Nuclear Radiation Workshop: Demystifying

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One of my favorite reads is about a teenager "The Radioactive Boy Scout" (yes, there is actually a merit badge for this) who attempted to build a breeder reactor with "off the shelf" parts in the shed outside his house. His homemade concoction may have put 40,000 people at risk of radiation exposure.

http://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/0059750