Publications

FPA-96-6   Environmental and Safety Assessment of LIBRA-SP: A Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor Design; H.Y. Khater and L.J. Wittenberg, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV (also UWFDM-1023)].

UWFDM-108   A Method to Reduce the Effects of Plasma Contamination and First Wall Erosion in Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, G. Lang, L. Wittenberg, D. Sze, J. Kesner, D.L. Kummer, August 9, 1974. (74 pages, 4.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-173   TETR - A Tokamak Engineering Test Reactor to Qualify Materials and Blanket Components for Early DT Fusion Power Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, C.W. Maynard, K. Audenaerde, H. Avci, D. Blackfield, R.W. Boom, E. Cheng, J.R. Conrad, S. Dalhed, G.A. Emmert, B. Feinberg, Y. Gohar, S. Hong, J. Kesner, E. Larsen, R. Nygren, K. Okula, E. Ramer, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, T. Sung, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, P. Wilkes, W.R. Wilkes, L. Wittenberg, J. Wrazel, T. Wu, T. Yang, and W.C. Young, September 1976. (23 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-709   Clean Thermonuclear Power from the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1986 [Presented at the 1st Lunar Development Symposium, Atlantic City NJ, 22-24 September 1986]. (9 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-722   SOAR: Space Orbiting Advanced Fusion Power Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, H.M. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.W. Johnson, T.E. Luzzi, C.W. Maynard, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, P.L. Walstrom, L.J. Wittenberg, September 1987. (57 pages, 4.0 MB) [more]

UWFDM-766   Energy Requirements for Helium-3 Mining Operations on the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, T.M. Crabb, M.K. Jacobs, October 1988 [presented at the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, 11-14 January 1988, Albuquerque NM]. (21 pages, 2.1 MB)

UWFDM-780   Apollo - An Advanced Fuel Fusion Power Reactor for the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.P. Blanchard, L. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, R.J. Witt, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; published in Fusion Technology 15 (1989) 1233]. (14 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-830   Apollo-L3, An Advanced Fuel Fusion Power Reactor Utilizing Direct and Thermal Energy Conversion; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.P. Blanchard, 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, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL; Fusion Technology 19 (1991) 791]. (13 pages, 753 kB)

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)

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)

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-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-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-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-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-1126   Dry Wall Chamber Issues for the SOMBRERO Laser Fusion Power Plant; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, June 2000 [Presented at the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Target and Chambers, Madrid, Spain, 7-9 June 2000]. (17 pages, 944 kB)

FPA-83-4   TASKA-M, A Compact Fusion Technology Test Facility; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, M.L. Corradini, L. El-Guebaly, E.M. Larsen, C.W. Maynard, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K. Plute, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, L. Wittenberg, P. Komarek, W. Heinz, W. Maurer, F. Arendt, A. Suppan, M. Kuntze, S. Malang, R. Klingelhoefer, G. Neffe, K. Kleefeldt, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (8 pages, 374 kB) [more]

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)].

FPA-94-3   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 (also UWFDM-959)].

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8810-7   Energy Requirements for Helium-3 Mining Operations on the Moon; G.L. Kulcinski, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.F. Santarius, L.J. Wittenberg, E.N. Cameron, T.M. Crabb, M.K. Jacobs, January 1988 [presented at the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, Albuquerque NM, 11-14 January 1988]. (21 pages, 7.0 MB)

Dry Wall Chamber Issues for the SOMBRERO Laser Fusion Power Plant; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, June 2000 [Presented at the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Physics and Technology of Inertial Fusion Energy Target and Chambers, Madrid, Spain, 7-9 June 2000]. (22 pages, 717 kB)

UWFDM-705   The Chemistry of Molten Li2BeF4; Edwin M. Larsen, Layton J. Wittenberg, June 1986 [Presented at the 7th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Reno, Nevada, 15-19 June 1986]. (9 pages, 696 kB)

WCSAR-TR-AR3-8809-2   Lunar Surface Mining for Automated Acquisition of Helium 3: Methods, Processes, and Equipment; Y.T. Li and L.J. Wittenberg, September 1988. (28 pages, 1.1 MB)

UWFDM-892   Final Focusing Magnetic Lenses for Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactors; E. Mogahed, L.J. Wittenberg, E. Lovell, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, B. Choi, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA (Fus. Tech. 21 (May 1992) 1578-1582)]. (8 pages, 698 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)

FPA-92-4   Final Focusing Magnetic Lenses for Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactors; E. Mogahed, L.J. Wittenberg, E. Lovell, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, B. Choi, March 1992 [prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston, MA] [also UWFDM-892].

UWFDM-781   Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook, R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT]. (12 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-787   LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, D. Cook, R. Olson, July 1988. (16 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

FPA-88-3   LIBRA - A Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R. Engelstad, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R. Peterson, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, L. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, D. Cook and R. Olson, July 1988 [presented at Beams 88, 7th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, Kongresszentrum, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany, 4-7 July 1988] [also UWFDM-787]. [more]

FPA-88-5   Overview of the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Conceptual Design; G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, Z. Musicki, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, G. Kessler, U. von Moellendorff, E. Stein, D. Cook and R. Olson, I. Smith, P. Corcoran, H. Nishimoto, J. Fockler, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City, Utah] [also UWFDM-781]. [more]

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)

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)

FPA-91-3   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] [also UWFDM-864].

FPA-92-7   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] [also UWFDM-898].

UWFDM-516   Tritium Recovery from Liquid Lithium-Lead by Vacuum Degassing; K.E. Plute, E.M. Larsen, L. Wittenberg, and D.K. Sze, May 1983 [presented at the Fifth ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 26-28 April 1983, Knoxville, TN]. (8 pages, 750 kB)

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-815   Energy Conversion Options for ARIES-III -- a Conceptual D-3He Tokamak Reactor; J.F. Santarius, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, N.M. Ghoniem, M.Z. Hasan, T.K. Mau, E. Greenspan, J.S. Herring, W. Kernbichler, A.C. Klein, G.H. Miley, R.L. Miller, Y-K.M. Peng, M.J. Schaffer, C.P.C. Wong, D. Steiner, D-K. Sze, and the ARIES Team, October 1989 [Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN (IEEE, NY, 1989) 1039]. (6 pages, 898 kB) [more]

UWFDM-778   Chamber Design for the LIBRA Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, E.G. Lovell, R.L. Engelstad, October 1988 [presented at the 8th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 9-13 October 1988, Salt Lake City UT; Fus. Tech. 15/2 (1989) 766]. (8 pages, 918 kB)

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