Having been at the meeting I would be pleased to add an item of clarification.
The input gas was in fact molecular deuterium. An innovation that they made a
big deal of at the meeting was a device placed inside the reactor that allowed
them to monitor the composition of the circulating gas in real time, in terms
of atomic number. Thus at the beginning of the run they were registering atomic
number 4 (molecular deuterium) and during the run there was a progressive
decline in 4. A transient rise in 3 occurred (they didn't know if it was
tritium or possibly
Helium 3) then that level declined again. The item that progressively rose
during the run was atomic number 2(they didn't know if that was atomic
deuterium or molecular hydrogen). Any speculation from the group as to why that
might happen? As an matter of coincidence or god forbid synchronicity the
output of Fisher's polyneutron theory was molecular hydrogen (IIRC)
The opening slide was an image of Japanese gradeschoolers wearing masks
for protection from Fukushimas monstrous effluent. Underscore an enhanced
willingness on the part of Japanese government and industry to get behind
Mizuno's innovation
Steve High
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