He didn’t do it because of some rational decisions which could be moderated by basic guidance.
There’s probably 10’s of thousands of kids who realized they could do something similar, but also realized it was a bad idea for any number of reasons. He came to a different conclusion.
Yep, any kid who obsesses about the periodic table of elements can figure out how to collect radioactive isotopes and attempt to build a simple nuclear reactor. Most don't, because they know better.
There’s probably 10’s of thousands of kids who realized they could do something similar, but also realized it was a bad idea for any number of reasons. He came to a different conclusion.