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ARIES
The ARIES program is a national, multi-institutional research activity. Its mission is to perform advanced integrated design studies of the long-term fusion energy embodiments to identify key R&D directions and to provide visions for the fusion program. It is funded by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy. Since the inception of the program in 1988, the ARIES team has developed numerous MFE and IFE power plants and examined the critical design issues for a broad range of alternate concepts. All ARIES power plants generate a 1000 MW of net electric power and assumed to operate for 40 full power years.Related Links
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UWFDM-865 Plasma Startup of the ARIES-III Second Stability Advanced Fuel Tokamak; G.A. Emmert, E.A. Mogahed, C. Kessell, J. Mandrekas, T-K. Mau, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA]. (7 pages, 644 kB) [more]
UWFDM-863 Organic Cooled First Wall and Shield Design for the ARIES-III D-3He Reactor; M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, E.A. Mogahed, D-K. Sze, P. Gierszewski, R. Hollies, and the ARIES Team, September 1991 [Presented at the 14th IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 30 September - 3 October 1991, San Diego CA; IEEE Cat. No. 91CH3035-1, Vol. 2, pp. 1110]. (7 pages, 602 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-815 Energy Conversion Options for ARIES-III -- a Conceptual D-3He Tokamak Reactor; J.F. Santarius, J.P. Blanchard, G.A. Emmert, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, N.M. Ghoniem, M.Z. Hasan, T.K. Mau, E. Greenspan, J.S. Herring, W. Kernbichler, A.C. Klein, G.H. Miley, R.L. Miller, Y-K.M. Peng, M.J. Schaffer, C.P.C. Wong, D. Steiner, D-K. Sze, and the ARIES Team, October 1989 [Proceedings of the 13th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 2-6 October 1989, Knoxville TN (IEEE, NY, 1989) 1039]. (6 pages, 898 kB) [more]
Final Radial/Vertical Builds for ARIES-ACT-SiC Power Core;
L. El-Guebaly,
May 2012 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 31 May--1 June 2012, Gaithersburg MD]. (22 pages, 5.2 MB)
Activation Concerns for Candidate Vacuum Vessel Materials;
L.A. El-Guebaly and T. Huhn,
July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (16 pages, 1.8 MB)
ARIES-ACT-DCLL NWL Distribution and Revised Radial Build;
L.A. El-Guebaly and A. Jaber,
July 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 27-28 July 2011, Gaithersburg MD]. (21 pages, 2.3 MB)
Comments on ARIES-ACT Strawman;
L.A. El-Guebaly,
April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (17 pages, 1.8 MB)
Neutron Wall Loading Update;
L. El-Guebaly, A. Jaber, A. Robinson, D. Henderson,
April 2011 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 4--5 April 2011, Bethesda, MD]. (10 pages, 1.4 MB)
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)
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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)
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Evaluation of Biological Dose for ARIES-CS and Comparison with Approximate Contact Dose Approach;
A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson and the ARIES Team,
November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 468 kB)
W-Based Alloys for Advanced Divertor Designs: Detailed Activation and Radiation Damage Analyses;
A. Robinson, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson and the ARIES Team,
November 2010 [presented at the 19th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 7-11 November 2010, Las Vegas NV]. (1 page, 511 kB)
Electrical Resistivity Changes with Neutron Irradiation and Implications for W Stabilizing;
L.A. El-Guebaly,
July 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 29-30 July 2010, Bethesda MD]. (13 pages, 1.2 MB)
3-D Assessment of Neutron Streaming Through Assembly Gaps: Outboard Options;
L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, T. Bohm,
July 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 29-30 July 2010, Bethesda MD]. (14 pages, 648 kB)
Activation Assessments of 316-SS Vacuum Vessel and W-Based Divertor;
L. El-Guebaly, A. Robinson, D. Henderson,
May 2010 [presented at the ARIES Project Meeting, 19 May 2010, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla CA]. (33 pages, 3.0 MB)
ARIES-DB Design Issues;
L.A. El-Guebaly,
December 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 15-16 December 2009, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (14 pages, 555 kB)
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)
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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)
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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)
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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]
3-D Assessment of Neutron Streaming through Inboard Assembly Gaps;
T.D. Bohm and L.A. El-Guebaly,
April 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Meeting, 23-24 April 2009, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI]. (21 pages, 723 kB)
