Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen

[NEOAethyr]

The more concerning thing is how did he get hold of the radioactive material in the first place?

None of those are that hard to get a ahold of except maybe radium, you could still find it but it would be by luck if you found something with it in it.

You don't actually need any sort of radioactive material to make a reactor though...
We've known that since maybe 70-80 years now.
I can't remember the design name though, I must have the page saved somewhere on my drive, but it's not something I should be posting anyways ^^.

Edit:
So I don't look like a fool talking shiz, here's what I "think" what I was mentioning before (don't blame me if the thread gets locked though...):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell