Man caught driving stolen car filled with radioactive uranium, rattlesnake, whiskey, Guthrie police

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David Hahn, The 17-Year-Old Who Built a Backyard Nuclear Reactor

David Hahn, also known as the “Nuclear Boy Scout” or the “Radioactive Boy Scout,” was an American who came to everyone’s notice after building a nuclear reactor in his backyard. In 1994, the 17-year-old irradiated his mother’s house and the neighborhood with his breeder reactor. A chance encounter with the police brought his experiment into the limelight. Soon, FBI, EPA, and various nuclear agencies got involved followed by a Superfund cleanup of the property. Keep reading to learn more about David Hahn, the 17-year-old who built a backyard nuclear reactor.

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Believing the toolbox to be an atom bomb, the police had the car towed to the police headquarters. There it was discovered that David’s toolbox indeed contained radioactive materials. The Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan was implemented, and many government agencies sprang into action including the FBI and the NRC. David’s backyard laboratory was sealed and a Superfund cleanup took place. The potting shed was dismantled, and its remains were dumped into a facility in the middle of the Great Salt Lake Desert.

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