fears of the nrc, what does that mean? there s no barrier to stop it. if it heats up, the metal around the fuel fails and it bursts, it cracks and you get large amounts of radiation being released. that makes it worse. this is worse than chernobyl. it could be, if you re not careful. it doesn t have to be. we don t know the final tally yet. but it could, there s a risk that this could seriously or significantly outpace churinably. david albright, you ve been terrific. thank you. i have a feeling we ll see you today and tomorrow. up next, the crisis in japan is spooking some of the biggest fans of nuclear power. should we be rethinking our r y reliance on nuclear power? next, we ll talk to senator alexander. he s sticking to his guns insisting that nuclear power is safe. plus, stocks plunged again on wednesday with most of this year s market gains already gone. is the economic recovery at risk because of the crisis in japan?