4 MB)

UWFDM-1284   Recycling and Clearance of the Slightly Activated RTLs of the 2005 Z-Pinch Design; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, October 2005. (10 pages, 725 kB)

UWFDM-1274   Neutronics Features of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 863 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1275   Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, X. Wang, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1279   Assessment of the Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (8 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

Neutronics Features of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 1.4 MB) [more]

Neutronics Assessment of Blanket Options for the HAPL Laser Inertial Fusion Energy Chamber; M.E. Sawan and A.R. Raffray, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 4.8 MB) [more]

Assessment of the Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 821 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1272   Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, July 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (13 pages, 851 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1273   Physics and Technology Conditions for Attaining Tritium Self-Sufficiency for the D-T Fuel Cycle; M.E. Sawan and M.A. Abdou, July 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (21 pages, 795 kB) [more]

Mechanical Design and Neutronics Analysis for Li Blanket in 10.5 m Chamber; I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan, June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (19 pages, 15 MB)

Comparison of Neutronics Features for Candidate Blankets; M.E. Sawan, June 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 20-21 June 2005, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore CA]. (14 pages, 6.6 MB)

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Assessment of Dual Coolant Molten Salt Blankets with Comparison to One-Dimensional Results; M.E. Sawan, M.Z. Youssef, May 2005 [presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, May 22-27, 2005, Tokyo, Japan]. (1 page, 2.6 MB) [more]

Physics and Technology Conditions for Attaining Tritium Self-Sufficiency for the D-T Fuel Cycle; Mohamed Sawan, Mohamed Abdou, May 2005 [presented at the 7th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-7), 22-27 May 2005, Tokyo, Japan]. (30 pages, 2.4 MB)

Neutronics Issues Related to the Magnetic Diversion Concept; M.E. Sawan, March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (9 pages, 428 kB)

Breeder Blanket Engineering Designs for HAPL and Impact of Magnetic Diversion; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, M.E. Sawan, X. Wang, March 2005 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 3-4 March 2005, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC]. (14 pages, 777 kB) [more]

Neutronics Assessment of Solid Breeder Blanket Concept; M.E. Sawan, October 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 27-28 October 2004, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton NJ]. (13 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-1234   Neutronics Assessment of Molten Salt Breeding Blanket Design Options; M.E. Sawan, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, and M.Z. Youssef, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 510-517]. (11 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1238   Assessment of First Wall and Blanket Options with the Use of Liquid Breeder; C.P.C. Wong, S. Malang, M. Sawan, S. Smolentsev, S. Majumdar, B. Merrill, D.K. Sze, N. Morley, S. Sharafat, M. Dagher, P. Peterson, H. Zhao, S. Zinkle, M. Abdou, M. Youssef, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 502-509]. (11 pages, 1.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1247   Activation Analysis for Two Molten Salt Dual-Coolant Blanket Concepts for the US Demo Reactor; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 518-523]. (9 pages, 681 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1248   On the Strategy and Requirements for Neutronics Testing in ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1038-1045]. (11 pages, 947 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1256   A Lithium Self-Cooled Blanket Concept for the HAPL Conceptual Inertial Confinement Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, M.E. Sawan, and X. Wang, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 535-539]. (8 pages, 4.7 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1257   US Plans and Strategy for ITER Blanket Testing; M. Abdou, D. Sze, C. Wong, M. Sawan, A. Ying, N. Morley, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 475-487]. (16 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1266   Development Path for Z-Pinch IFE; C. Olson, G. Rochau, S. Slutz, C. Morrow, R. Olson, M. Cuneo, D. Hanson, G. Bennett, T. Sanford, J. Bailey, W. Stygar, R. Vesey, T. Mehlhorn, K. Struve, M. Mazarakis, M. Savage, T. Pointon, M. Kiefer, S. Rosenthal, K. Cochrane, L. Schneider, S. Glover, K. Reed, D. Schroen, C. Farnum, M. Modesto, D. Oscar, L. Chhabildas, J. Boyes, V. Vigil, R. Keith, M. Turgeon, B. Cipiti, E. Lindgren, V. Dandini, H. Tran, D. Smith, D. McDaniel, J. Quintenz, M.K. Matzen, J.P. VanDevender, W. Gauster, L. Shephard, M. Walck, T. Renk, T. Tanaka, M. Ulrickson, W. Meier, J. Latkowski, R. Moir, R. Schmitt, S. Reyes, R. Abbott, R. Peterson, G. Pollock, P. Ottinger, J. Schumer, P. Peterson, D. Kammer, G. Kulcinski, L. El-Guebaly, G. Moses, I. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, M. Anderson, R. Bonazza, J. Oakley, P. Meekunnasombat, J. De Groot, N. Jensen, M. Abdou, A. Ying, P. Calderoni, N. Morley, S. Abdel-Khalik, C. Dillon, C. Lascar, D. Sadowski, R. Curry, K. McDonald, M. Barkey, W. Szaroletta, R. Gallix, N. Alexander, W. Rickman, C. Charman, H. Shatoff, D. Welch, D. Rose, P. Panchuk, D. Louie, S. Dean, A. Kim, S. Nedoseev, E. Grabovsky, A. Kingsep, V. Smirnov, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 633-640]. (11 pages, 966 kB) [more]

Neutronics Assessment of Molten Salt Breeding Blanket Design Options; M.E. Sawan, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, M.Z. Youssef, September 2004 [presented at the 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 14-16 September 2004, Madison WI]. (17 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1227   Radiological Impacts of IFE Target and RTL Recycling Option: A Comparative Study; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004. (19 pages, 788 kB)

UWFDM-1232   Recycling Issues Facing Target and RTL Materials of Inertial Fusion Designs; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004 [presented at the 15th International Symposium on Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion, 7-11 June 2004, Princeton, NJ; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Journal, Section A, 544 (2005) 104-110]. (12 pages, 652 kB)

Neutronics Assessment of Self-Cooled Li Blanket Concept; M.E. Sawan, June 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Workshop, 2-3 June 2004, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA]. (11 pages, 134 kB)

Recycling Issues Facing Target and RTL Materials of Inertial Fusion Designs; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, and A. Varuttamaseni, June 2004 [presented at the HI-2004 Symposium, 7-11 June 2004, Princeton NJ]. (21 pages, 469 kB)

Some Considerations in Preparation for Starting Study On the Design of a Dry Wall Blanket for HAPL; I.N. Sviatoslavsky and M.E. Sawan, February 2004 [presented at the High Average Power Laser Program Meeting, Georgia Institute of Technology, 5-6 February 2004, Atlanta GA]. (18 pages, 369 kB)

ITER Test Blanket Module Program; M.E. Sawan, December 9, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (24 pages, 3.2 MB)

UWFDM-1220   Nuclear Aspects of a Solid Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; M.E. Sawan, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB)

UWFDM-1221   Radiation Environment for FIRE Diagnostic Ports; M.E. Sawan and K.M. Young, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1222   Engineering Description of a Solid First Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, E.A. Mogahed, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, S. Majumdar, S. Sharafat, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

Nuclear Aspects of a Solid Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; M.E. Sawan, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 800 kB)

Radiation Environment for FIRE Diagnostic Ports; M.E. Sawan and K.M. Young, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 720 kB) [more]

Engineering Description of a Solid First Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, E.A. Mogahed, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, M. Friend, S. Majumdar, S. Sharafat, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (1 page, 968 kB) [more]

Next Step Options (NSO) Project Update FIRE/ITER; Mohamed Sawan, September 9, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (29 pages, 403 kB)

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