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A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
F. Cannizzaro, G. Greco, M. Raneli, M. C. Spitale, E. Tomarchio
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 1 | January 1992 | Pages 86-91
Technical Note on Cold Fusion | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29709
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Investigations performed at the University of Palermo in an attempt to reproduce the “cold fusion” experiment are reported. The search was devoted to detecting neutron emission from palladium electrodes electrolytically charged with deuterium. In no test was neutron emission significantly over the background observed, either in bursts or continuous. Results of a few tests are reported. For the more sensitive test, an upper limit for D(d,n) cold fusion (at 98% confidence level) of λf < 3.6 × 10−24 fusion/s·d-d pair is determined.