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

Radiation

The EPA had gone to David’s house and had carried out several tests there. They wanted to know what damage David had done to the people and the environment around his lab shed. David had expected it to be not too bad, which is why he was shocked when the researchers discovered how badly it had gone wrong.

According to the EPA, David’s homemade nuclear reactor had exposed some 40,000 people in his area to extremely dangerous amounts of radiation. And all this from the shed in his mother’s backyard…

This would have huge effects on the health and lives of those who lived around him.