A Swedish man was arrested after he tried to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and documented his efforts on the Internet, authorities and the man said Thursday.
Richard Handl, 31, from Angelholm in southern Sweden, gathered materials including smoke detectors, clock and watch hands and via purchases on the Internet.
"I was just curious to see if it was possible, it is just a hobby," said Handl, currently unemployed but previously a worker in a ventilation systems factory.
He documented his efforts on us
He got as far as mixing some ingredients on a cooker -- americum, radium, beryllium and 96 percent sulphuric acid.
"The boiling explosion was about 3 or 4 months ago and the police came two weeks ago
After the incident, which hecleaned up the mess on the cooker and then I bought some more radium and continued the experiment."TheAuthority said in a statement the authorities raided Handl's flat on July 20 after hearing that he was handling nuclear materials in an unsafe way.There were no raised levels of radiation in the apartment and the neighbors were not exposed to radiation," research chief Leif Mobergin the statement.Handl reported the raid laconically on hisProject canceled!"He was detained and shortly after freed. "I am still a suspect for crime against the radiation safety law,
Richard Handl, 31, from Angelholm in southern Sweden, gathered materials including smoke detectors, clock and watch hands and via purchases on the Internet.
"I was just curious to see if it was possible, it is just a hobby," said Handl, currently unemployed but previously a worker in a ventilation systems factory.
He documented his efforts on us
He got as far as mixing some ingredients on a cooker -- americum, radium, beryllium and 96 percent sulphuric acid.
"The boiling explosion was about 3 or 4 months ago and the police came two weeks ago
After the incident, which hecleaned up the mess on the cooker and then I bought some more radium and continued the experiment."TheAuthority said in a statement the authorities raided Handl's flat on July 20 after hearing that he was handling nuclear materials in an unsafe way.There were no raised levels of radiation in the apartment and the neighbors were not exposed to radiation," research chief Leif Mobergin the statement.Handl reported the raid laconically on hisProject canceled!"He was detained and shortly after freed. "I am still a suspect for crime against the radiation safety law,
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