Publications

UWFDM-1302   Analysis of Engineering Issues Facing the In-Zinerator Z-Pinch Fusion Device Using MCNP; R. Grady, P. Phruksarojanakun, P.P.H. Wilson, L.A. El-Guebaly, B. Cipiti, August 2007. (20 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1321   Modeling and Analysis of Loss of Coolant and Loss of Flow Accidents in the ARIES-CS Fusion Power Plant; C.J. Martin and L.A. El-Guebaly, February 2007. (15 pages, 691 kB)

UWFDM-1322   Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economic, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator Design; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, C. Martin, R. Raffray, S. Malang, J. Lyon, L.P. Ku, X. Wang, L. Bromberg, B. Merrill, L. Waganer, F. Najmabadi and the ARIES-CS Team, April 2007. (49 pages, 2.5 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1323   Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Analysis for Complex Nuclear Systems; Phiphat Phruksarojanakun, January 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (156 pages, 1.8 MB)

UWFDM-1324   Nuclear Challenges and Progress in Designing Stellarator Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, The ARIES Team, May 2007 [submitted to the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES-2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (18 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1325   Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium and Tungsten Surface Damage Studies Using a Pulsed Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device; Ross F. Radel, May 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 19 MB)

UWFDM-1326   Neutronics Assessment of the ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P. Wilson, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (9 pages, 3.2 MB)

UWFDM-1327   Neutronics Analysis of a Molten Salt Blanket for the HAPL Laser Fusion Power Plant with Magnetic Intervention; M.E. Sawan, C.S. Aplin, G. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (8 pages, 726 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1328   Three Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 2.9 MB)

UWFDM-1329   Recent Accomplishments and Future Directions in the US Fusion Safety and Environmental Program; D.A. Petti, B.J. Merrill, J.P. Sharpe, L.C. Cadwallader, L. El-Guebaly, S. Reyes, June 2007 [published in Nuclear Fusion 47 (2007) 427-435]. [more]

UWFDM-1331   Assessment of Radiation Streaming Through ARIES-CS He-Access Pipes using Two- and Three-Dimensional Analyses; A. Ibrahim, D.L. Henderson, L.A. El-Guebaly, P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, December 2007. (35 pages, 5.1 MB)

UWFDM-1332   Time-Dependent Integral Neutron Transport for Inertial Confinement Fusion; C.S. Aplin and D.L. Henderson, August 2007. (59 pages, 1.6 MB)

UWFDM-1333   Evaluation of Recent Scenarios for Managing Fusion Activated Materials: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal; L. El-Guebaly, V. Massaut, K. Tobita, L. Cadwallader, September 2007 (revised January 2008). (33 pages, 1.8 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1334   A Computational Parameter Study for Three-Dimensional Shock-Bubble Interactions; John Niederhaus, September 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (283 pages, 7.7 MB)

UWFDM-1335   Environmental Aspects of Recent Trend in Managing Fusion Radwaste: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal; L.A. El-Guebaly, June 2007 [published in the Proceedings of the 2nd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria, IAEA-TM-32812; IAEA CD ISBN 978-92-0-159508-9.]. (14 pages, 698 kB)

UWFDM-1336   Overview of ARIES-CS In-Vessel Components: Integration of Nuclear, Economics, and Safety Constraints in Compact Stellarator; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, C. Martin, and the ARIES-CS Team, June 2007 [published in the Proceedings of the 2nd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, 20-22 June 2007, Vienna, Austria, IAEA-TM-32812; IAEA CD ISBN 978-92-0-159508-9.]. (10 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1337   Experimental Investigation of the Shock-Induced Distortion of a Spherical Gas Inhomogeneity; Devesh Ranjan, December 2007 [Ph.D. thesis]. (193 pages, 13 MB)

Systems Code Cost Algorithm Status and Planned Enhancements; L. Waganer and L. El-Guebaly, April 2007 [presented at the ARIES-CS Project Meeting, 3-4 April 2007, University of California-San Diego, LaJolla CA]. (14 pages, 280 kB) [more]

Making Sense of Fusion Radwaste: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal; L. El-Guebaly, June 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting, 14-15 June 2007, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (26 pages, 1.3 MB)

Tritium Breeding Ratio Requirements; L. El-Guebaly, June 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting,, 14-15 June 2007, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (29 pages, 1.4 MB)

