Tellurian optoexplosive system including nuclear explosive light generator and target irradiation

Claim 2

In combination with an irradiable target characterized as sensitive to the kinetic energies of an explosion, for the irradiation of said target with reflectable electromagnetic radiations, the system which comprises: a. an enclosed main duct emplaced underground, said duct having two end parts; b. a firable explosive positioned within a first end part of the said main duct, said explosive characterized as generating reflectable electromagnetic radiations and kinetic energies of different velocities; c. a secondary, branching duct joined with the main duct between the two end parts; d. a frangible reflective optic angularly sited within the main duct to reflect reflectable electromagnetic radiations into the said branching duct; e. and an irradiable target reflectively coupled to the said frangible reflective optic through the branching duct; such that upon the firing of the said firable explosive reflectable electromagnetic radiations strike the frangible reflective optic and reflectively couple with the said irradiable target and the non-reflectable energy breaks through the said optic and deposits within the said second send part of the main duct, so that the target is irradiated. 2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein the said firable explosive is a nuclear explosive.

Claim 3

The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein the said firable explosive is a chemical explosive.

Claim 4

The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein the said branching duct joined with the main duct between the two said end parts subtends by less than 90* in the direction of the said first end part of the main duct having positioned therein the firable explosive.

Claim 5

The combination as set forth in claim 4, wherein the said firable explosive is nuclear explosive.

Claim 6

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation a destructible reflective member optically coupled at a first angle with a nuclear explosive source of light and optically coupled at a second angle with a tunnel branching in communication with an irradiable target, the said second angle characterized as being different from the said first angle; and a receptable arranged at a third angle, said third angle characterized as being different from the said second angle, so that upon explosion of the said nuclear explosive source of light there is generated reflectable rays togethers with non-reflectable rays, the said reflectable rays having a velocity greater than the velocity of the said non-reflectable rays, such that the reflectable rays strike the reflective member before the non-reflectable rays and reflect at the first angle from the said member into the second angle and into the said irradiable target, and thereafter the non-reflectable rays strike the destructible reflective member to destroy the member with the non-reflectable rays and the debris from the destroyed member being carried into the said receptacle.

Claim 7

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation a destructible reflective member optically coupled at a first angle with a nuclear explosive source of light and optically coupled at a second angle with a tunnel branching in communication with an irradiable target, the said second angle characterized as being different from the said first angle; and a receptable arranged at a third angle, said third angle characterized as being different from the said second angle, so that upon explosion of the said nuclear explosive source of light there is generated reflectable rays togethers with non-reflectable rays, the said reflectable rays having a velocity greater than the velocity of the said non-reflectable rays, such that the reflectable rays strike the reflective member before the non-reflectable rays and reflect at the first angle from the said member into the second angle and into the said irradiable target, and thereafter the non-reflectable rays strike the destructible reflective member to destroy the member with the non-reflectable rays and the debris from the destroyed member being carried into the said receptacle.

Claim 8

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation as set forth in claim 6, wherein the said second angle is approximately 90* with respect to the said first angle.

Claim 9

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation as set forth in claim 6, wherein the said second angle is less than 90* with respect to the said first angle.

Claim 10

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation as set forth in claim 6, wherein the said second angle is more than 90* with respect to the said first angle.

Claim 11

In a branched underground tunnel system for nuclear explosive light generation as set forth in claim 6, wherein a single nuclear explosive source of light at a common first angle is optically coupled with at least two of the said second angle tunnel branchings.

Claim 12

An underground nuclear device for the separation of the reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the non-reflectable energy of a contained nuclear explosion, wherein the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation has a velocity greater than that of the non-reflectable energy, which comprises: a. a substantially straight containment tunnel underground; b. at least one side-arm duct joining the said tunnel at a right angle between the closed ends of the said tunnel; c. a nuclear explosive device set at one of the ends of the tunnel, said nuclear device characterized as generating reflectable electromagnetic radiation together with non-reflectable energy of faster and slower velocities; d. actuation means for the firing of the said nuclear device; e. a frangible reflective optic at the said joining of the tunnel and the side-arm duct, said optic being in a common coupling with the tunnel and the side-arm duct at approximately one-half of a right angle with respect to the tunnel and the duct; f. an irradiable target sited within the said side-arm duct adapted to receive the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the said optic moving faster than the said non-reflectable energy; g. and a second end receptacle part of the said tunnel adapted to depose of the slower non-reflectable energy from the explosion of the nuclEar device.

