A young man in Angelholm, in the South of Sweden, has been arrested after apparently trying to create a nuclear reactor in his kitchen.

The young man's story appears in Helsingsborgs Dagblad, a Swedish language local paper in the area.



He told HD:

I've always been interested in nuclear physics and particle physics. I have read many books about it and wanted to see if it worked. I just thought of it as an experiment.

A little further digging finds some more information on the web - the young man had kept a blog that detailed his efforts. The blog, titled "Richard's Reactor", begins:


One post shows the results of one of "Richard's" attempts:

Nuclear Meltdownhttp://richardsreactor.blogspot.com/

A meltdown on my cooker!!!


Could "Richard" have created a nuclear reactor? The Swedish nuclear authority told HD that they doubt he could have succeeded.

"Richard" isn't the first to try and create a homemade nuclear reactor.

In 1994, David Hahn, a 17 year old boy scout, attempted it in his mothers house and was eventually arrested. Hahn was later rearrested in 2007 after allegedly stealing a number of smoke detectors from the hall of his building. He appeared to have sores on his face that indicated exposure to radioactive materials.

"Richard" is aware of Hahn and makes of note of him on his blog. His judgment?
