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Man jailed for building nuclear reactor in his kitchen

Updated on: 03 August,2011 02:15 PM IST  | 
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A Swedish man who attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen had to face jail

Man jailed for building nuclear reactor in his kitchen

A Swedish man who attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen had to face jail.


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"I was arrested and sent to jail when the police and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority searched my apartment," Fox News quoted the unnamed nuclear enthusiast as writing on a blog detailing his project.


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"They took all my radioactive stuff, but I was released after a hearing. But I am still suspect for crime against the radiation safety law," the man wrote.
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Police in the western town of Angelholm were alerted when he contacted Sweden's nuclear authority and asked if it was permitted for an individual to build a nuclear reactor in his home.
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He posted requests for information online and posted photos of experiments in his kitchen.
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A spokesman for the local city council told FoxNews that people in the city of Angelholm were largely unfazed by the potential nuclear reactor.
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"The reactions I have encountered about citizens in Angelholm is that the whole thing seems innocent," said Anders Clark.

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