We could ask Parkhomov through Bob Greenyer if the Ni powder he used was enriched in 64Ni. However, as far as we know, and in particular during these reported runs, Parkhomov was on a shoestring budget that would have precluded buying isotopically enriched Ni. As far as we know all of his reported experiments have been fueled with Ni out of a single reagent jar. MFMP has samples of that Ni powder (including me). I know that in the US, 96% enriched 64Ni would probably be about $30k per gram.
MFMP has recently purchased 70mg of 96+% isotopically enriched 62Ni. On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > Bob, you know the protocol - if the author finds an error of that > severity, he withdraws the paper. Since they have not done so after a year, > isn’t it fair to assume that the enrichment in the heavy isotope was > deliberate? > > > > In Moscow, there is a famous lab (Kurchatov) which does most of the > nickel enrichment for the entire world. > > > > It would not be difficult for Parkhomov to find and use nickel enriched in > 64Ni. > > > > > > *From:* Bob Cook > > > > Jones-- > > > > I agree with you about the report of the Ni-64 ratios presented in the > report. They should be asked to confirm the original Ni-64 ratio. > > > > I doubt it is correct, since it would have taken some effort to start with > the enriched Ni-64, which they would surely have noted as a particularly > important attribute of the starting fuel. > > > > Bob Cook > > > > >
