Daily Archives: August 24, 2011

Innovative Swede arrested after inquiring if it was legal to experment with radioactive smoke alarm parts

Swedish police have detained 31-year-old Richard Handl in Ängelholm in western Sweden after he contacted the Swedish Radiation Authority (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten) to inquire if it was legal to construct a nuclear reactor at home.  The man was interested in experimenting with the bits from an old smoke alarm and some materials he had purchased through the… Read More »