University of Wisconsin Fusion Design Memos (UWFDM)

The UWFDM series of technical reports details the research of the Fusion Technology Institute from 1971 to the present. Over 800 authors have contributed more than 60000 pages to the 1400 reports. Nearly all are online.
Publications
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UWFDM-177 The University of Wisconsin Contribution to the BCC Ion Correlation Experiment on Molybdenum; H.V. Smith, Jr., K.Y. Liou, G.L. Kulcinski, and P. Wilkes, October 1976. (28 pages, 5.2 MB)
UWFDM-189 A High Temperature, Ultra High Vacuum Facility for Heavy Ion Simulation of Neutron Radiation Damage to Potential Reactor Materials; H.V. Smith, Jr. and R.G. Lott, January 1977. (27 pages, 2.0 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]
UWFDM-535 On the Physical Basis for the Swelling Resistance of Ferritic Steels; J. Sniegowski and W.G. Wolfer, August 1983 [presented at the AIME Conference on Ferritic Alloys for Use in Nuclear Energy Technologies, June 19-23, 1983, Snowbird, Utah]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-905 Calculational Models for the Treatment of Pulsed/Intermittent Activation within Fusion Energy Devices; S.E. Spangler, J.E. Sisolak, D.L. Henderson, August 1992 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 22 (July 1993) 349]. (33 pages, 738 kB)
UWFDM-1049 The Vibration of Perforated Hemispherical Shells; M.A. Sprague, August 1997 [B.S. thesis]. (62 pages, 3.0 MB)
UWFDM-801 Microstructures and Properties of Unirradiated and Irradiated High-Strength Invar Alloys; K. Sridharan, R.D. Griffin, R.A. Dodd, F.J. Worzala, August 1989. (22 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-1267 Diagnostic Study of Steady State Advanced Fuel (D-D and D-3He) Fusion in an IEC Device; Krupakar Murali Subramanian, December 2004 [Ph.D. thesis]. (258 pages, 8.5 MB)
UWFDM-101 Cavity Formation in Aluminum Irradiated with Aluminum Ions; Mark Lauren Sundquist, December 1974 [Ph.D. thesis]. (72 pages, 2.9 MB)
UWFDM-170 DKR Radioactivity Calculation Code for Fusion Reactors; T.Y. Sung and W.F. Vogelsang, September 1976. (72 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-171 Decay Chain Data Library for Radioactivity Calculations; T.Y. Sung and W.F. Vogelsang, September 1976. (31 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-134 Engineering Considerations of the Toroidal Magnet and Dewar for UWMAK-II, A Wisconsin Tokamak Fusion Reactor Design; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.C. Young, and J.W. Lue, June 1975 [to be published in Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, Vol. 21 (1975)]. (21 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-251 Engineering Design Considerations for Facilitating Maintainability of Fusion Reactors; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 984 (1978)]. (13 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-376 Maintainability Considerations for the Central Cell in WITAMIR-I, A Conceptual Design of a Tandem Mirror Fusion Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, October 1980 [Proc. of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting, King of Prussia, PA, Oct. 1980]. (7 pages, 816 kB)
UWFDM-439 UWTOR-M, A Stellarator Power Reactor Utilizing Modular Coils; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, S.W. Van Sciver, G.L. Kulcinski, D.T. Anderson, A.W. Bailey, J.D. Callen, J.A. Derr, G.A. Emmert, L. El-Guebaly, A. Khalil, J.L. Shohet, D.K. Sze, R.C. Sanders, J. Tataronis, K. Yuan, October 1981 [presented at 3rd Technical Committee and Workshop on Fusion Reactor Design and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 5-16, 1981]. (21 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-480 Progress in Modular Stellarator Fusion Power Reactor Conceptual Designs; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, S.W. Van Sciver, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, D.T. Anderson, A.W. Bailey, J.D. Callen, J.A. Derr, L. El-Guebaly, K.J. Lee, J.L. Shohet, D.K. Sze, R.C. Sanders, J. Tataronis, and K.Y. Yuan, C.G. Bathke, R.L. Miller, and R.A. Krakowski, September 1982 [9th International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, IAEA Mtg., Baltimore, MD, September 1-8, 1982, paper IAEA-CN-41/E-3]. (16 pages, 947 kB) [more]
UWFDM-509 Mechanical and Thermal Design Aspects of the Blanket, and Maintenance Considerations of the Central Cell in MARS; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, Y.T. Li, 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]. (9 pages, 827 kB)
UWFDM-626 First Wall and Blanket Design for a High Wall Loading Compact Tokamak Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, M.L. Corradini, L.J. Wittenberg, G.L. Kulcinski, K.Y. Huh, M. El-Afify, February 1985 [Presented at the Sixth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, San Francisco, CA, 3-7 March 1985; Fusion Tech. 8, (July 1985)]. (9 pages, 876 kB)
UWFDM-702 Thin Blanket Design for MINIMARS - A Compact Tandem Mirror Fusion Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, L.A. El-Guebaly, L.J. Wittenberg, M.L. Corradini, W.F. Vogelsang, G.L. Kulcinski, June 1986 [Presented at the 7th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, Reno, Nevada, 15-19 June 1986]. (10 pages, 936 kB)
