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SWEDEN CRACKING DOWN ON HOMEMADE NUCLEAR REACTORS
August 3 2011
Stockholm, Sweden – It’s been a long time since the nuclear genie was hidden away in a bottle, a bottle which of course will never be capped again. While we have been largely successful in halting the spread of nuclear technologies, some less than desirable people have still managed to get their hands on split atoms. 
In an effort to further clamp down on such leaks, police officials in Sweden have begun enacting a decades old law which restricts private individuals from possessing or creating home nuclear reactors. The first person arrested under that new enforcement is 31-year old Richard Handl whose efforts to split the atom in his kitchen have put him in jail.
Handl had apparently been trying to uncover the mysteries of the universe in his Stockholm apartment as a hobby, an effort which created a few meltdowns, a little radiation exposure, and a whole lot of jail time.
"I have always been interested in physics and chemistry. I just wanted to see if it's possible to split atoms at home,” said Handl of his efforts. “I now realize that it wasn’t such a good idea. From now on I will stick to the theory.”
Handl faces up to two years in prison for his efforts, which included a minor meltdown in his oven. 
“Nuclear technology must be limited to trained and licensed people. This is the way many countries have been doing this for many years and now we are falling in line with those efforts,” said a police spokesperson. “We have had these laws on the books for many years but enforcement has been lax. We will now enforce all laws against personal nuclear reactors with all diligence.”
The law covers fissile material which has been purchased or created. It’s not clear how many reactors are currently at large in the country.
“We are very pleased that Sweden has finally fallen into line with these efforts. We have made a significant effort to reduce and eventually eliminate private nuclear reactors throughout the European Union and Sweden was one the last remaining holdouts,” said a spokesperson for the E.U. “We feel that this renewed effort will encourage other member states to further their efforts to crack down on these private efforts. This is a good day.”
The E.U. made laws against private nuclear reactor ownership after Sweden joined the organization.
“There are difficult ethical and moral questions with these kinds of laws. I mean, outlawing natural elements and materials seems a little irrational and unfair but that is exactly what has happened here. Of course these particular materials are capable of creating serious illness and mass death so perhaps it’s just the lesser of two evils,” said Scrape TV European analyst Gillian Weismann. “I would imagine that we will see erratic enforcement throughout the union, unfortunately, but with a prominent country life Sweden taking charge it could provide an example to countries with limited police officers and unregulated nuclear materials.”
Bulgaria is apparently next on the E.U.’s target list, though the problem there appears to be private smallpox creation.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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