The relevant Sochi data is the chart on slide 13.
You can see what happened - the chart is logarithmic and the writer of paper apparently did not notice that. Thus - a very substantial change took place - a drop in the ending ratio of 64Ni of almost half, compared to the starting - PLUS a starting ratio which was 500% greater than natural - gets swept away without apparent notice. Yet this is where ALL the action was happening. They had to enrich in 64Ni to get these results - no question about it ! From: Jones Beene Interesting paper on his improved replication, with a glaring error: <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Pc25a4cOM2cHBha0RLbUo5ZVU/view> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Pc25a4cOM2cHBha0RLbUo5ZVU/view Their conclusion is flat-out wrong: "After operation in the reactor, No significant changes in the isotopic composition of Ni was found. Li 6/ 7 Li ratio increased." In fact the Lithium ratio is in the noise, given the mobility of lithium - BUT a very substantial change in 64Ni can account for all of the excess heat. This is evidence that they enriched in 64Ni and knew it was the key - not 62Ni and no lithium.
