Publications

Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the Final Optics of a Laser Driven Fusion Power Plant; Mohamed Sawan, Ahmad Ibrahim, Tim Bohm, Paul Wilson, September 2007 [presented at the 8th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-8), 30 September-5 October 2007, Heidelberg, Germany]. (22 pages, 3.8 MB)

Impact of ENDF/B-VII.0 Release on FENDL-2.1; Mohamed Sawan, Edward Marriott, November 2007 [presented at the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) Meeting, 6-8 November 2007, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island NY]. (19 pages, 4.2 MB)

Nuclear and Environmental Features of Pulsed Driven Fusion Energy; M.E. Sawan, L. El-Guebaly, April 2008 [presented at the 2008 AAAS SWARM (Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science), 11 April 2008, Albuquerque NM]. (17 pages, 2.7 MB)

Updated DCLL TBM Neutronics Analysis; Mohamed Sawan, August 2008 [presented at the Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) meeting, 12-14 August 2008, UCLA, Los Angeles CA]. (32 pages, 5.7 MB)

Direct Coupling of 3-D Neutronics with CAD Models Applied to Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh, September 2009 [presented at the 18th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE-2008), 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (36 pages, 3.0 MB) [more]

Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with ENDF/B-VII.0 Replacing ENDF/B-VI.8; M.E. Sawan, T. Bohm, November 2008 [presented at the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) Meeting, 4-6 November 2008, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island NY]. (23 pages, 1.8 MB)

Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/BVII.0 Release; Mohamed Sawan, Tim Bohm, December 2008 [presented at the 1st Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) on "Nuclear Data Libraries for Advanced Systems - Fusion Devices", 2-5 December 2008, IAEA, Vienna, Austria]. (45 pages, 3.4 MB)

Nuclear Damage Parameters for SiC/SiC Composite in Fusion Systems; Mohamed Sawan, Yutai Katoh, Lance Snead, January 2009 [presented at the International Symposium on Silicon Carbide and Carbon-Based Materials for Fusion and Advanced Nuclear Energy Applications, 19-22 January 2009, Daytona Beach FL]. (23 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

Technological Challenges for Realizing Fusion Energy; Mohamed Sawan, March 2009 [presented at the International Workshop on Nuclear Science and Education, 17-19 March 2009, Cairo, Egypt]. (54 pages, 5.2 MB)

Addressing Challenges to Development of Laser Fusion Energy; Mohamed Sawan and the HAPL Team, March 2009 [presented at the Cairo 11th International Conference on Energy and Environment, 15-18 March 2009, Hurghada, Egypt]. (36 pages, 4.3 MB)

Application of CAD Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, E. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE-2009), 31 May-5 June 2009, San Diego CA]. (38 pages, 3.0 MB) [more]

Scoping Neutronics Analysis in Support of FDF Design Evolution; Mohamed Sawan, August 2009 [presented at the Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) meeting, 18-20 August 2009, UCLA, Los Angeles CA]. (17 pages, 265 kB)

Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US DCLL TBM; M. Sawan, B. Smith, E. Marriott, P. Wilson, August 2009 [presented at the Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) meeting, 18-20 August 2009, UCLA, Los Angeles CA]. (22 pages, 2.1 MB)

Updated Tritium Breeding Requirement in Fusion Nuclear Science Facility (FNSF); Mohamed Sawan, Mohamed Abdou, August 2009 [presented at the Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) meeting, 18-20 August 2009, UCLA, Los Angeles CA]. (14 pages, 770 kB) [more]

Damage Production and Accumulation in SiC Structures in Inertial and Magnetic Fusion Systems; Mohamed Sawan, Nasr Ghoniem, Lance L. Snead, and Yutai Katoh, September 2009 [presented at the 14th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-14), 6-11 September 2009, Sapporo Convention Center, Sapporo, Japan]. (1 page, 2.5 MB) [more]

Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lithium Lead ITER Test Blanket Module; M. Sawan, B. Smith, E. Marriott, P. Wilson, October 2009 [presented at the 9th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-9), 11-16 October 2009, Dalian, China]. (19 pages, 1.8 MB)

FENDL Benchmark Calculations in Preparation for Upgrade to FENDL-3; Mohamed Sawan and Tim Bohm, November 2009 [presented at the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) Meeting, 3-5 November 2009, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island NY]. (23 pages, 3.3 MB)

Impact of FENDL-2.1 Updates on Nuclear Analysis of ITER and Other Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and T.D. Bohm, April 2010 [presented at the International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology 2010 (ND2010), 26-30 April 2010, Jeju, Korea]. (1 page, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-1380   Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lithium Lead ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 85 (2010) 1027-1032]. (15 pages, 2.5 MB)

