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    International Nuke Bank Aims to Prevent Nuclear Proliferation

    The International Atomic Energy Agency has signed a deal with Kazakhstan, a former member of the Soviet Union. It will open the first, internationally-run bank for low-enriched uranium , the fuel for nuclear power plants. James Acton is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 27, 2015 • 6m Listen

    The International Atomic Energy Agency has signed a deal with Kazakhstan, a former member of the Soviet Union. It will open the first, internationally-run bank for low-enriched uranium, the fuel for nuclear power plants. James Acton is co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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    Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    1. 1:33International Nuke Bank Aims to Prevent Nuclear ProliferationYou’re reading this
    2. 8:29Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    3. 41:19David Simon on America's Divided Cities
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      James Acton

      Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    1. 1:33International Nuke Bank Aims to Prevent Nuclear ProliferationYou’re reading this
    2. 8:29Ten Years after Katrina: A Tale of Two Cities
    3. 41:19David Simon on America's Divided Cities
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