Jed Rusi Taleyarkhan was working at ORNL some years ago – therefore - they are probably referring to sonofusion
Jones From: Jed Rothwell https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2018/02/12/nuclear-fusion-could-be-a-silver-bullet-and-just-around-the-corner/#448cc3ac3747 QUOTE: Another publicly-financed one is by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is trying to figure out “cold fusion,” or a low-temperature nuclear reaction. That's all it says. I expect this is a misunderstanding. I doubt there is any cold fusion research. I have not heard of this from any other source. - Jed