Toward the Ultimate Goal of Tritium Self-Sufficiency: Technical Issues and Requirements Imposed on ARIES Advanced Power Plants;
L. El-Guebaly and S. Malang,
March 2009 [presented at the Japan-US Workshop on Fusion Power Plants and Related Advanced Technologies, 16-18 March 2009, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan]. (10 pages, 908 kB)
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Scoping Assessment of Advanced Tokamak with DCLL Blanket: Design Challenges and Economic Implications;
L. El-Guebaly and the ARIES Team,
March 2009 [presented at the Japan-US Workshop on Fusion Power Plants and Related Advanced Technologies, 16-18 March 2009, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan]. (21 pages, 780 kB)
ARIES-AT Radial Build Definition: DCLL Blanket w/ Thin SiC Inserts;
L.A. El-Guebaly,
January 2009 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 21-22 January 2009, San Diego, CA]. (19 pages, 530 kB)
Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/BVII.0 Release;
Mohamed Sawan, Tim Bohm,
December 2008 [presented at the 1st Research Coordination Meeting (RCM) on "Nuclear Data Libraries for Advanced Systems - Fusion Devices", 2-5 December 2008, IAEA, Vienna, Austria]. (45 pages, 3.4 MB)
Three Dimensional Analysis of Radiation Streaming Through ARIES-CS He-Access Pipes;
A. Ibrahim, D.L. Henderson, L.A. El-Guebaly, P.P.H. Wilson, and M.E. Sawan,
September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (23 pages, 3.0 MB)
Toward the Ultimate Goal of Tritium Self-Sufficiency: Technical Issues and Requirements Imposed on Fusion Power;
L. El-Guebaly and S. Malang,
September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (18 pages, 981 kB)
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A Study of the Effects of Source Sampling Methods on ARIES-RS NWL Profiles;
R.N. Slaybaugh, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, L. El-Guebaly,
May 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 28-29 May 2008, Madison WI]. (19 pages, 850 kB)
Lifecycle Waste Disposal and Decommissioning Costs for ARIES Systems;
L. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader,
May 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 28-29 May 2008, Madison WI]. (21 pages, 1.1 MB)
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Preliminary ARIES-RS-DCLL Radial Build for ASC;
L. El-Guebaly,
May 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 28-29 May 2008, Madison WI]. (16 pages, 778 kB)
LSA Factors and External Costs for ARIES System Code;
L. El-Guebaly,
March 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 3-4 March 2008, San Diego, CA]. (19 pages, 432 kB)
Preliminary ARIES-AT-DCLL Radial Build for ASC;
L. El-Guebaly and C. Kessel,
March 2008 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 3-4 March 2008, San Diego, CA]. (12 pages, 3.1 MB)
Integration of Nuclear, Economics, and Safety Constraints in ARIES-CS Compact Stellarator;
L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, T. Tautges, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, R. Slaybaugh, A. Ibrahim, M. Wang, C. Martin, R. Raffray, S. Malang, J. Lyon, L.P. Ku, X. Wang, L. Bromberg, B. Merrill, L. Waganer, F. Najmabadi, and the ARIES-CS Team,
March 2008 [presented at the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Power Plant Studies and Advanced Technologies, 5-7 March 2008, San Diego CA]. (27 pages, 18 MB)
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DCLL Blanket for ARIES-AT: Major Changes to Radial Build and Design Implications;
L. El-Guebaly,
December 2007 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 12-13 December 2007, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA]. (23 pages, 4.1 MB)
Neutron Streaming Through Divertor He-Access Pipes: 3-D Assessment and Recommendations;
L. El-Guebaly, A. Ibrahim, D. Henderson, P. Wilson, M. Sawan,
December 2007 [presented at the ARIES-Pathways Project Meeting, 12-13 December 2007, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA]. (19 pages, 17 MB)
Radwaste Management Issues;
L. El-Guebaly and L. Cadwallader,
September 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting, 6-7 September 2007, Idaho Falls ID]. (16 pages, 744 kB)
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Making Sense of Fusion Radwaste: Recycling and Clearance, Avoiding Disposal;
L. El-Guebaly,
June 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting, 14-15 June 2007, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (26 pages, 1.3 MB)
Tritium Breeding Ratio Requirements;
L. El-Guebaly,
June 2007 [presented at the ARIES-TNS Project Meeting,, 14-15 June 2007, General Atomics, San Diego CA]. (29 pages, 1.4 MB)
Nuclear Challenges and Progress in Designing Stellarator Power Plants;
L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, M. Sawan, G. Sviatoslavsky, T. Tautges, R. Slaybaugh, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim and the ARIES Team,
June 2007 [presented at the 13th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems (ICENES 2007), 3-8 June 2007, Istanbul, Turkey]. (23 pages, 16 MB)