UWFDM-739 LOFA and LOCA in the TIBER-II Engineering Test Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, H.M. Attaya, M.L. Corradini, S. Lomperski, October 1987 [Presented at the 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 12-16 October 1987, Monterey CA]. (7 pages, 844 kB)
UWFDM-805 SIRIUS-T, A Symmetrically Illuminated ICF Tritium Production Facility; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, R.L. Engelstad, E. Larsen, E. Lovell, J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, October 1989 [Presented at the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 621 kB)
UWFDM-824 U.S. Aqueous Salt Blanket for ITER; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, L.J. Wittenberg, G.L. Kulcinski, J.P. Blanchard, E.A. Mogahed, February 1990 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 13 (1990) 33-4]. (28 pages, 4.2 MB)
UWFDM-835 SIRIUS-T - An Advanced Tritium Production Facility Utilizing Symmetrically Illuminated Inertial Confinement Fusion; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, G.A. Moses, G.L. Kulcinski, R.L. Engelstad, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, L.J. Wittenberg, J. Powers, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 649 kB)
UWFDM-836 Mechanical Design and Fabrication of the U.S. Solid Breeder Blanket for ITER; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.P. Blanchard, Y. Gohar, S. Majumdar, October 1990 [Presented at the 9th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-11 October 1990, Oak Brook IL]. (9 pages, 852 kB) [more]
UWFDM-861 Thermo-Mechanical Design and Structural Analysis of the First Wall for ARIES-III, A 1000 MWe D-3He Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.P. Blanchard, E.A. Mogahed, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA]. (7 pages, 750 kB)
UWFDM-862 SOMBRERO - A Solid Breeder Moving Bed KrF Laser Driven IFE Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, L.J. Wittenberg, E.A. Mogahed, S.C. Rutledge, S. Ghose, R. Bourque, and W.J. Schafer Associates Team, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA]. (7 pages, 686 kB) [more]
UWFDM-891 A KrF Laser Driven Inertial Fusion Reactor ``SOMBRERO''; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, L.J. Wittenberg, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, S.C. Rutledge, S. Ghose, R. Bourque, and W.J. Schafer Associates Team, March 1992 [Prepared for the 10th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 7-12 June 1992, Boston MA]. (8 pages, 663 kB) [more]
UWFDM-936 U.S. Aqueous Salt Blanket for ITER; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M. Sawan, G.L. Kulcinski, J. Blanchard, L. El-Guebaly, L. Wittenberg, February 1989 [Presented at the U.S./Canada Workshop on Lithium Salt Blankets, Toronto, Canada, 7-9 February 1989]. (32 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-948 A Near Symmetrically Illuminated Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor - SIRIUS-P; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 627 kB)
UWFDM-950 SIRIUS-P, An Inertially Confined Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1993. (382 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-1019 Mechanical Design Aspects of the LIBRA-SP Light Ion Beam Driven ICF Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, E.A. Mogahed, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, May 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (8 pages, 816 kB)
UWFDM-1193 Coolant Cleanup and Processes for Thick Liquid Walled IFE Power Plants; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, December 2002. (8 pages, 724 kB)
UWFDM-1200 Spiral Blanket: An Innovative Idea for a Solid Wall Blanket with Potential for High Neutron Wall Loading; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, S. Majumdar, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 64 (2003)]. (7 pages, 955 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1222 Engineering Description of a Solid First Wall Blanket Based on Advanced Ferritic Steel and Re-circulating Flibe; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, M.E. Sawan, E.A. Mogahed, S. Malang, C.P.C. Wong, S. Majumdar, S. Sharafat, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
UWFDM-1256 A Lithium Self-Cooled Blanket Concept for the HAPL Conceptual Inertial Confinement Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, A.R. Raffray, M.E. Sawan, and X. Wang, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 535-539]. (8 pages, 4.7 MB) [more]
UWFDM-32 Lithium Cooling for a Low-beta Tokamak Reactor; D.K. Sze and W.E. Stewart, November 1972. (20 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-41 Thermal and Mechanical Design Considerations for Lithium-Cooled Tokamak Reactor Blankets; D.K. Sze, W.E. Stewart, March 1973. (25 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-73 Thermal and Mechanical Design Considerations for Lithium-Cooled Tokamak Reactor Blankets; D.K. Sze and W.E. Stewart, November 1973. (8 pages, 868 kB)
UWFDM-96 Emergency Cooling and Afterheating Effects in a CTR Blanket; D.K. Sze, April 1974 [presented at the 1st Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, San Diego CA, 14-18 April 1974]. (16 pages, 916 kB)
UWFDM-99 Use of Electrical Insulation in Lithium-Cooled Fusion Reactor Blankets; D.K. Sze and W.E. Stewart, April 1974 [presented at the 1st Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, San Diego CA, 14-18 April 1974]. (17 pages, 928 kB)