Publications

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Summary of 2009 Japan/US Workshop on Fusion Power Plants and Related Advanced Technologies with Participation from China; L. El-Guebaly, F. Najmabadi, R. Raffray, April 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Meeting, 23-24 April 2009, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (8 pages, 14 MB) [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]

Neutronics Performance Parameters for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M. Dagher, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (1 page, 2.7 MB) [more]

Mobile Tiles for Inertial Fusion First Wall/Blanket Systems; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, C.S. Aplin, and L.L. Snead, May 2009 [presented at the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (1 page, 1.6 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-1360   Neutronics Performance Parameters for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M. Dagher, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 1.7 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1362   Mobile Tiles for Inertial Fusion First Wall/Blanket; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, C.S. Aplin, and L.L. Snead, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 767 kB) [more]

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]

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]

Integrated Management Strategy for Fusion Activated Materials: US Position and Regulations; L.A. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, July 2009 [presented at the 9th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, 15-17 July 2009, Vienna, Austria]. (34 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]

Need for Online Adjustment of Tritium Bred in Blanket and Implications for ARIES Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly and S. Malang, July 2009 [presented at the 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants - Design and Technology, 13-15 July 2009, Vienna, Austria]. (22 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1372   Need for Online Adjustment of Tritium Bred in Blanket and Implications for ARIES Power Plants; L.A. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, and the ARIES Team, July 2009 [Proceedings of 3rd IAEA Technical Meeting on First Generation of Fusion Power Plants: Design and Technology, July 13-15, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 261 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1373   Integrated Management Strategy for Fusion Activated Materials: US Position and Regulations; L.A. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader, July 2009 [Proceedings of 9th IAEA Technical Meeting on Fusion Power Plant Safety, July 15-17, 2009, Vienna, Austria. To be published by IAEA.]. (9 pages, 316 kB) [more]

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]

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]

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]

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]

ARIES Safety-Related Components and Nuclear Grade Requirements; L. El-Guebaly, L. Cadwallader, B. Merrill, December 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 15-16 December 2009, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (21 pages, 384 kB) [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]

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]

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]

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]

UWFDM-1383   Challenges of Fusion Power Plant Licensing: Differences and Commonalities with Existing Systems; L. El-Guebaly, L. Cadwallader, W. Sowder, November 2010 [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 60, Number 2 (July 2011) 751-759.]. [more]

UWFDM-1396   W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Options and Environmental Impact of State-of-the-Art Alloys; L. El-Guebaly, R. Kurtz, M. Reith, H. Kurishita, A. Robinson, November 2010 [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 60, Number 1 (July 2011) 185-189.]. [more]

UWFDM-1382   Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, March 2011. (19 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]

Activation of W-Based Divertors of Advanced Tokamaks; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the American Nuclear Society Student Conference, 14-17 April 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA]. (1 page, 981 kB) [more]

Activation of W-Based Divertors with Thin Re and Mo Coatings for Fusion Applications; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, April 2011 [presented at the 13th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, 12 April 2011, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (1 page, 974 kB) [more]

Improved Geometrical Design of the US DCLL ITER Test Blanket Module; E. Marriott, M. Dagher, M. Sawan, C. Wong, June 2011 [presented at the 24th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26--30 June 2011, Chicago IL]. (1 page, 2.8 MB) [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]

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]

Rhenium and Molybdenum Coatings for Dendritic Tungsten Armors of Plasma Facing Components: Concept, Problems, and Solutions; A. Jaber, L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson, T. Renk, September 2011 [presented at the 10th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology (ISFNT), 11-16 September 2011, Portland OR]. (1 page, 4.6 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1405   In-Vessel Components and Blanket Development Strategy for PPPL Pilot Plant; L.A. El-Guebaly, S. Malang, L.M. Waganer, September 2011. (15 pages, 618 kB) [more]

Qualitative Models for Grass and Cone Morphologies Observed on He-Irradiated W; L.M. Garrison, S.J. Zenobia, G.L. Kulcinski, October 2011 [presented at the 15th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials (ICFRM-15), 16-22 October 2011, Charleston SC]. (1 page, 1.7 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1404   Design Challenges and Activation Concerns for ARIES Vacuum Vessel Materials; L.A. El-Guebaly, T. Huhn, A. Rowcliffe, S. Malang and the ARIES-ACT Team, November 2011 (revised August 2012). (21 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

Six Ion Gun Fusion Experiment (SIGFE) Findings and Future Work; M.K. Michalak, B.J. Egle, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, December 2011 [presented at the 13th US-Japan Workshop on Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion, 7-8 December 2011, Sydney, Australia]. (20 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]

Non-Local Electron Transport Validation Using 2D DRACO Simulation; D. Cao, J. Chenhall, E. Moll, A. Prochaska, G. Moses, J. Delettrez, T. Collins, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 505 kB) [more]

FLASH Simulations of 120 MJ Target Explosions in LIFE Reactor Chamber; Ryan Sacks, Gregory Moses, Milad Fatenejad, October 2012 [presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, 29 October-2 November 2012, Providence RI]. (1 page, 2.2 MB) [more]

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