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That was most likely a fission reactor.

In this case it is a deuterium-deuterium fusion reactor and both the fuel and the waste (helium 3) are pretty safe to handle. The device is only radioactive while it is operating.

That being said, he did say that he got tons of help from professors so at the very least he knows exactly how to remain safe.




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