… I am still trying to convince the group to take another crack at it, with a more sophisticated radiation measurement that requires some building and a small amount of funding. ***That means you have not been pursuing it. It's been 4 years and basically no mention on the MFMP blog.
Even if there is no excess heat, it still was the most promising lead -- there is actually an endothermic reaction that lets out radiation. The fact you can throw H2 and Nickel atoms together and end up with a nuclear product would change EVERYTHING.