Publications

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Reviewed Publications

Paul P.H. Wilson and Phiphat Phruksarojanakun, "Analog Monte Carlo Methods for Simulating Isotopic Inventories in Complex Systems," Scheduled for publication in Nuclear Science and Engineering in March 2006.

Farrokh Najmabadia, A. Abdou, L. Bromberg, T. Brown, V.C. Chan, M.C. Chu, F. Dahlgren, L. El-Guebaly, P. Heitzenroeder, D. Henderson, H.E. St. John, C.E. Kessel, L.L. Lao, G.R. Longhurst, S. Malang, T.K. Mau, B.J. Merrill, R.L. Miller, E. Mogahed, R.L. Moore, T. Petrie, D.A. Petti, P. Politzer, A.R. Raffray, D. Steiner, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Synder, G.M. Syaebler, A.D. Turnbull, M.S. Tillack, L.M. Waganer, X. Wang, P. West and P. Wilson, "The ARIES-AT advanced tokamak, Advanced technology fusion power plant," Fusion Engineering and Design, 80, (Jan 2006).

D. Petti, B. Merrill, R. Moore, G. Longhurst, L. El-Guebaly, E. Mogahed, D. Henderson, P. Wilson, and A. Abdou, "ARIES-AT safety design and analysis," Fusion Engineering and Design, 80, (Jan 2006).

L. El-Guebaly, D. Paige, P. Wilson, and the ARIES and Z-Pinch Teams, "Evolution of Clearance Standards and Implications for Radwaste Management of Fusion Power Plants", Fusion Science & Technology, 49 (2006)

Paul J. Meier, Paul P.H. Wilson, Gerald L. Kulcinski, and Paul L. Denholm, "US electric industry response to carbon constraint: a life-cycle assessment of supply side alternatives." Energy Policy, 33, No. 9, 1099 (2005)

Laila El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, M. Sawan, D. Henderson, A. Varuttamaseni, et al, "Recycling Issues Facing Target and RTL Materials Of Inertial Fusion Designs," Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research - Section A, 544, (2005)

Paul P.H. Wilson, Todd R. Allen and Laila El-Guebaly, "Synergies Between Generation-IV and Advanced Fusion Power Plant Research Programs," Fusion Science & Technology, 47, (2005)

L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, and D. Paige, "Initial Activation Assessment of ARIES Compact Stellarator Power Plant," Fusion Science & Technology, 47, (2005)

L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, and A. Varuttamaseni, "Feasibility of Target Materials Recycling as Waste Management Alternative", Fusion Science & Technology, 46, No. 3, 506 (2004).

U. Fischer, P.P.H. Wilson, D. Leichtle, et al, "Application of the IEAF-2001 Activation Data Library to Activation Analyses of the IFMIF High Flux Test Module", to be published in J. Nuclear Materials [presented at the 10^th International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials, October 14-19, 2001, Baden-Baden, Germany.

L. El-Guebaly, D. Henderson, A. Abdou, P. Wilson, and the ARIES Team, "Clearance Issues for Advanced Fusion Power Plants",Fusion Technology, 39 (2001)

E.A. Mogahed, L. El-Guebaly, A. Abdou, P. Wilson, D. Henderson, and the ARIES Team, "Loss of Coolant Accident and Loss of Flow Accident Analysis of the ARIES-AT Design", to be published in Fusion Technology, 39 (2001)

D. Henderson, L. El-Guebaly, P. Wilson, A. Abdou, and the ARIES Team, "Activation, Decay Heat, and Waste Disposal Analyses for the ARIES-AT Power Plant", to be published in Fusion Technology , 39 (2001)

U. von Möllendorff, F. Maekawa, H. Giese, P.P.H. Wilson, "Experimental test of structural materials activation in the IFMIF neutron spectrum", Fusion Engineering & Design, 51-52 919 (2000)

F. Maekawa, U. von Möllendorff, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Determination of Deutron-Beryllium Neutron Source Specturm by Multi-Foil Activation Technique", Fusion Technology, 36 (1999)

P.P.H. Wilson, "Activation Characterization of the High Flux Region of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility [IFMIF]," proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Fusion Technology, September 1998, Marseilles, France.

