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some reports say the flames are in the worst possible area, the outer layer of the vessel s containment wall. it s still unconfirmed, but if it s true, that s where the spent is fuel stored. now stay with me because i need explain. reactor four could be a time bomb. last night i asked our nuclear expert, jim walsh of mit, his greatest fear. walsh said it was the spent fuel, the atomic waste which lies relatively unprotected in cooling pools inside the reactor buildings. 50 workers, folks, they are standing alone against catastrophe. jim walsh of mit is back with us. jim, is your worst fear being realized right now? well, the worst fear would be if that material melts down or catches fire, the material itself catches fire and rises up into the atmosphere. we re not there yet, but we are one step away from that. and i think even more troubling, the international atomic energy agency says it s not just reactor four but reactor five and six which we haven t talked about at all