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Originally Posted by Hellmark
As far as the latter, well, that sort of thing can be found out and made as is. It is just that the materials are difficult/next to impossible to get.
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Perhaps you've never heard of "The Radioactive Boy Scout." The article was published in
Harper's Magazine in November 1998. It's about a Boy Scout who decided to build a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed in order to earn a Merit Badge. The story of how he obtained the necessary materials makes for fascinating reading. The Superfund cleanup after his work was discovered cost the taxpayers around $60,000. You can find the article at
http://www.harpers.org/archive/1998/11/0059750.