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Improvement of the Two-Temperature Radiative Transport Model
Thomas J. McCarville, Gregory A. Moses, Gerald L. Kulcinski, Ihor O. Bohachevsky
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 5-16
Technical Paper | Special Section Contents / ICF Chamber Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23073
Canadian Experience with Tritium—The Basis of a New Fusion Project
Thomas S. Drolet, Kam Yuen Wong, Paul J. C. Dinner
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 17-29
Technical Paper | Special Section Contents / Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23074
Proportional-Integral Control Modes for a Hydrogen Isotope Distillation Column
Masahiro Kinoshita, John R. Bartlit, Robert H. Sherman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 30-41
Technical Paper | Special Section Contents / Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23075
Reliability Analysis of the Emergency Power Supply System of the Starfire Tokamak
Paul J. Gierszewski, Carolyn D. Heising
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 42-54
Technical Paper | Special Section Contents / Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23076
Summary of the Institute of Electrical And Electronics Engineers International Conference on Plasma Science, San Diego, California, May 23–25, 1983
Franklin S. Felber
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 55-61
Department | Special Section Contents / Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23077
Authors
Magdi M. H. Ragheb, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Oomura, Hideki Nakashima, Shunji Ido, Sadao Nakai, Chiyoe Yamanaka, Thomas E. Booth, John S. Hendricks, Laila El-Guebaly, Charles W. Maynard, Paul N. Stevens, Magdi M. H. Ragheb
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 65-67
Department | Special Section Contents / Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23078
Preface: Deep Penetration: Problems And Methods of Solution
Magdi M. H. Ragheb
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 69-71
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23079
Some Aspects of the Integral Transport Method for the Deep Penetration Problem
Hiroshi Takahashi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 72-79
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23080
Radiation Streaming Analysis for The Beam Ports of the Laser Fusion Reactor, Senri-I
Hiroshi Oomura, Hideki Nakashima, Shunji Ido, Sadao Nakai, Chiyoe Yamanaka
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 80-89
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Sheilding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23081
Importance Estimation in Forward Monte Carlo Calculations
Thomas E. Booth, John S. Hendricks
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 90-100
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Sheilding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23082
Radiation Streaming in Penetrations of Taska
Laila El-Guebaly, Charles W. Maynard
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 101-108
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Sheilding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23083
Importance Function Biasing of the Deep Penetration Monte Carlo Calculation
Paul N. Stevens
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 109-114
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Sheilding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23084
Chain Segmentation for the Monte Carlo Solution of Particle Transport Problems
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 1 | January 1984 | Pages 115-137
Deep Penetration: Problem and Method of Solution | Special Section Contents / Sheilding | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23085
High-Energy Tritium Beams as Current Drivers in Tokamak Reactors
David R. Mikkelsen, Larry R. Grisham
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 145-150
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23088
Monte Carlo Studies of the Ion Cyclotron Range of Frequencies in Tandem Mirrors
Alan M. M. Todd
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 151-161
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23089
Implications of Polarized Deuterium-Tritium Plasmas for Toroidal Fusion Reactors
B. J. Micklich, D. L. Jassby
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 162-168
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23090
Ceramic Lithium Compounds for Solid Breeder Concepts for Fusion Reactors
Peter Groner, Walter Seifritz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 169-177
Technical Paper | Tritium Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23091
A Feasibility Study of the Catalytic Reduction Method For Tritium Recovery from Tritiated Water Tritium Systems
Hiroshi Yoshida, Hidefumi Takeshita, Satoshi Konishi, Hideo Ohno, Toshimasa Kurasawa, Hitoshi Watanabe, Yuji Naruse
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 178-188
Technical Paper | Tritium Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23092
Blanket Design and Calculated Performance for the Lotus Fusion-Fission Hybrid Experimental Devices Test Facility
S. I. Abdel-Khalik, Pierre-André Haldy, Anil Kumar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 189-208
Technical Paper | Experimental Devices | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23093
Investigations of High-Energy Deuterons in a Dense Plasma Focus Device by Means of Neutrons Emitted in the 7Li + D Process
Jan S. Brzosko, H. Conrads, Jean Pierre Rager, B. V. Robouch, Karl Steinmetz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 209-223
Technical Paper | Experimental Devices | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23094
Utility Evaluation of Fusion-Fission Hybrids
Betty K. Jensen, Norman E. Nour, Thomas M. Piascik
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 224-232
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23095
Nonradiological Occupational Hazards at a Fusion Power Station: Part I. Chemical Hazards
Clay E. Easterly
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 233-239
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspects | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23096
Nonradiological Occupational Hazards at a Fusion Power Station: Part II. Nonionizing Electromagnetic Fields
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 240-248
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspects | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23097
Summary of the Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields, Santa Margherita Ligure (Genoa), Italy, May 30–June 2, 1983
A. Viviani
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 249-251
Department | Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23098
Summary of the Third International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Helsinki, Finland, June 6–10, 1983
J. T. Routti, Conference Chairman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 251-252
Department | Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23099
Summary of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Advanced Bumpy Torus Concepts, Rancho Santa Fe, California, July 11–13, 1983
N. A. Uckan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 252-254
Department | Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23100
Summary of the Fifth International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams—Beams '83
Alan J. Toepfer
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 2 | March 1984 | Pages 254-257
Department | Meeting Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23101
Future Technology Requirements For Magnetic Fusion-An Evaluation Based On Conceptual Design Studies
W. M. Stacey, Jr., C. C. Baker, R. W. Conn, R. A. Krakowski, D. Steiner, K. I. Thomassen
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 266-290
Overviews | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23105
Lower Activation Materials and Magnetic Fusion Reactors
Robert W. Conn, Everett E. Bloom, J. W. Davis, Robert E. Gold, R. Little, Kenneth R. Schultz, Dale L. Smith, F. W. Wiffen
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 291-310
Overviews | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23106
Tokamak Fusion Reactors with Less Than Full Tritium Breeding
Kenneth Evans, Jr., John G. Gilligan, Jungchung Jung
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 311-325
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23107
Space-Dependent Analysis Plasma Engineering of Feedback Control to Suppress Thermal Runaway by Compression-Decompression
Masami Ohnishi, Akira Saiki, Masao Okamoto
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 326-333
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23108
An Analysis of Bremsstrahlung Energy Deposition in Magnetic Fusion First-Wall Materials
Matthew C. Carroll, John G. Gilligan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 334-349
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23109
Thermodynamics of Liquid Hydrogen Solutions
Albert E. Sherwood, P. Clark Souers
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 350-355
Technical Paper | Tritium Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23110
System Studies for a Quasi-Steady-State Advanced Physics Tokamak
R. Lowell Reid, Y-K. M. Peng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 356-373
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23111
Fast Hybrid Thermionic Blankets with Actinide Waste Fuel
SüMer Şahİn, Anil Kumar
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 374-381
Technical Paper | Nonelectrical Applications | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23112
The Materials Impact on Fusion Reactor Safety
S. J. Piet, M. S. Kazimi, L. M. Lidsky
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 382-392
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspects | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23113
