Energy Research Advisory Board

Name: Cold Fusion Research
Author: Energy Research Advisory Board

Cold Fusion Research (1989)

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“Cold Fusion Research”, published in 1989, is a work by Energy Research Advisory Board. It explores elements such as cold fusion, tritium and Panel.

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ Since the above announcement, many laboratories worldwide have initiated research in cold fusion. In the United States, a major effort has been undertaken to search for cold fusion by a large number of research groups at university and national and industrial laboratories. Some laboratories support the Utah claims of excess heat production, usually for intermittent periods, but most report negative results. Those who claim excess heat do not find commensurate quantities of fusion products, such as neutrons or tritium, that should be by far the most sensitive signatures of fusion. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ Cooperative experiments are encouraged to resolve some of the claims and counterclaims in calorimetry. A shortcoming of most experiments reporting excess heat is that they are not accompanied in the same cell by simultaneous monitoring for the production of fusion products. If the excess heat is to be attributed to fusion, such a claim should be supported by measurements of fusion products at commensurate levels. Investigations designed to check the reported observations of excess tritium in electrolytic cells are desirable. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ The claims of cold fusion, however, are unusual in that even the strongest proponents of cold fusion assert that the experiments, for unknown reasons, are not consistent and reproducible at the present time. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ This was not the first time fusion had been claimed to occur in electrolysis experiments, the earliest dating to the late 1920's in experiments that were later retracted, as discussed below. Nonetheless the implications of the Utah claims, if they were correct, and the ready availability of the required equipment, led scientists around the world to attempt to repeat the experiments within hours of the announcement. The Panel estimates that several tens of millions of dollars have been spent in the United States on cold fusion experiments. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ All members of the Panel deserve praise for the excellence of their work and thanks for the considerable time and energy they put into this study. As you well know, this time and energy had to be extracted from busy schedules and demanding jobs. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ I am pleased to forward to you the Final Report of the Cold Fusion Panel. This report reviews the current status of cold fusion and includes major chapters on Calorimetry and Excess Heat, Fusion Products and Materials Characterization. In addition. the report makes a number of conclusions and recommendations, as required by the Secretary of Energy. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ RECOMMENDATIONS The Panel recommends against any special funding for the investigation of phenomena attributed to cold fusion. Hence, we recommend against the establishment of special programs or research centers to develop cold fusion. The Panel is sympathetic toward modest support for carefully focused and cooperative experiments within the present funding system. The Panel recommends that the cold fusion research efforts in the area of heat production focus primarily on confirming or disproving reports of excess heat. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ Others, however, report excess heat production and either no fusion products or fusion products at a level well below that implied by reported heat production. Internal inconsistencies and lack of predictability and reproducibility remain serious concerns. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ Neutrons near background levels have been reported in some D2O electrolysis and pressurized D2 gas experiments, but at levels 1012 below the amounts required to explain the experiments claiming excess heat. ”

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Energy Research Advisory Board, Cold Fusion Research (1989)

“ Dr. H. Guyford Stever
Foreign Secretary (Retired)
National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Robert W. Fri
President
Resources for the Future
Mr. John Schoettler
Independent Petroleum Geologist
Mr. Joseph G. Gavin, Jr. ”

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