Radwaste Management Issues; L. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, September 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting, 6-7 September 2007, Idaho Falls ID]. (16 pages, 744 kB) [more]

DCLL Blanket for ARIES-AT: Major Changes to Radial Build and Design Implications; L. El-Guebaly, December 2007 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 12-13 December 2007, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA]. (23 pages, 4.1 MB)

Neutron Streaming Through Divertor He-Access Pipes: 3-D Assessment and Recommendations; L. El-Guebaly, A. Ibrahim, D. Henderson, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, December 2007 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 12-13 December 2007, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA]. (19 pages, 17 MB)

Exterior Magnets Concept - Blanket and Vacuum Vessel Chamber Integration and Maintenance; G. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, A.R. Raffray, January 2007 [presented at the HAPL Magnetic Intervention Chamber Core Meeting, 30-31 January 2007, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA]. (18 pages, 9.2 MB) [more]

Shielding Requirements for Flibe/SiC Blanket with Magnetic Intervention; M.E. Sawan, January 2007 [presented at the HAPL Magnetic Intervention Chamber Core Meeting, 30-31 January 2007, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA]. (11 pages, 875 kB)

Innovations in 3-D Neutronics Analysis for Fusion Energy Systems; P.P.H. Wilson, March 2007 [presented at the U.W. Plasma Seminar]. (31 pages, 1.5 MB)

Nuclear Analysis Capabilities for Fusion Energy Systems; A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, B. Smith, B. Kiedrowski, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007]. (1 page, 4.8 MB)

Detection of HEU Using a Pulsed D-D Fusion Source; R. Radel, G. Kulcinski, R. Ashley, J. Sorebo, J. Santarius, G. Piefer, D. Boris, B. Egle, S. Zenobia, E. Alderson, D. Donovan, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007]. (18 pages, 3.5 MB)

Radiation Treatment Planning Using Discrete Ordinates Codes; R. Slaybaugh, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007; won Best Paper Award in the Health Physics category]. (28 pages, 1.8 MB)

Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the Final Optics System of HAPL; M.E. Sawan, A. Ibrahim, T. Bohm, P. Wilson, April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 401 kB)

Ion Implantation Effects on CVD SiC and Carbon-Carbon Velvet; S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, D.R. Boris, April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 2.8 MB)

Mitigation of Helium-Induced Tungsten Morphology Change Using the Tamped Target Design; G.A. Moses and T.A. Heltemes, April 2007 [presented at the IFE Science and Technology Strategic Planning Workshop: Updates on Progress, Visions, and Near-Term Opportunities, 24-27 April 2007, San Ramon, California]. (1 page, 2.3 MB)

Interstitial Prostate Implant Brachytherapy Using an Automated, 3-D Greedy Heuristic Optimization and I-125 Directional Sources; V. Chaswal, B.R. Thomadsen, Liyong Lin and D.L. Henderson, April 2007 [presented at the 28th Annual ABS (American Brachytherapy Society) Meeting, 29 April - 1 May 2007, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 3.0 MB) [more]

Pulsed Neutron Production at the UW Advanced Fusion Fuels Facility; R.P. Ashley, R.F. Radel, and the UW IEC Team, 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]. (1 page, 928 kB)

Spectroscopic Diagnosis of Plasma in the IEC; E.C. Alderson, J.F. Santarius, D.R. Boris, G.R. Piefer, and the UW-IEC Group, 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]. (1 page, 5.1 MB)

Ion Species Measurements in the Source Region of the UW-IEC Device; D.R. Boris, G.A. Emmert, J.F. Santarius, 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]. (14 pages, 410 kB)

Detection of Nitrogen Based Explosives using the UW IEC Device; David Donovan, 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]. (19 pages, 1.1 MB)

Comparison of Cylindrical and Spherical Geometry in a New Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Device; Brian J. Egle and the UW IEC Team, 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]. (1 page, 1.3 MB)

Theoretical Exploration of Some Issues Affecting IEC Fusion Rates; J.F. Santarius and G.A. Emmert, 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]. (15 pages, 338 kB)

Integral Transport Approach for Molecular Ion Processes in IEC Devices; G.A. Emmert and J.F. Santarius, 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]. (24 pages, 699 kB)