Goal for the site

I hope to provide a project plan for the development of a nuclear waste cannon (NWC). The NWC will ultimately be used to fire some 1 million tons of nuclear waste into the sun over a period of approximately 20 to 30 years. The overall plan will include an evacuated pipe (cannon barrel) some several miles long. The cannon will be constructed up the side of a tall mountain (Chimborazo) in Ecuador. A projectile of approximately 100 kilograms will be fired through the cannon. As a starting point it will be assumed that the projectile will be accelerated magnetically and will be levitated magnetically. The exit end of the NWC will include a length of specialized cannon that will allow the projectile to exit with minimum loss of vacuum in the main barrel. This exit end will also be used to fine tune the exit velocity. After exit from the cannon the projectile will pass through the atmosphere and will arrive in outer space at the velocity needed to arrive at the sun. The moon, Venus, and Mercury may be used to redirect the trajectory of the projectile such that that the NWC may be used 24/7 if possible.

The first five years after construction will be a test period. During this time the NWC will be used to send fuel and other supplies to either moon orbit or possibly to one of the stable points in the earth's orbit. A net arrangement will allow capture of the projectiles as they arrive at the moon.

Once the NWC accuracy and reliability have been established the NWC will begin firing projectiles containing nuclear waste. These projectiles will be directed into the sun where they will be converted to gas. The projectiles will have no measurable impact on the sun.

Organization of the project: I will try to break out each task involved in the early development of the NWC Project into individual tasks that can be taken on by one or more individuals. I will post these tasks on different days. As time goes on it will be necessary to change the tasks to fit the knowns as the project develops. For example a 100 kilogram projectile may be a bad choice; other factors may move toward a larger or smaller size. Also it may take several nuclear reactors along the route to power the cannon; but further analysis may show that only one is needed. I would like to establish a public link to the person who agrees to take on a particular task. I will try to maintain an overall plan for the project that I will published periodically as we make progress. The first few tasks will be be to find the tall poles in the tent; that is those technical problems that may render the project technically or economically impossible.