Yu. A. Korovin, A.Y. Konobeyev, P.E. Pereslavtsev, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Radiation damage and processes of activation and transmutation in materials irradiated by intermediate and high energy particles," Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel

E. Daum, P.P.H. Wilson, and A. Möslang, "Characterization of the volume for high dose irradiations with IFMIF," J. Nuclear Materials, 258-263 421 (1998)

U. von Möllendorff, et al., "Improved activation tests of fusion structural materials with a deuteron-beryllium neutron source," J. Nuclear Materials, 258-263 (1998)

P.P.H. Wilson, H. Tsige-Tamirat, et al., "Validation of the ALARA Activation Code," Fusion Technology, 34 (1998)

P.P.H. Wilson, E. Daum, U. Fischer, et al., "Neutronics Analysis of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility High-Flux Test Volume," Fusion Technology, 33 136 (1998)

P.P.H. Wilson and U. Fischer, "Analysis and Implementation of a Monte Carlo Neutron Source for IFMIF," Fusion Technology 1996, (C. Varandas and F. Serra, eds.), Elsevier, 1997, p. 1595

Yu. A. Korovin, A.Y. Konobeyev, V.P. Lunev, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Evaluation and Test of High Energy Neutron Cross-Section Data for the IFMIF Intense Neutron ource," Fusion Technology 1996, (C. Varandas and F. Serra, eds.), Elsevier, 1997, p. 1599

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "Qualitative Analysis of Physical and Mathematical Approximations Necessary for Induced Radioactivity Calculations in Fusion Devices," Fusion Engineering and Design, 36 415 (1997)

J.D. Lewins and P.P.H. Wilson, "Gross Xenon Stability," Nuclear Technology, 117 15 (1997)

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "ALARA: The Next Link in a Chain of Activation Codes," Fusion Technology, 30 1053 (1996)

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "GERAPH: A Novel Approach to the General Solution of Pulsed History Activation Problems," Fusion Technology, 26 1092 (1994)

Conference Papers [Back to top]

Ulrich Fischer, Paul Wilson, et al, "Advanced Computational Tools and Methods for Nuclear Analyses of Fusion Technology Systems," 20th IAEA Nuclear Fusion Conference, Vilamoura, Portugal, November 1-6, 2004.

Paul P.H. Wilson and Paul Humrickhouse, "Operational Benchmarks for the Computational Modeling of the University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor," TRTR2004, Columbia, MO, Oct 13-15, 2004

S.P. Simakov, U. Fischer, A. Möslang, P. Vladimirov, F. Wasastjerna, P.P.H. Wilson, "Neutronics and Activation Characteristics of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility," SOFT23, Venice, Sept 20-25, 2004

Taek K. Kim, Paul P.H. Wilson, Po Hu, Rachna Jain, "Feasibility and Configuration of a Mixed Spectrum Supercritical Water Reactor," PHYSOR 2004, Chicago, IL, April 25-29, 2004.

U. Fischer, S. P. Simakov, P. Bem, A. Konobeev , U.v. Möllendorff, P. Pereslavtsev, P. Wilson, "Validated Computational Tools and Data for IFMIF Neutronic Calculations", Accelerator Applications 2003, San Diego, CA, June 2003

U. Fischer, S. Simakov, U. v. Möllendorff, P. Pereslavtsev, P. Wilson, "Validation of activation calculations using the Intermediate Energy Activation File IEAF-2001," Fusion Engineering and Design, 69 (1-4) p 485-489 [Presented at the 22nd Symposium on Fusion Technology, September 9-13, 2002, Helsinki, Finland]

U. von Möllendorff, F. Maekawa, H. Giese, P.P.H. Wilson, "Experimental test of structural materials activation in the IFMIF neutron spectrum", Fusion Engineering & Design, 51-52 919 (2000)

P.P.H. Wilson, "Activation Characterization of the High Flux Region of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility [IFMIF]," proceedings of the 20th Symposium on Fusion Technology, September 1998, Marseilles, France.

