Boy Scout builds nuclear reactor in backyard and exposes 40,000 locals to radiation

Some learn to tie knots; others build a reactor out of radioactive material…

When you think of a nuclear reactor, you probably think of a gigantic power station, somewhere on a remote piece of land far from civilization. This story teaches us that things don’t always have to be that way. This Boy Scout decided to build a nuclear reactor in his mother’s backyard…

Read on for this insane, but true story.