Friday, April 1, 2016

He tried to build nuclear reactor in the kitchen – interrogated again – Sydsvenskan

– It gets a little complicated because there are suspected violations of the Radiation Protection Act, says Karim Ottosson.

Therefore, the called in the national bomb unit, Radiation Safety and emergency services for help. Karim Ottosson say they believe that there is no danger to the public, but the neighbors are still urged to stay indoors.

Photo: Niklas Gustavsson

The barriers will continue for another few hours. The aim is above all to want to work in peace.

The man’s attempt to to build a nuclear reactor at home in the kitchen five years ago attracted much attention, even internationally .

Photo: Niklas Gustavsson

The then 31-year-old man had no evil intent, but were driven by a strong interest in chemistry and physics. On a blog he described, among other things, how he developed radioactive materials from old clocks and smoke alarms to build a primitive nuclear reactor.

When a reader of Follow informed him that the business could be illegal, he turned himself to the Radiation Protection Authority and talked about his hobby.

Reading Photo: Viveca Olsson

The closing was in his apartment, where among other things found two deadly toxins that he himself had produced the seeds. One was ricin, which are considered chemical weapons. The second was abrin, which can be used in biological weapons. In a box in the bathroom he kept radioactive substances.

Man sentenced in District Court in July 2014 to fines for violations of the Radiation Protection Act and as well as illegal environmental activities.

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