FTI Publications

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UWFDM-1083   Activation Analysis for the ITER Divertor Cassette; H.Y. Khater and M.E. Sawan, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (6 pages, 177 kB)

UWFDM-1248   On the Strategy and Requirements for Neutronics Testing in ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (4), May 2005, pp. 1038-1045]. (11 pages, 947 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1257   US Plans and Strategy for ITER Blanket Testing; M. Abdou, D. Sze, C. Wong, M. Sawan, A. Ying, N. Morley, September 2004 [Proceedings 16th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology 47 (3), April 2005, pp. 475-487]. (16 pages, 2.1 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1274   Neutronics Features of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (7 pages, 863 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1279   Assessment of the Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (8 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1326   Neutronics Assessment of the ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P. Wilson, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (9 pages, 3.2 MB)

UWFDM-1328   Three Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (7 pages, 2.9 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-1349   Source Profile Analysis for the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P. Wilson, M. Sawan and T. Bohm, September 2008 [presented at the 18th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 28 September-2 October 2008, San Francisco CA]. (7 pages, 1.7 MB)

UWFDM-1355   Physics and Technology Conditions for Attaining Tritium Self-Sufficiency for the DT Fuel Cycle; M.E. Sawan and M.A. Abdou, February 2006 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 81 (2006) 1131-1144].

UWFDM-1356   Nuclear Analyses for Two "Look-Alike" Helium-Cooled Pebble Bed Test Blanket Sub-Modules Proposed by the US for Testing in ITER; M.Z. Youssef, M.E. Sawan and A. Ying, February 2006 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 81 (2006) 1567-1576]. [more]

UWFDM-1360   Neutronics Performance Parameters for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M. Dagher, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 1.7 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1361   Benchmarking FENDL-2.1 with Impact of ENDF/B-VII.0 Release on Nuclear Heating and Damage; M.E. Sawan, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (6 pages, 550 kB)

UWFDM-1363   Application of CAD-Neutronics Coupling to Geometrically Complex Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, T. Tautges, L.A. El-Guebaly, D.L. Henderson, T.D. Bohm, E.P. Marriott, B. Kiedrowski, B. Smith, A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (8 pages, 2.8 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1367   Nuclear Heating in Critical Components of Alternative ITER First Wall Attachment Mechanism; P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, E.P. Marriott, M.A. Ulrickson, May 2009 [prepared for the 23rd Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), May 31-June 5, 2009, San Diego CA]. (5 pages, 422 kB) [more]

UWFDM-1368   Assessment of Using the Surface Source Approach in 3-D Neutronics of Fusion Systems; T.D. Bohm, B. Smith, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, August 2009. (22 pages, 3.8 MB)

UWFDM-1376   Peaking in SS Nuclear Parameters at a Water Interface; T.D. Bohm, M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2009. (17 pages, 1.5 MB)

UWFDM-1380   Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lithium Lead ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design, 85 (2010) 1027-1032]. (15 pages, 2.5 MB)

UWFDM-1389   Sealing Faceted Surfaces to Achieve Watertight CAD Models; B.M. Smith, T.J. Tautges, P.P.H. Wilson, October 2010 [Proceedings of the 19th International Meshing Roundtable, October 3-6, 2010, Chattanooga TN]. (20 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]

UWFDM-1391   Robust Tracking and Advanced Geometry for Monte Carlo Radiation Transport; Brandon M. Smith, March 2011 [Ph.D. thesis]. (147 pages, 6.2 MB)

UWFDM-1393   Two-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis in Support of ITER Blanket Module Design; M.E. Sawan, May 2011. (13 pages, 1.4 MB)

UWFDM-1395   Improvements to the Helium Flow Path in the US DCLL ITER Test Blanket Module; E.P. Marriott, June 2011. (17 pages, 3.0 MB)

UWFDM-1397   Three-Dimensional Nuclear Analysis for the US Dual Coolant Lead Lithium ITER Test Blanket Module; M.E. Sawan, B. Smith, E.P. Marriott, P.P.H. Wilson, December 2010 [published in Fusion Engineering and Design 85 (2010) 1027-1032].

