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-304 Discrete Transfer Cross Section Expansion for Time Dependent Neutron Transport; F. Beranek and R.W. Conn, October 1978 (revised January 1979) [Nuc. Sci. and Engr. 71, 100 (1979)]. January 1979)]. (27 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-262 p-6Li Ignition and Multipoles as Advanced Fuel Cycle Reactors; R.W. Conn and G. Shuy, September 25, 1978. (47 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-259 SPUDNUT: A Transport Code for Neutral Atoms in Plasmas; K. Audenaerde, G.A. Emmert, and M. Gordinier, September 1978 [J. Comp. Phys. 34, 268 (1980)]. (40 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-260 Plasma Parametric Studies and Potential Applications of Driven Fusion Reactors; R.W. Conn, September 1978. (51 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-261 Optimization of the High Field Critical Current Density in MF Nb3Sn for Magnet Use; S.O. Hong and D.C. Larbalestier, September 1978. (6 pages, 721 kB)
UWFDM-256 Nucleonic Design for a Compact Tokamak Fusion Reactor Blanket and Shield; E.T. Cheng, C.W. Maynard, W.F. Vogelsang, and A.C. Klein, August 1978 [Nucl. Tech. 45, 77 (1979)]. (63 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-257 The Interaction of a High Frequency Magnetic Field with the DCLC Mirror Instability; K-C. Shaing, J. Kesner, R.W. Conn, August 1978. (12 pages, 655 kB)
UWFDM-275 Depth Dependent Damage in Heavy-Ion Irradiated Nickel; John Barry Whitley, August 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (226 pages, 26 MB)
UWFDM-252 Effects of Bombarding Ions on the Void Swelling Profile in Nickel; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, H.V. Smith, Jr., and P. Wilkes, July 1978 [ASTM-STP-683, 125 (1979)]. (26 pages, 4.9 MB)
UWFDM-253 The Depth Dependent Damage Profile in Nickel Irradiated with Nickel or Copper Ions; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and H.V. Smith, Jr., July 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 79, 159 (1979)]. (35 pages, 5.2 MB)
UWFDM-254 Formulation of Constitutive Laws for Deformation During Irradiation; W. Wolfer, July 1978 [ASTM-STP-683, 581-597 (1979)]. (29 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-238 A General Model for the Analysis of the Transient Radiation Damage Environment from Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation; Thomas O. Hunter, July 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (346 pages, 9.5 MB)
UWFDM-255 Protection of CTR First Structural Walls by Neutron Spectrum Shifting; Halil Ibrahim Avci, July 1978 [Ph.D. thesis]. (322 pages, 9.4 MB)
UWFDM-258 Structural Performance of a Graphite Blanket in Fusion Reactors; W.G. Wolfer and R.D. Watson, June 1978. (74 pages, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-227 Fast Magnetosonic Wave Heating of the NUWMAK Tokamak Reactor; J.E. Scharer, D.T. Blackfield, J.B. Beyer, and T.K. Mau, May 1978. (142 pages, 4.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-244 Beam Port Reduction Schemes for Laser Fusion Reactors; J.E. Howard, May 1978. (22 pages, 937 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-246 A BWTR (Boiling Water Tokamak Reactor) Blanket Study; D.K. Sze, C.W. Maynard, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, E.T. Cheng, C.C. Wang, J. Wrazel, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 239 (1978)]. (12 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-247 T*DAMEN, A Computer Code for Transient Radiation Damage Analysis; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, May 1978 [not widely distributed]. (292 pages, 11 MB)
UWFDM-248 MHD Equilibrium and Stability of NUWMAK; L.P. Mai, G.A. Emmert, and R.W. Conn, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 843 (1978)]. (10 pages, 897 kB)
UWFDM-249 NUWMAK: An Attractive Medium Field, Medium Size, Conceptual Tokamak Reactor; R.W. Conn, G.L. Kulcinski, and C.W. Maynard, May 1978 [Proc. 3rd ANS Top. Mtg., 1049 (1978)]. (14 pages, 1.3 MB)
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-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-305 Minimizing Radioactivity and Other Features of Elemental and Isotopic Tailoring of Materials for Fusion Reactors; R.W. Conn, K. Okula, and A.W. Johnson, May 1978 [Nuc. Tech. 41, 389 (1978)]. (36 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-242 Heavy Ion Irradiation of a Ti-6Al-4V Alloy; P. Wilkes and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 78, 427 (1978)]. (16 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-237 First Wall and Divertor Plate Material Selection in Fusion Reactors; Robert W. Conn, March 20, 1978. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-243 Power Supply Costs for Inertial Confinement Reactors; G.A. Moses, R.W. Conn, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, March 16, 1978. (20 pages, 893 kB)
UWFDM-231 Intense Sources of Fast Neutrons; H. Barschall, March 1978 [Ann. Rev. Nuclear Part. Sci. 28 (1978) 207]. (64 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-233 Surface Damage and Thermal Effects from Transient Thermonuclear Radiation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 76, 383 (1978)]. (24 pages, 1.1 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-235 IRF Fueling of Tandem Mirror End Plugs; J. Kesner, March 1978. (20 pages, 981 kB)
UWFDM-239 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the Mirrors-Beam Duct-Shield System for a Laser Driven Power Reactor; M.M.H. Ragheb, A.C. Klein, and C.W. Maynard, March 1978. (88 pages, 3.2 MB)
UWFDM-240 Notes on Fusion Hybrid Reactors; R.W. Conn, G.A. Moses, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, February 1978. (14 pages, 815 kB)
UWFDM-230 Mirror Damage Thresholds for Laser Fusion Pulse Shapes; J.E. Howard and T.O. Hunter, January 1978. (19 pages, 729 kB)
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-220 SOLASE - A Conceptual Laser Fusion Reactor Design; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, F. Beranek, E.T. Cheng, G.W. Cooper, R.B. Droll, T. Henderson, J. Howard, T.O. Hunter, E.M. Larsen, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.R. Magelssen, C.W. Maynard, K.R. Okula, M. Ortman, M. Ragheb, W.B. Rensel, D. Solomon, R. Spencer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, R.D. Watson, and W.G. Wolfer, December 1977. (1122 pages, 34 MB) [more]
UWFDM-182 Heavy-Ion Induced Void and Loop Formation in High Purity Vanadium; William John Weber, December 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (222 pages, 33 MB)
UWFDM-204 Reactor Aspects of Laser Fusion; R.W. Conn, November 9, 1977 [presented at International Scientific Forum on an Acceptable Future of Nuclear Energy for the World - Nov. 7- 11, 1977, Coral Gables, Florida]. (21 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-224 Resistance to Strain Degradation in Preliminary UWMAK TF Coil Conductors for Fusion Reactors; S.O. Hong, P.F. Michaelson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and W.C. Young, November 1977. (21 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-226 Neutral Beam Divergence Due to Imperfect Magnetic Shielding; J.R. Conrad, November 1977. (27 pages, 989 kB)