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A Teenager Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Backyard Shed. Then the Government Came Calling.

On June 26, 1995, residents of the quiet, unassuming subdivision of Golf Manor—located in Clinton Township 25 miles outside of Detroit—bore witness to a strange and otherworldly display. Eleven men ...
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The kids who built nuclear reactors at home

Nuclear science isn't an easy thing, particularly building a working reactor, but there are a small handful of adolescents ...
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This 17-year-old built a nuclear reactor in his backyard, and it quickly turned into a catastrophe

David Hahn, a 17-year-old Boy Scout from suburban Michigan, made headlines for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in his backyard. Known as the “Radioactive Boy Scout,” Hahn‘s dangerous experiment ...

The 17-year-old did not need a secret facility: His backyard shed, old batteries, and smoke detectors were enough to scare a neighborhood

A teenager's backyard nuclear experiment alarmed federal agencies and turned a suburban shed into a cleanup site.