Gibbs asked about "melt down" which has a particular meaning in the context of nuclear reactors. Clearly, the E-Cat does not, in this meaning, melt down.
On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Does anyone know what happens when Rossi's reactor goes out of control? >> Does it melt down or just stop working? >> > > It melts. Rossi says it is perfectly safe, but this report says: > > "The tests held in December 2012 and March 2013 are in fact subsequent to > a previous attempt in November 2012 to make accurate measurements on a > similar model of the E-Cat HT on the same premises. In that experiment the > device was destroyed in the course of the experimental run, when the steel > cylinder containing the active charge overheated and melted." > > Rossi claimed the early, water cooled version of his reactor was perfectly > safe, but when it spiked to 100 kW briefly and seemed to be going out of > control, he was reportedly worried. I would have been out the door, knowing > me. > > He also says it produces no harmful radiation. Celani secretly brought two > radiation meter to the test. When the reactor started up, both went off the > scale. If that had lasted a second or two, all 50 observers would be dead. > Rossi was very upset when he discovered that Celani had measured this. It > is a trade secret, apparently. > > Rossi has a cavalier attitude toward safety. It is typical of a hands-on > experimentalist. Ohomori was same way. His experiments were so dangerous, > they scared Mizuno, who does not scare easily. I believe Ohmori has cancer. > His daughter told me that. He might have died. > > - Jed >
