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-216 POICOU: A Point Plasma Code Including Profile Effects for Tokamak Power Reactors; L. Lao, August 1977. (21 pages, 887 kB)
UWFDM-245 Single Particle Orbits in a Tandem Mirror; L.L. Lao, R.W. Conn, and J. Kesner, May 1978. (18 pages, 859 kB)
UWFDM-268 Simulation of Transport in the Central Cell of a Tandem Mirror; L.L. Lao and R.W. Conn, October 1978. (19 pages, 784 kB)
UWFDM-294 Fluid Model of Central Cell Plasma in a Tandem Mirror; L.L. Lao and R.W. Conn, March 1979. (38 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-15 Comparison of Displacement and Gas Production Rates in Current Fission and Future Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, D.G. Doran, and M.A. Abdou, May 1972 (revised April 1974). (44 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-20 Swelling in Potential CTR First Wall Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1972. (11 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-33 Major Technological Problems for Fusion Reactor Power Stations; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1972. (31 pages, 2.7 MB)
UWFDM-42 Transmutation Effects in CTR Materials; G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lott, T. Yang, March 8, 1973. (34 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-52 Materials Radiation Damage Limitations in the Wisconsin Fusion Reactor Design; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, July 1973. (18 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-80 First Wall Surface Problems for a D-T Tokamak Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski and G.A. Emmert, January 1974. (17 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-81 Radiation Damage Limitations in the Design of the Wisconsin Tokamak Fusion Reactor; G.L. Kulcinski, R.G. Brown, R.G. Lott, and P.A. Sanger, November 6, 1973. (18 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-82 Fusion Power - An Assessment of Its Potential Impact in the USA; G.L. Kulcinski, June 1974 [published in Energy Policy, June 1974]. (25 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-83 Potential CTR Requirements for Helium Up to the Year 2020; G.L. Kulcinski, August 28, 1973. (34 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-90 The Conceptual Design of a Tokamak Fusion Power Reactor, UWMAK-I; G.L. Kulcinski and Robert W. Conn, April 1974 [First Topical Meeting on the Technology of Controlled Nuclear Fusion; Reported for the University of Wisconsin Fusion Feasibility Group]. (21 pages, 1.5 MB)
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-116 Radiation Damage by Neutrons to Materials in DT Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1974 [published in the Proceedings of the Fifth IAEA Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, Tokyo, Japan, 11-15 November 1974]. (36 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-127 Protection of CTR Metallic First Walls by Neutron Spectral Shifting - Preliminary Draft; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, H.I. Avci, and D.K. Sze, June 3, 1975. (48 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-130 A Possible Scenario to Commercial Tokamak Power Reactors Based on the Results of the UWMAK-I and II Conceptual Design Studies; G.L. Kulcinski and R.W. Conn, June 27, 1975 (revised November 25, 1975). (47 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-131 A Plan for Obtaining Timely Neutron Radiation Damage Information for Experimental Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, H.H. Barschall, J. Davis, and J.L. Straalsund, June 27, 1975. (60 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-132 The Need for Neutron Radiation Damage Information from the Viewpoint of the Fusion Reactor Designer; G.L. Kulcinski, June 27, 1975 [prepared for the International Conference on Radiation Test Facilities for the CTR Surface and Materials Program, Argonne National Laboratory, 15-18 July 1975]. (29 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-140 The Influence of First Wall Lifetime on the Cost of Electricity in UWMAK Type Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski and J.R. Young, October 20, 1975 [published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Radiation and Tritium Technology for Fusion Reactors, Gatlinburg TN, 1-3 October 1975]. (30 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-149 Radiation Damage: The Second Most Serious Obstacle to Commercialization of Fusion Power; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1975 [published in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Radiation and Tritium Technology for Fusion Reactors, Gatlinburg TN, 1-3 October 1975]. (61 pages, 2.8 MB)
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-186 Materials Problems and Possible Solutions for Near Term Tokamak Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, September 1976. (38 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-228 Progress in Materials Research for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977. (47 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-234 Critical Issues Facing the Long Term Deployment of Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978. (42 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-236 Comparative Features of Electrical Power Generation Based on Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, G. Kessler, J. Holdren, and W. Haefele, January 1978 [American Scientist 67, 78 (1979)]. (15 pages, 2.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-250 The Newest Frontier in Radiation Damage Research - Laser Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 598 (1978)]. (15 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-277 Fusion Reactors: Their Challenge to Materials Scientists; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1978 [Contemp. Phys. 20, 417 (1979)]. (33 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-281 First Wall Protection Schemes for Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 87 (1979)]. (14 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-338 The Current Perception of the Environmental Features of Fusion vs. Fission After a Decade of Study; G.L. Kulcinski, November 1980. (10 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-359 Fusion Power - One Answer to United States Energy Needs in the 21st Century; G.L. Kulcinski, R.W. Conn, E.N. Cameron, and I. Sviatoslavsky, August 1980 (revised January 1981). (82 pages, 4.4 MB)
UWFDM-374 Critical Materials Problems in INTOR; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1980 [Proc. of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting]. (14 pages, 989 kB)
UWFDM-375 A Commercial Tandem Mirror Reactor Design With Thermal Barriers - WITAMIR-I; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, C.W. Maynard, K. Audenaerde, J. Beyer, D. Braun, J.D. Callen, J.M. Gilmore, J. Kesner, D.C. Larbalestier, E. Larsen, X. Li, W. Maurer, M. Ortman, R. Perry, M. Ragheb, J. Santarius, J. Scharer, D. Schluderberg, K. Shaing, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, W.F. Vogelsang, A. White, and T. Yang, October 1980 [Proc. of the 4th ANS Topical Meeting, King of Prussia, PA, Oct. 1980]. (16 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-426 The INPORT Concept - An Improved Method to Protect ICF Reactor First Walls; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, J. Sapp, M. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, and W.F. Vogelsang, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 103 (1981)]. (9 pages, 812 kB) [more]
UWFDM-427 TASKA, A Fusion Engineering Test Facility for the 1990's; G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, C.W. Maynard, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, W. Heinz, P. Komarek, W. Maurer, A. Suppan, and E. Opperman, August 1981 [paper presented at Second Topical Mtg. on Fusion Reactor Materials, August 9-12, 1981, Seattle, WA; J. Nucl. Matls. 103 & 104, 67 (1982)]. (8 pages, 780 kB) [more]
UWFDM-437 Fusion Materials - Adapting to Realistic Reactor Environments; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1981 [presented at 3rd Technical Committee and Workshop on Fusion Reactor Design and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 5-16, 1981]. (27 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-462 An Overview of TASKA - A Tandem Mirror Fusion Engineering Facility; G.L. Kulcinski and the Design Groups of University of Wisconsin, Fusion Power Associates, and Kernforschungzentrum Karlsruhe, March 15, 1982. (54 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-503 Proceedings of Polarized Fusion Fuel Workshop; G.L. Kulcinski, L.W. Anderson, H.H. Barschall, J.D. Callen, and W. Haeberli, March 1983. (84 pages, 3.4 MB)
UWFDM-525 New Challenges in Fusion Research for the Materials Scientist; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1983 [presented at International Conference on Dimensional Stability and Mechanical Behaviour of Irradiated Metals and Alloys, 11-14 April 1983, Brighton, England]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)