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-895 Reduced Activation Stainless Steels for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, January 1992 [presented at the US-USSR Workshop on D-3He Reactor Studies, 25 September - 2 October 1991, Moscow]. (15 pages, 192 kB)
UWFDM-1183 Recycling of IFE Target Materials versus One-Shot Use Scenario: Key Issues and Preferred Option; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES Team, November 2002. (24 pages, 978 kB)
UWFDM-1284 Recycling and Clearance of the Slightly Activated RTLs of the 2005 Z-Pinch Design; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, October 2005. (10 pages, 725 kB)
UWFDM-1232 Recycling Issues Facing Target and RTL Materials of Inertial Fusion Designs; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004 [presented at the 15th International Symposium on Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion, 7-11 June 2004, Princeton, NJ; Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Journal, Section A, 544 (2005) 104-110]. (12 pages, 652 kB)
UWFDM-876 Rectennas for Synchrotron Radiation Energy Conversion in D-3He Tokamaks; J.F. Santarius, January 1992 [presented at the US-USSR Workshop on D-3He Reactor Studies, 25 September - 2 October 1991, Moscow]. (7 pages, 697 kB)
UWFDM-1218 Recent Progress in Steady State Fusion Using D-3He; R.P. Ashley, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, S. Krupakar Murali, G.R. Piefer, B.B. Cipiti, R.F. Radel, J. Weidner, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 564 (2003)]. (5 pages, 661 kB)
UWFDM-1296 Recent Developments in Environmental Aspects of D-3He Fueled Fusion Devices; Laila El-Guebaly and Massimo Zucchetti, October 2006 (revised April 2008) [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 82, 4 (2007) 351-361]. (27 pages, 630 kB) [more]
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-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-1195 Radwaste Volume in Lithium and Flibe Thick Liquid Wall and Comparison to Conventional SW Concepts; M. Youssef and M. Sawan, April 2002 [presented at the 6th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, 7-12 April 2002, San Diego CA; published in Fusion Engineering and Design, vol. 63-64, pp. 263-269 (2002)]. [more]
UWFDM-1217 Radiological Issues for Thin Liquid Walls of ARIES-IFE Study; L.A. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, L. Waganer, R. Raffray, and the ARIES Team, November 2002 [presented at the 15th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 17-21 November 2002, Washington, DC; published in Fusion Science and Technology 44, 405 (2003)]. (8 pages, 634 kB) [more]
UWFDM-1227 Radiological Impacts of IFE Target and RTL Recycling Option: A Comparative Study; L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, July 2004. (19 pages, 788 kB)
UWFDM-1024 Radiological Dose Rate Calculations for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER); H.Y. Khater and R.T. Santoro, June 1996 [Presented at the 12th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Power, 16-20 June 1996, Reno NV]. (8 pages, 615 kB) [more]
UWFDM-965 Radiological Dose Calculations for the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator Upgrade (PBFA-U); H.Y. Khater and M.E. Sawan, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (17 pages, 580 kB)
UWFDM-707 Radiological Dose Calculations for the Diode Region of the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility; D.L. Henderson, M.E. Sawan and G.A. Moses, October 1986 [Fus. Tech. 13 (May 1988) 594]. (60 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-726 Radiological Dose Calculations for the Chamber and Diode Region of the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility; O. Yasar, M.E. Sawan, D.L. Henderson, G.A. Moses, July 1987. (31 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-734 Radiological Dose Calculations for the Chamber and Diode Region of the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility; O. Yasar, M.E. Sawan, D.L. Henderson, G.A. Moses, October 1987 [Presented at the 12th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 12-16 October 1987, Monterey CA]. (7 pages, 767 kB)
UWFDM-628 Radioactivity in the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility; D.L. Henderson, R.R. Peterson, and G.A. Moses, 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) 1396]. (9 pages, 809 kB)
UWFDM-178 Radioactivity and Associated Problems in Thermonuclear Reactors; W.F. Vogelsang, September 1976. (19 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-853 Radiative Properties and Line Trapping Effects in Post-Explosion Inertial Fusion Plasmas; J.J. MacFarlane and P. Wang, June 1991 [Phys. Fluids B 3 (1991) 3494]. (44 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-537 Radiative Heat Transfer in Self-Shielding Vapor Layer During Tokamak Disruptions; R.R. Peterson, August 1983. (28 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-326 Radiation-Induced Creep in Single Crystals of Face-Centered Cubic Materials; W.G. Wolfer, October 1979 [Phil. Mag. A31, 61-70 (1981)]. (33 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-953 Radiation Transport Effects in the Target Chamber Gas of the Laser Fusion Power Reactor SIRIUS-P; J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, P. Wang, G.A. Moses, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 583 kB)
UWFDM-954 Radiation Transport Effects in Divertor Plasmas Generated During a Tokamak Reactor Disruption; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 565 kB)
UWFDM-215 Radiation Transport; G. Magelssen, July 1977. (52 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-1348 Radiation Streaming in Gaps Between ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, P. Wilson, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA].
UWFDM-438 Radiation Shielding of Heavy Ion Beam Focussing Magnets in HIBALL; M.E. Sawan, W.F. Vogelsang, and D.K. Sze, August 1981 [Trans. ANS 39 (1981) 777]. (26 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-418 Radiation Induced Order-Disorder Transformation; R.H. Zee, May 1981 [Ph.D. thesis]. (220 pages, 7.9 MB)
UWFDM-596 Radiation Environment in MARS End Cells; Laila A. El-Guebaly, October 1984. (44 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-1221 Radiation Environment for FIRE Diagnostic Ports; M.E. Sawan and K.M. Young, October 2003 [presented at the 20th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), San Diego CA, 14-17 October 2003]. (7 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-332 Radiation Effects in Molybdenum and Molybdenum-Zirconium Alloy; Kang-Yih Liou, December 1979 [Ph.D. thesis]. (205 pages, 7.5 MB)
UWFDM-469 Radiation Dose Rate Resistivity Degradation in Ceramic Insulators and Assessment of the Consequences in Fusion Reactor Applications; L.J. Perkins, April 1982. (45 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-1213 Radiation Diffusion in DRACO using Kershaw Difference Scheme; G.A. Moses and J. Yuan, September 2003. (37 pages, 2.9 MB)
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-569 Radiation Damage from Heavy Ion Bombardment in High Purity Aluminum; Stephen Keith McLaurin, December 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (203 pages, 7.8 MB)
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-763 Radiation Damage and Copper Distribution in 14 MeV Copper Ion Implanted Nickel- TEM and AEM Analyses in Cross Section; L.M. Wang, R.A. Dodd, G.L. Kulcinski, May 1988. (19 pages, 3.9 MB)
UWFDM-1198 Radiation Damage Parameters for SiC/SiC Composite Structure in Fusion Nuclear Environment; M.E. Sawan, L. Snead, S. Zinkle, 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, 150 (2003)]. (7 pages, 536 kB) [more]
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-8 Radiation Blistering in Niobium; J.M. Donhowe, D.E. Klarstrom, M.L. Sundquist, and W.J. Weber, February 1972. (8 pages, 710 kB) [more]