A 22-year-old man experimented was visited by the FBI and state authorities after he collected Americium-241, bought radioactive ore on eBay, and bragged about his nuclear lab on the Internet. Authorities decided he was doing nothing dangerous or illegal, but took away his equipment at the request of his parents.
Yep.
From the Dallas Morning News article: “No charges will be filed because it is legal to possess the ore he had, Mr. Dricks said. “It’s naturally occurring uranium, like you’d find in the ground. It’s only when it’s processed and the radioactive component is concentrated is where a license is required. He had not been doing that.””
Snippet: “...and bragged about his nuclear lab on the Internet.”
It will be interesting to note if he does any follow-up research.