The 17-year-old did not need a secret facility: His backyard shed, old batteries, and smoke detectors were enough to scare a neighborhood

A teenager's backyard nuclear experiment alarmed federal agencies and turned a suburban shed into a cleanup site.
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A Teenager Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Backyard Shed. Then the Government Came Calling.

On June 26, 1995, residents of the quiet, unassuming subdivision of Golf Manor—located in Clinton Township 25 miles outside of Detroit—bore witness to a strange and otherworldly display. Eleven men ...

A teenager turned a backyard shed into a nuclear experiment, and the strangest part is where the radioactive material came from

A teen turned his shed into a radioactive site. Discover the truth behind the “Radioactive Boy Scout” and his dangerous ...