UWFDM-1399   ITER Neutronics Modeling Using Hybrid Monte Carlo Deterministic and CAD-Based Monte Carlo Methods; A.M. Ibrahim, S.W. Mosher, T.M. Evans, D.E. Peplow, M.E. Sawan, P.P.H. Wilson, J.C. Wagner, T. Heltemes, July 2011 [published in Nuclear Technology Vol. 175 (July 2011) 251--258]. [more]

UWFDM-1400   Impact of FENDL-2.1 Updates on Nuclear Analysis of ITER and Other Fusion Systems; M.E. Sawan and T.D. Bohm, August 2011 [published in Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Vol. 59, No. 2, August 2011, pp. 1158-1161].

UWFDM-1411   Environmental Aspects of W-Based Components Employed in ITER, ARIES, and PPCS Fusion Designs; M. Desecures, L. El-Guebaly, June 2012. (34 pages, 1.9 MB) [more]

Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for the ITER Divertor Cassette Design Options; M.E. Sawan, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (24 pages, 468 kB) [more]

Self-Shielding Effects in Decay Heat Calculations for Tungsten; M.E. Sawan, H.Y. Khater, H. Iida, R.T. Santoro, June 1998 [Presented at the 13th Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 7-11, 1998, Nashville TN]. (12 pages, 254 kB) [more]

Next Step Options (NSO) Project Update FIRE/ITER; Mohamed Sawan, September 9, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (29 pages, 403 kB)

ITER Test Blanket Module Program; M.E. Sawan, December 9, 2003 [FTI Tuesday meeting]. (24 pages, 3.2 MB)

Neutronics Features of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.E. Sawan and M.Z. Youssef, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 1.4 MB) [more]

Assessment of the Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal of a Dual Coolant Lithium Lead Test Blanket Module for ITER; M.Z. Youssef and M.E. Sawan, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 821 kB) [more]

Quantifying the Advantages of Counter Flow Helium First Wall Cooling: A Thermal-Hydraulic Comparison of ITER TBM First Wall Cooling Designs; G. Sviatoslavsky, M. Dagher, P. Calderoni, C.P.C. Wong, September 2005 [presented at the 21st IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE), 26-29 September 2005, Knoxville TN]. (1 page, 880 kB) [more]

Innovations in 3-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis for Fusion Systems; P. Wilson, T. Tautges, M. Sawan, L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, G. Sviatoslavsky, B. Kiedrowski, A. Ibrahim, B. Smith, R. Slaybaugh, November 2006 [presented at the 17th ANS Topical Meeting on Fusion Energy, 13-15 November 2006, Albuquerque NM]. (27 pages, 4.2 MB) [more]

Status of the ITER Project and Neutronics Activities; Mohamed Sawan, November 2006 [presented at the Cross Section Evaluation Working Group (CSEWG) Meeting, 6-7 November 2006, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island NY]. (23 pages, 6.5 MB)

Nuclear Analysis Capabilities for Fusion Energy Systems; A. Ibrahim, R. Slaybaugh, B. Smith, B. Kiedrowski, March 2007 [presented at the 2007 ANS Student Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 29-31 March 2007]. (1 page, 4.8 MB)

3-D Neutronics Analysis of the ITER First Wall/Shield Module 13; B. Smith, P.P.H. Wilson, M.E. Sawan, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering, 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (1 page, 5.8 MB)

Neutronics Assessment of the ITER First Wall/Shield Modules; M. Sawan, B. Smith, P. Wilson, June 2007 [presented at the 22nd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE07), 17-21 June 2007, Albuquerque NM]. (27 pages, 3.7 MB)

Updated DCLL TBM Neutronics Analysis; Mohamed Sawan, August 2008 [presented at the Fusion Nuclear Science and Technology (FNST) meeting, 12-14 August 2008, UCLA, Los Angeles CA]. (32 pages, 5.7 MB)

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]. (1 page, 1.7 MB)

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