McKubre is a very careful in his wording. He has to be in his position – almost a diplomat.
When he says: “If one were to reshuffle the neutrons of the five stable Ni isotopes in the directions of the revealed changes, we would have a great deal of energy—possibly far too much”... Yup. That is the understatement of the year… it is like 100 times too much energy depending on how representative the sample was – yet with gamma radiation near background, if not below. This is a physical impossibility. That speaks volumes to those who categorically reject the idea that there is “no motivation for deceit.” The sample was compromised. Jones

