231 - The Radioactive Boyscout
Jul 18, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 231
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Episode description
David Hahn spent his teen years attempting to build a breeder reactor in the potting shed behind his house. His work resulted in a crude neutron source, a merit badge, and the unintentional creation of a superfund site and a trip to jail.
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