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Richard Handl
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Richard Handl (born May 23, 1980) is a Swedish man that experimented with building a breeder reactor in his apartment in Ängelholm, Sweden for 6 months in 2011 with the intention to create a nuclear reaction. According to himself, he wanted " to see if it's possible to split atoms at home." He kept a blog called "Richard's Reactor" in which he documented the progress of the reactor. One step involved cooking americium, radium and beryllium in on a stove in order to more easily mix the ingredients; this resulted in a explosion. On 22 July, 2011 he was detained by the police after having contacted the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) to inquire as to whether his project was legal or not. His apartment was searched, and the radioactive materials as well as his computer were taken by the police. |
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