So far, the only thing Rossi has said about the report is that a nuclear engineer is the principal author. That is not a good sign. The principal author should have been a licensed HVAC engineer. Assigning this task to a nuclear engineer would be like putting an HVAC engineer in charge of measuring radiation from a nuclear reactor.
Jones Beene reported that the nuclear engineer may be Fabio Penon, M.Eng (Nuclear Engineering Specialist). I doubt he is licensed for the state of Florida. This is not like doing a lab-bench experiment at a few watts. Of course any observer is free to make observations and calculate input and output. I suppose a nuclear engineer might be able to measure boiler efficiency, informally. But to operate industrial equipment, you must have a certificate provided after an inspection by a licensed professional with a "certificate of competency." This testing includes measuring boiler efficiency. This would show anomalous heat if Rossi's claims are correct. (I expect such heat would cause a commotion and some difficulty getting the certificate.) See: http://www.myfloridacfo.com/Division/SFM/BFP/BoilerSafety/documents/CHAPTER554.pdf "(1) A person may not: (a) Operate a boiler at a public assembly location without a valid certificate of compliance for that boiler; (b) Give false or forged information to the department or an inspector for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of compliance; . . . (f) Inspect any boiler regulated under the provisions of ss. 554.1011-554.115 without having a valid certificate of competency." These are misdemeanors of the second degree, meaning there is $500 fine. In addition to the fine, I am pretty sure they would revoke any professional license you have as a nuclear engineer or in some other engineering profession. - Jed
