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I was just reading (scramjets, a cheap way into space), and on this thread I noticed the reference to a magnetic cannon. Would it be possible, or more correctly I should ask, would it be cost effective to shoot bundles of radioactive waste at the sun. If we could accomplish this technology at a reasonable cost, this might be the answer we are looking for. A magnetic cannon of sufficent size could in theory propel capsules of waste, without the concern for passengers, the acceleration rates could be pushed to the maximum. With our ability to successfully hit the proverbial bull eye, directing the capsule toward the sun whould not be a major problem. Pie in the sky, maybe, but it might just work and the bennefits would be fantastic.