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  More than 100 of Scotland's high-rises still have deadly cladding as ministers 'sit' on £450m pot PREMIUM More than 100 of Scotland's high-rises still have deadly cladding as ministers 'sit' on £450m pot MINISTERS are under increasing pressure to deal with a cladding crisis in Scotland as it emerged that over 100 local authority high rise buildings have potentially deadly cladding four years after the horrifying Grenfell Tower blaze that claimed the lives of around 80 people. Research by the Herald on Sunday has revealed that around one in seven blocks of flats in Scotland overse...

David albright. all right, david, let's start with the testimony that we heard yesterday by chairman yatsko of the nuclear regulatory commission where he seems to have a much bleaker outlook about this nuclear plant than the japanese officials. what is going on? >> still a lot of confusion, but he said based on his information from the japanese government and industry that the spent fuel pond is empty. which is very, very disturbing because it means there has probably been a fire or fires in the metal cladding of the fuel. there have been releases of radiation, probably very significant releas...

And we don't know a lot with precision about the effects of small doses. there's a theory that every little bit hurts, but there's observational data that says we can't demonstrate that. >> without wanting to be doom-laid ben thden about this, is the worst possible news that you would hear as an expert in this area from that plant? >> probably that the spent fuel spool on fire because what would burn there is the metal cladding, and that's very difficult to put out. that would disperse more radioactive material than is in the reactor itself, but with a little work, i think they can keep that f...

>> about this plant? if you're within a few miles, you ought to be worried. that's why they've moved people out. if you're more than a few miles, you do have potential to pick up significant dose, depending on the next few days, the direction of the wind. if you're farther away, you're likely to get some dose, but it may not be very much. and we don't know a lot with precision about the effects of small doses. there's a theory that every little bit hurts, but there's observational data that says we can't demonstrate that. >> without wanting to be doom-laden about this, but what is the worst po...

Nuclear physicist and member of the union of concerned scientists. thank you, gentlemen exboth for being here. david, you were here yesterday. today, it seems much worseth in nuclear power plant today than even 20 years ago. >> spent fuel fire in unit four, spent fuel can burn, the metal cladding can burn. we can expect more small fires -- >> equivalent of a meltdown? >> well -- >> wait it would -- >> a meltdown could have much more severe consequences because much more radiation can get out. but still, a lot of radiation can get out of the spent fuel ponds there is a lot of spent fuel there t...