Published 19:19 31 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Boy scout, 17, made his entire neighbourhood radioactive after building nuclear reactor in his mum's garden

Meet the boy scout that built a nuclear reactor in his mum's garden.

Shola Lee

Featured Image Credit: Macomb County Jail/Jim West / Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: News, US News, Science, Technology, Life

Shola Lee

Shola Lee began her journalism career while studying for her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary, University of London and Columbia University in New York. She has written for the Columbia Spectator, QM Global Bloggers, CUB Magazine, UniDays, and Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital. Recently, Shola took part in the 2021 BAFTA Crew and BBC New Creatives programme before becoming a journalist at UNILAD, where she works on breaking news, trending stories, and features.

Boy scout, 17, made his entire neighbourhood radioactive after building nuclear reactor in his mum's garden

Meet the boy scout that built a nuclear reactor in his mum's garden.

Boy scout, 17, made his entire neighbourhood radioactive after building nuclear reactor in his mum's garden

Meet the boy scout that built a nuclear reactor in his mum's garden.

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