Unfortunately such bold claims can strongly effect researchers ability to work on this in the future.
The original cold fusion release has had an overhang on any studies of low energy nuclear reactions. Regardless of whether they have any bearing on energy production.
As an example of this, it is obvious and known that metallic lattices can lower the energy barrier of a nuclear reaction. However the underlying physics of how much screening and when is illusive - and their is a high correlation of quackery with any attempts at studying these systems.
The original cold fusion release has had an overhang on any studies of low energy nuclear reactions. Regardless of whether they have any bearing on energy production.
As an example of this, it is obvious and known that metallic lattices can lower the energy barrier of a nuclear reaction. However the underlying physics of how much screening and when is illusive - and their is a high correlation of quackery with any attempts at studying these systems.
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/science/lattice-confinement-...