This Boy Scout Built a Nuclear Reactor In His Backyard

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Meet David Charles Hahn—the infamous “nuclear Boy Scout.” This is the true story of a 1990s Detroit teen who set out to build a backyard reactor in a potting shed. It’s weird history at its wildest. -- Written, shot, and edited by Andrew Price Intro sequence by Andrew Price Original animation by Brandon Nebitt https://www.instagram.com/brandonnebitt Original music by D. Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com/ -- No clips or images in this video are generated using AI. I use Vecteezy (https://www.vecteezy.com) for all stock footage and images. The site does contain AI-generated content, but it is labeled as such and I don't use it. -- Sources: Silverstein, K. (2004). The radioactive boy scout: The frightening true story of a whiz kid and his homemade nuclear reactor. Random House. Silverstein, K. (1998, November). The radioactive boy scout. Harper’s Magazine. https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ ‘Radioactive Boy Scout’ arrested. (2007, August 3). World Nuclear News. https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Radioactive-Boy-Scout-arrested If a boy scout can get nuclear materials, what’s stopping terrorists? (2011, February 8). PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/building-a-better-breeder-reactor-1 Mulko, M. (2023, April 6). Who was David Hahn and why was he nicknamed the nuclear boy scout? Interesting Engineering. https://interestingengineering.com/culture/david-hahn-the-nuclear-boy-scout Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.). David Hahn Part 01 (Final) [PDF]. FBI Records: The Vault. https://vault.fbi.gov/david-hahn/David%20Hahn%20Part%2001%20%28Final%29 Farivar, C. (2017, April 23). “Radioactive Boy Scout” regularly visited by FBI for a decade, father says. Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/radioactive-boy-scout-regularly-visited-by-fbi-for-a-decade-father-says/