I hear the "all we can do is wait until October" a lot. If just a few people were working on replication, we could get details a lot sooner than October/November...
Rossi is very kind to answer questions on his blog. I've asked a number of questions trying to learn about what is going on and without fail he has responded. (He doesn't respond well to all questions, but polite and sincere ones he is good.) I was the one who asked him if an exploding e-cat would be radioactive and/or poisonous. He said only that there was no risk of explosion. Which makes me think that the secret catalyst is indeed something not totally harmless. A hydride of Li, K, Rb, or Cs is a good conjecture from Mills, Axil, et. al. Anyone have a thought as to which one would be the smartest choice for an E-Cat? - Brad Lowe p.s. Please drop me a message if you're attempting a home-brew e-cat and we can compare notes. Andrea Rossi > June 20th, 2011 at 11:46 > AM<http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=497&cpage=9#comment-47373> > > Dear Brad: > 1- if a unit overheats inside the reactor Nickel melts and the reactions > are stopped: it is intrinsecally safe > 2- Hydrogen cannot explode because we have not oxygen inside the reactor. > Antway, the amount of hydrogen is so small ( 1 gram) that there is not any > explosion risk. > Good questions. > Warm Regards, > A.R. >
