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Information on experiment legality, precedent, and incidents. Focus on USA home experimentation.

= Incidents =

Incidents that evoked law enforcement response.

== David Hahn ==

Country: USA

aka "Radioactive Boy Scout"

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn Wiki]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TlECFbjvM Video describing what he did]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee11S9jBesI Documentary]
* "It seems he hadn't broken any laws. The laws were designed for private institutions, not private individuals"

Result: superfund site.

== Richard's reactor ==

Country: Sweeden

[http://richardsreactor.blogspot.com/2011/07/project-canceled.html Arrest announced]

He tried to recreate David's project. Notably he posted a picture of his stove covered in radioactive debris after a mixture exploded

Result: Jail time / fines?

== Ben Krasnow ==

Country: USA

NRC visit after posting details about his CT scanner online. Sounds like they worked with him to get it certified compliant by adding shielding.

= Fusor community =

http://www.fusor.net/board/

Lots of people seem to build small home reactors without issue.

= Commercial isotopes =

[http://www.spectrumtechniques.com/radioisotopes.htm Spectrum Techniques] has some info on exempt sources, including NRC links

Why is Curie limit different for different isotopes?

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Mcmaster: Created page with "Information on experiment legality, precedent, and incidents. Focus on USA home experimentation. = Incidents = Incidents that evoked law enforcement response. == David Ha..."