Publications

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

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)

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)

Development of Nuclear Analysis Predictive Capabilities for Fusion Energy Systems; M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, T. Tautges, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, T. Bohm, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh, March 2007 [presented at the 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment, 11-15 March 2007, Luxor, Egypt]. (27 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]

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]

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]

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]

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)

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)

Progress in IEC Research at the University of Wisconsin Since the 8th US-Japan Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, R.P. Ashley, G.A. Emmert, E.C. Alderson, D.R. Boris, L.D. Campbell, D.C. Donovan, B.J. Egle, G.R. Piefer, R.F. Radel, P.E. Rusch, J.H. Sorebo, S.J. Zenobia, 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]. (26 pages, 2.7 MB)

Measurement of 3He(3He,2p)4He Reactions in an IEC Device; G.R. Piefer, 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]. (18 pages, 614 kB)

Detection of Highly Enriched Uranium Using a Pulsed IEC Fusion Device; R.F. Radel, R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, 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]. (22 pages, 969 kB)

Vapor Deposition in IEC to Increase Neutron Production; P.E. Rusch, R.F. Radel, G.L. Kulcinski, 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, 1.1 MB)

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, 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, 3.5 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-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]

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)

3-D 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]. (1 page, 5.8 MB)

D-3He Fueled Fusion Devices as Step Towards Total Fusion Safety; L. El-Guebaly and M. Zucchetti, June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (16 pages, 4.6 MB) [more]

Nuclear Challenges and Progress in Designing Stellarator Power Plants; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim and the ARIES Team, June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (23 pages, 16 MB)