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Swede Arrested For Building Nuclear Reactor

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-you're-playing-with-power dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A 31 year old Swedish male was arrested for trying to build a nuclear reactor in his apartment. He got hold of radioactive material thru mail-order purchases and from smoke detectors. Police raided his apartment after he had contacted the Swedish Radiation Authority (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) to inquire if it was legal to construct a nuclear reactor at home."

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  1. headline != article content by rbrausse · · Score: 5, Informative

    he was questioned by the police because he apparently violated some Swedish nuclear material laws.

    the story in short:
    - he invested $950
    - he bought radioactive material and dismantled one domestic fire alarm
    - he blogged about his expirements
    - he asked the Swedish authorities if it is allowed to build a nuclear reactor
    - some official accompanied by police offices visited his flat and found no radiation problem
    - he was questioned at a police stations and was afterwards released
    - all the nuclear stuff was confiscated

  2. another attempt by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 5, Informative

    This kid tried (badly, apparently) to do the same in the US a while back. I lived only a couple of streets over, but had left the area a dozen years before his attempt. I think I delivered newspapers to his house.