Kevin— Thanks for that instructive review.
It seems that Storms was worried about a fast reaction of the BEC’s. Ball lightening or Bosenovas may in fact be a reaction close to what Storms was worried about in the thread of 2013 you have found. The following link addresses the possibility of bosenovas. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2001/03/implosion-and-explosion-bose-einstein-condensate-bosenova Various LENR researchers have witnessed what they report as bosenovas. Bob Cook