Claim 13

An underground nuclear device for the separation of the reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the non-reflectable energy of a contained nuclear explosion, wherein the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation has a velocity greater than that of the non-reflectable energy, which comprises: a. a substantially straight containment tunnel underground; b. at least one side-arm duct joining the said tunnel at a right angle between the closed ends of the said tunnel; c. a nuclear explosive device set at one of the ends of the tunnel, said nuclear device characterized as generating reflectable electromagnetic radiation together with non-reflectable energy of faster and slower velocities; d. actuation means for the firing of the said nuclear device; e. a frangible reflective optic at the said joining of the tunnel and the side-arm duct, said optic being in a common coupling with the tunnel and the side-arm duct at approximately one-half of a right angle with respect to the tunnel and the duct; f. an irradiable target sited within the said side-arm duct adapted to receive the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the said optic moving faster than the said non-reflectable energy; g. and a second end receptacle part of the said tunnel adapted to depose of the slower non-reflectable energy from the explosion of the nuclEar device.

Claim 14

An underground optoexplosive device for the separation of the reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the non-reflectable energy of a contained explosion, wherein the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation is characterized as having a velocity greater than the said non-reflectable energy of the explosion, which comprises: a. a substantially linear tunnel situated underground, said tunnel having two ends at least one of which ends is closed; b. an explosive energy source contained within the said tunnel at one of the said ends; c. explosive energy source firing means in communication with the said explosive energy source; d. at least one first side-arm duct having a closed end, the said first duct joining the said tunnel between the ends thereof at an angle less than a right angle in the direction of the end of the tunnel containing the said explosive energy source; e. at least one second side-arm duct angularly joining the first side-arm duct between the closed end and the first joining thereof; f. a series of frangible reflective optics positioned at an angle at the joinings of the said tunnel and the said side-arm ducts, said angle adapted to the common axes of the tunnel and the ducts; g. an irradiable target optically coupled to the said series of frangible reflective optics through the ducts and tunnel; h. and closed end portions of the tunnel and ducts adapted to receive the said non-reflectable energy from the explosion of the explosive source upon the firing thereof.

Claim 15

An underground optoexplosive device for the separation of the reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the non-reflectable energy of a contained explosion, wherein the said reflectable electromagnetic radiation is characterized as having a velocity greater than the said non-reflectable energy of the explosion, which comprises: a. a substantially linear tunnel situated underground, said tunnel having two ends at least one of which ends is closed; b. an explosive energy source contained within the said tunnel at one of the said ends; c. explosive energy source firing means in communication with the said explosive energy source; d. at least one first side-arm duct having a closed end, the said first duct joining the said tunnel between the ends thereof at an angle less than a right angle in the direction of the end of the tunnel containing the said explosive energy source; e. at least one second side-arm duct angularly joining the first side-arm duct between the closed end and the first joining thereof; f. a series of frangible reflective optics positioned at an angle at the joinings of the said tunnel and the said side-arm ducts, said angle adapted to the common axes of the tunnel and the ducts; g. an irradiable target optically coupled to the said series of frangible reflective optics through the ducts and tunnel; h. and closed end portions of the tunnel and ducts adapted to receive the said non-reflectable energy from the explosion of the explosive source upon the firing thereof.

Claim 16

An underground optoexplosive device as set forth in claim 12, wherein the said first side-arm duct is sealed off underground and the said irradiable target carried within the said second side-arm duct is sealed off therein.

Claim 17

An underground optoexplosive system as set forth in claim 12, wherein the said explosive energy source is a nuclear explosive device.

Claim 18

An underground optoexplosive device as set forth in claim 12, wherein the said explosive energy source is a chemical explosive device.

Claim 19

An underground explotron for the separation of the faster moving reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the slower moving non-reflectable energy of an explosion, for the treatment of an irradiable target with refelectable radiation, the system which comprises: a. an underground main tunnel having closed ends; b. a firable explosive device positioned within the said main tunnel between the said closed ends; c. at least two branching pipes joining the said main tunnel between the closed ends and on each side of the said explosive device; d. an angular conjoinment of the ends opposite the closed ends of the said pipes so as to form a common chamber; e. at least two frangible reflective optics emplaced at the joinings of the said pipes and the main tunnel, such that there is an optical coupling of the said explosive device with the said common chamber through the main tunnel and pipes; f. and an irradiable target in optical communication with the common chamber; such that upon firing the said firable explosive device the faster moving reflectable electromagnetic radiation first reflects into the irradiable target and the slower moving non-reflectable energy breaks through the said frangible reflective optic and passes into the closed ends of the main tunnel.

