Publications

Detailed 3-D Nuclear Analysis of ITER Blanket Modules; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, P. Wilson, M. Ulrickson, J. Bullock, September 2013 [presented at the 11th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 16-20 September 2013, Barcelona, Spain]. (1 page, 1.7 MB) [more]

Detailed Nuclear Analysis of ITER ELM Coils; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, S.T. Jackson, P. Wilson, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 3.1 MB)

Detailed Nuclear Analysis of ITER Blanket Modules (Work In Progress); T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, S.T. Jackson, P. Wilson, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 2.8 MB)

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-1399   ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo Deterministic and CAD-Based Monte Carlo Methods; A.M. Ibrahim, S.W. Mosher, T.M. Evans, D.E. Peplow, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, J.C. Wagner, T. Heltemes, July 2011 [published in Nuclear Technology Vol. 175 (July 2011) 251--258]. [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)

UWFDM-1390   Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes Using DAG-MCNP; B.M. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, February 2011 [Proceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, February 7-11, 2011, Albuquerque NM]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)

Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes Using DAG-MCNP; B.M. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, February 2011 [Proceedings of Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space, February 7-11, 2011, Albuquerque NM]. (19 pages, 341 kB)

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)

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].

Investigation of Observed Peaking in Nuclear Parameters at Steel/Water Interfaces; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P. Wilson, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 1.8 MB)

Assessment of the Surface Source Approach in 3-D Fusion Neutronics Analysis; T.D. Bohm, B. Smith, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 4.3 MB)

Global Evaluation of the Prompt Dose in ITER Using the Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic Techniques; Ahmad Ibrahim, Scott Mosher, Thomas Evans, Douglas Peplow, Mohamed Sawan, Paul Wilson, John Wagner, November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (13 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

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)

UWFDM-1388   Methods for Modeling Impact-Induced Reactivity Changes in Small Reactors; J.A. Smith, D.L. Villa, B.M. Smith, R.F. Radel, T.E. Radel, T.N. Tallman, R.J. Lipinski, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [also Sandia National Laboratories Report SAND2010-6412]. [more]

Sealing Faceted Surfaces to Achieve Watertight CAD Models; B.M. Smith, T.J. Tautges, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [Proceedings of the 19th International Meshing Roundtable, 3-6 October 2010, Chattanooga TN]. (32 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1389   Sealing Faceted Surfaces to Achieve Watertight CAD Models; B.M. Smith, T.J. Tautges, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [Proceedings of the 19th International Meshing Roundtable, October 3-6, 2010, Chattanooga TN]. (20 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo/Deterministic Techniques and CAD Based Monte Carlo; A.M. Ibrahim, S.W. Mosher, T.M. Evans, D.E. Peplow, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, J.C. Wagner, April 2010 [presented at the American Nuclear Society Radiation Protection and Shielding Division Topical Meeting, 19 April 2010, Las Vegas, NV]. (23 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

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-1376   Peaking in SS Nuclear Parameters at a Water Interface; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2009. (17 pages, 1.5 MB)

Experimental Benchmarking of FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/B-VII.0 Data; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, P. Batistoni, R. Villari, October 2009 [presented at the 9th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 11-16 October 2009, Dalian, China]. (1 page, 1.6 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)

Acceleration Techniques for the Direct Use of CAD-Based Geometry in Fusion Neutronics Analysis; P.P.H. Wilson, T.J. Tautges, J.A. Kraftcheck, B.M. Smith, D.L. Henderson, October 2009 [presented at the 9th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT-9), 11-16 October 2009, Dalian, China]. (29 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]

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]

UWFDM-1368   Assessment of Using the Surface Source Approach in 3-D Neutronics of Fusion Systems; T.D. Bohm, B. Smith, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, August 2009. (22 pages, 3.8 MB)

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)

UWFDM-1363   Application of CAD-Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, T. Tautges, L.A. El-Guebaly, D.L. Henderson, T.D. Bohm, E.P. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (8 pages, 2.8 MB) [more]

Nuclear Heating In Critical Components Of Alternative ITER First Wall Attachment Mechanism; P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M.A. Ulrickson, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (1 page, 580 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1367   Nuclear Heating in Critical Components of Alternative ITER First Wall Attachment Mechanism; P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M.A. Ulrickson, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (5 pages, 422 kB) [more]

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]

UWFDM-1343   Analysis of Mesh-Based Neutron Source Models for Better Coupling of Plasma Physics and Neutronics; R.N. Slaybaugh, P.P.H. Wilson, L.A. El-Guebaly, E.P. Marriott, January 2009 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 84, Issues 7-11 (June 2009) 1774-1778]. (17 pages, 860 kB)

Three-Dimensional Neutron Source Models for Toroidal Fusion Energy Systems; R.N. Slaybaugh, P.P.H. Wilson, L.A. El-Guebaly, E.P. Marriott, November 2008 [presented at the ANS Winter Meeting, 9-13 November 2008, Reno NV]. (1 page, 691 kB)

Nuclear Assessment of Shielding Configuration Options for Final Optics of HAPL Laser Fusion Power Plant; M. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (1 page, 1.4 MB)

Radiation Streaming in Gaps Between ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (1 page, 1.7 MB)

Source Profile Analysis for the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, M. Sawan, T. Bohm, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (1 page, 14 MB)

Three Dimensional Analysis of Radiation Streaming Through ARIES-CS He-Access Pipes; A. Ibrahim, D.L. Henderson, L.A. El-Guebaly, P.P.H. Wilson, and M.E. Sawan, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (23 pages, 3.0 MB)

UWFDM-1347   Nuclear Assessment of Shielding Configuration Options for Final Optics of HAPL Laser Fusion Power Plant; M. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA].

UWFDM-1348   Radiation Streaming in Gaps Between ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA].

UWFDM-1349   Source Profile Analysis for the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P. Wilson, M. Sawan and T. Bohm, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (7 pages, 1.7 MB)

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