On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Robert Lynn <[email protected] > wrote:
Seems Italian Govt doesn't have any better info than we do, but they have > taken the time to look at it, and see the obvious flaws in Rossi's visible > efforts. Some interesting details: - The Italian patent, and presumably it's strength against challenges, is being questioned in view of the fact that, without information about the catalyst, the reaction cannot be reproduced by others. - The letter also seems to indicate that if there is ionizing radiation (presumably there is), then the approval process for the selling of a device like the E-Cat in the consumer market will be given careful review; I can only imagine that this would hold up possible commercialization and restrict it considerably once it is allowed to proceed. I'm also reminded of the conversation that was reported between Rossi and a government employee in Florida about whether the device was a "nuclear reactor." When I heard about the lead shielding being used for heat transfer, it sounded unlikely to me. I imagine it is there to shield radiation. I see on Wikipedia that lead has a halving thickness of 1 cm. Does anyone recall what the thickness of the lead around the E-Cat core is? Eric
