Hi Robin, There are certainly several ways to suggest that radiation "could have" and should have been measured if it was there and that assumes that the authors wanted to measure it, but the point is that the Rossi paper is severely deficient in many ways, if not intentionally misleading.
It is a mistake at this point to try to characterize it as relating more to Mills' claims than to LENR, or even to assume veracity on the results. There is a "back story" on Rossi which he would rather avoid. Moreover, it is impossible to look at the more general field of "excess heat from nickel" as "either/or" in the sense of either Mills or LENR. My contention is that it is ALWAYS a bit of both. As mentioned in prior posts here, Rossi's prior work on thermoelectrics in New Hampshire (which was with nickel nanopowder) leaves the same impression of shady motivations and shoddy technique: hollow claims of great results, large funding received, two fires (Raney nickel is dangerous when activated), insurance claims, lack of a final report to DoE, disappointed colleagues and investors, quick exit from the USA to Italy and other circumstances can lead one to believe that his prior research borders on intentional deceit ... well let's just say that there is no reason to trust the man based on this recent episode. On the other hand there is also reason to believe that Mills reactor becomes activated in radioactivity over time - from LENR. I am of course fully aware that Mills/BLP has never mentioned this, and in fact have gone to lengths over the years to deny that LENR is involved in their process. They will be forced to recant at some point, and it will not be pretty. My contention is that Mills is not truthful in the sense of withholding information on nuclear activation, which he knows will cast deep shadows on his patent portfolio. This entire field of nickel-based reactions will most likely become a messy court case some day, especially since the most important patent of all: Thermacore - is set to expire soon, if it has not already. Jones