Claim 20

An underground explotron for the separation of the faster moving reflectable electromagnetic radiation from the slower moving non-reflectable energy of an explosion, for the treatment of an irradiable target with refelectable radiation, the system which comprises: a. an underground main tunnel having closed ends; b. a firable explosive device positioned within the said main tunnel between the said closed ends; c. at least two branching pipes joining the said main tunnel between the closed ends and on each side of the said explosive device; d. an angular conjoinment of the ends opposite the closed ends of the said pipes so as to form a common chamber; e. at least two frangible reflective optics emplaced at the joinings of the said pipes and the main tunnel, such that there is an optical coupling of the said explosive device with the said common chamber through the main tunnel and pipes; f. and an irradiable target in optical communication with the common chamber; such that upon firing the said firable explosive device the faster moving reflectable electromagnetic radiation first reflects into the irradiable target and the slower moving non-reflectable energy breaks through the said frangible reflective optic and passes into the closed ends of the main tunnel.

Claim 21

The underground explotron as set forth in claim 16, wherein the firable explosive device includes a chemical explosive agent.

Claim 22

The underground explotron as set forth in claim 16, wherein the firable explosive device includes a nuclear explosive agent.

Claim 23

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy which comprises: a. a main tunnel section positioned underground; b. a firable explosion energy source sited within the said main tunnel section including a branching upper leg and a branching lower leg, the said legs being conduits and branching in a substantially common axis with respect to one another from the site of the said explosion energy source sited within the tunnel; c. a controllably impellable piston movably emplaced within the said upper leg; d. a passageway for the piston in the upper leg through the site of the explosion energy source; e. a lower leg adapted to receive the said impellable piston upon movement from the upper leg and the traversing thereof of the said passageway in the tunnel section containing the explosion energy source; f. and means for the time controlled release of the piston in the upper leg; such that upon the firing of the explosion energy source into a live explosion the release of the said piston and its traversing of the said site diverts a part of the explosion into the said lower leg while the non-diverted part of the explosion enters the main tunnel section.

Claim 24

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy which comprises: a. a main tunnel section positioned underground; b. a firable explosion energy source sited within the said main tunnel section including a branching upper leg and a branching lower leg, the said legs being conduits and branching in a substantially common axis with respect to one another from the site of the said explosion energy source sited within the tunnel; c. a controllably impellable piston movably emplaced within the said upper leg; d. a passageway for the piston in the upper leg through the site of the explosion energy source; e. a lower leg adapted to receive the said impellable piston upon movement from the upper leg and the traversing thereof of the said passageway in the tunnel section containing the explosion energy source; f. and means for the time controlled release of the piston in the upper leg; such that upon the firing of the explosion energy source into a live explosion the release of the said piston and its traversing of the said site diverts a part of the explosion into the said lower leg while the non-diverted part of the explosion enters the main tunnel section.

Claim 25

The combination of an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy as set forth in claim 19, wherein the release of the piston is by mechanical release.

Claim 26

The combination of an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy as set forth in claim 19, wherein the release of the piston includes the application of explosive force to the piston.

Claim 27

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy which comprises: a. a main tunnel section positioned underground; b. a firable explosion energy source sited within the said main tunnel section including a branching upper leg and a branching lower leg, the said legs being conduits and branching in a substantially common axis with respect to one another from the site of the said explosion energy source sited within the tunnel; c. a secondary source of explosion energy firably emplaced within the said upper leg; d. a passageway between the site of the said firable explosion energy source in the main tunnel section and the said upper leg; e. a lower leg adapted to receive energy from the said secondary source of explosion energy firably emplaced within the said upper leg; f. and means for the time controlled firing of the said secondary explosion energy source; such that upon the firing of the firable explosion energy source into a live explosion the release of energy from the said secondary source traverses the site of the firable explosion energy source and diverts a part of the explosion thereof into the lower leg while the non-diverted part of the explosion enters the main tunnel section.

Claim 28

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy which comprises: a. a main tunnel section positioned underground; b. a firable explosion energy source sited within the said main tunnel section including a branching upper leg and a branching lower leg, the said legs being conduits and branching in a substantially common axis with respect to one another from the site of the said explosion energy source sited within the tunnel; c. a secondary source of explosion energy firably emplaced within the said upper leg; d. a passageway between the site of the said firable explosion energy source in the main tunnel section and the said upper leg; e. a lower leg adapted to receive energy from the said secondary source of explosion energy firably emplaced within the said upper leg; f. and means for the time controlled firing of the said secondary explosion energy source; such that upon the firing of the firable explosion energy source into a live explosion the release of energy from the said secondary source traverses the site of the firable explosion energy source and diverts a part of the explosion thereof into the lower leg while the non-diverted part of the explosion enters the main tunnel section.

Claim 29

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy as set forth in claim 22, wherein the said secondary source of explosion energy is a shaped charge.

Claim 30

The combination in an underground optoexplosive system for the time controlled treatment of an irradiable target with explosion energy as set forth in claim 22, wherein the said secondary source of explosion energy includes chemical explosive.