Yu. A. Korovin, A.Y. Konobeyev, P.E. Pereslavtsev, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Radiation damage and processes of activation and transmutation in materials irradiated by intermediate and high energy particles," Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems 1998, Tel Aviv, Israel

P.P.H. Wilson and U. Fischer, "Analysis and Implementation of a Monte Carlo Neutron Source for IFMIF," Fusion Technology 1996, (C. Varandas and F. Serra, eds.), Elsevier, 1997, p. 1595

Yu. A. Korovin, A.Y. Konobeyev, V.P. Lunev, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Evaluation and Test of High Energy Neutron Cross-Section Data for the IFMIF Intense Neutron Source," Fusion Technology 1996, (C. Varandas and F. Serra, eds.), Elsevier, 1997, p. 1599

Reviewed Conference Summaries [Back to top]

Phiphat Phruksarojanakun and Paul P.H. Wilson, "Efficiency of Variance Reduction Schemes for Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Analysis," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 93, (2005)

Phiphat Phruksarojanakun and Paul P.H. Wilson, "Biased Reaction Branching Variance Reduction for Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Methods," Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 93, (2005)

P.P.H. Wilson, P. Hu, "Accounting for Moderator Heating in Supercritical Water Reactor Analysis" Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 92, (2005)

P. Humrickhouse, P.P.H. Wilson, E. Edwards, M. Anderson, and D. Bartels, "Gamma Shield Design for the Supercritical Water Neutron Radiolysis Experiment." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 92, (2005)

E. Edwards, D. Bartels, L. Olson, P. Wilson, et al., "Radiation Chemical Yields of Water in Neutron and Gamma Radiation." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 92, (2005)

E. Edwards, P. Wilson, M. Anderson, et al., "Neutronics Design of a Supercritical Water Neutron Radiolysis Loop." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 90, (2004)

A. Nelson, P.P.H. Wilson, and G.A. Moses, "MANTIS: Teaching Reactor Physics Concepts with a Simple Monte Carlo Tool." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 90, (2004)

P. Phruksarojanakun and P.P.H. Wilson, "Forced Reaction Variance Reduction for Monte Carlo Isotopic Inventory Methods." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 90, (2004)

P. Phruksarojanakun and P.P.H. Wilson, "Monte Carlo Methods for Modeling Isotopic Inventories." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 89, 496 (2003)

T.K. Kim, P.P.H. Wilson, and W.S. Yang, "Conceptual Design of Mixed Spectrum Supercritical Water Reactor." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 88, (2003)

Technical Reports [Back to top]

L. El-Guebaly, M. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wilson, G. Sviatoslavsky, G. Kulcinski, "Z-Pinch Chamber Assessment and Design," University of Wisconsin Fusion Technology Institute Report, UWFDM-1283 (October 2005).

P.P.H. Wilson and G.A. Moses, "Explorations of Options for Radiation Transport in Draco", University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1146, (December 2000).

R.R. Peterson, G.L. Kulcinski, M.H. Anderson, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Containment of Radioactive Material in the Z, ZX, and X-1 Facilities: Progress Report for the Period January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999", University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1124, (December 1999).

"IFMIF - International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility. Conceptual design evaluation report. A supplement to the CDA by the IFMIF TEAM," A. Möslang, ed., Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe report FZKA6199, (January 1999)

P.P.H. Wilson, "ALARA: Analytic and Laplacian Adaptive Radioactivity Analysis," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1098, (April 1999).

P.P.H. Wilson, "IFMIF Neutronics: Development and Analysis," Dr.-Ing. Dissertation, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe report FZKA6218, (January 1999).

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "ALARA: Analytic and Laplacian Adaptive Radioactivity Analysis, Volume I, Technical Manual," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1070, (1998)

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "ALARA: Analytic and Laplacian Adaptive Radioactivity Analysis, Volume II, Users' Guide," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1071, (1998)

P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Final Report to the Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Team for the Period November 1, 1993 - October 30, 1997 on Contract No. DE-AS08-88DP10754," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1059, (1997)

E. Daum, A. Möslang, U. von Möllendorff, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Neutronics of the High Flux Test Region of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility [IFMIF]," Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe report FZKA5868, June 1997

P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Progress Report to the Department of Energy Inertial Confinement Fusion Team for the Period November 1, 1995 - September 30, 1996 on Contract No. DE-AS08-88DP10754," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-1032, (1996)

P.P.H. Wilson and D.L. Henderson, "Expanding Towards Excellence: Ironing Out DKR's Wrinkles," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-995 (1995)

P. Cousseau, R. Engelstad, D.L. Henderson, P.P.H. Wilson, et al., "Progress Report for the SIRIUS Code Development Contract for the Period November 1, 1994 to November 1, 1995," University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusion Technology Institute UWFDM-996, (1995)

P.P.H. Wilson, "Two-Phase, Cross-Flow Induced Vibrations in Steam Generator U-Tubes", Undergraduate Thesis, University of Toronto (1992)