ELM Coils: Nuclear Environment and Shielding Issues; M.E. Sawan and T. Bohm, February 2010 [presented at the ITER Neutronics Meeting, 8-9 February 2010, Aix-en-Provence, France]. (20 pages, 2.0 MB)

Nuclear Analysis at UW in Support ITER Design; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, B. Smith, T. Bohm, February 2010 [presented at the ITER Neutronics Meeting, 8-9 February 2010, Aix-en-Provence, France]. (44 pages, 2.6 MB)

UWFDM-1393   Two-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis in Support of ITER Blanket Module Design; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (13 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-1394   Structural Materials Damage in Fusion and Fission Systems; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (11 pages, 602 kB)

Progress in Nuclear Data Development for Fusion; M.E. Sawan, November 2010 [presented at the CSEWG Meeting, 1-5 November 2010, Santa Fe NM]. (14 pages, 961 kB)

Neutronics Analysis in Support of the Fusion Development Facility; M. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, P. Wilson, E. Marriott, R. Stambaugh, C. Wong, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV.]. (15 pages, 752 kB) [more]

Status of Fusion Neutronics Predictive Capabilities; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV.]. (26 pages, 2.6 MB)

SiC Metallic Trasmutant Production in Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and Yutai Katoh, November 2010 [presented at the 3rd International Congress on Ceramics, 14-18 November 2010, Osaka, Japan]. (16 pages, 906 kB) [more]

Recent Advances in Development of Fusion Neutronics Predictive Capabilities; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, May 2011 [presented at the 15th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES2011), 15-19 May 2011, San Francisco CA]. (33 pages, 3.6 MB)

Nuclear Analysis in Support of ITER Blanket Modules Design; Mohamed E. Sawan, June 2011 [presented at the 24th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-30 June 2011, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 368 kB)

UWFDM-1397   Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 85 (2010) 1027-1032].

UWFDM-1400   Impact of FENDL-2.1 Updates on Nuclear Analysis of ITER and Other Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and T.D. Bohm, August 2011 [published in Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Vol. 59, No. 2, August 2011, pp. 1158-1161].

UWFDM-1402   Neutronics Analysis in Support of the Fusion Development Facility Design Evolution; M.E. Sawan, A.M. Ibrahim, P.P.H. Wilson, E.P. Marriott, R.D. Stambaugh, C.P.C. Wong, August 2011 [presented at 19th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, November 7-11, 2010, Las Vegas NV. Published in Fusion Science and Technology, Volume 60 (2) 671-675 (2011)]. [more]

UWFDM-717   SOAR: Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, H. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.W. Johnson, C.W. Maynard, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, and T.E. Luzzi, January 1987 [Presented at 4th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 12-16 January 1987; Space Nuclear Power Systems 1987 (Orbit, Malabar FL, 1988) 167]. (40 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-741   Ra: A High Efficiency, D-3He, Tandem Mirror Fusion Reactor; J.F. Santarius, H.M. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, C.W. Maynard, Z. Musicki, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, October 1987 [Presented at the 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 12-16 October 1987, Monterey CA; Proceedings (IEEE, NY, 1987) 752-755]. (7 pages, 778 kB)

UWFDM-753   Critical Issues for SOAR: The Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; J.F. Santarius, G.L. Kulcinski, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, H. Khater, Z. Musicki, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, January 1988 (revised August 1988)  [Presented at Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 11-14 January 1988; Space Nuclear Power Systems 1988 (Orbit, Malabar FL, 1989) 161]. (24 pages, 2.2 MB)

UWFDM-1209   Final Report for Research on Magnetized-Target Fusion for Space Propulsion; John F. Santarius and Mohamed E. Sawan, July 2003. (100 pages, 2.3 MB)

UWFDM-627   Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility Preliminary Design; R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.J. Watrous, R.E. Olson, D.L. Cook, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Technology 8, 1895-1900 (July 1985)]. (9 pages, 842 kB) [more]

UWFDM-819   An Overview of Target Chamber Design and Analysis for the Light Ion Beam Laboratory Microfusion Facility (Annual Report to Sandia National Laboratories for Work Performed 10/1/88 - 9/31/89); R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, J.W. Powers, H.Y. Khater, M.E. Sawan, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, J.S. Lipschultz, February 1990. (66 pages, 3.2 MB)

UWFDM-854   Target Chamber Issues for the Sandia National Laboratories Laboratory Microfusion Facility - Final Report for the Period 10/1/88 through 12/31/90; R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, R.D. Griffin, H.Y. Khater, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, G.A. Moses, J.W. Powers, S.C. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, O. Yasar, April 1991. (89 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-864   LIBRA-LiTE, A Light Ion Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor With Ballistic Ion Propagation; R.R. Peterson, 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, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 585 kB)

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