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    Japan Set to Reactivate Nuclear Reactors Next Week

    Seventy years ago, Japan became only nation ever hit with an atomic weapon. Four years ago, it suffered one of history's worst nuclear accidents. Now Japan is about to do something that's never been done before: re-start the fleet of nuclear reactors mothballed after the meltdowns at Fukushima.

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

    Seventy years ago, Japan became only nation ever hit with an atomic weapon. Four years ago, it suffered one of history's worst nuclear accidents. Now Japan is about to do something that's never been done before: re-start the fleet of nuclear reactors mothballed after the meltdowns at Fukushima. Edwin Lyman is senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington.

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    How to Teach US History to Our High School Kids
    1. 1:32Japan Set to Reactivate Nuclear Reactors Next WeekYou’re reading this
    2. 8:07Who Shapes American History?
    3. 41:09'Best of Enemies' and the Rise of Punditry
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      KCRW

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      Charlotte Duren

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Edwin Lyman

      Physicist; director of nuclear power safety, Union of Concerned Scientists

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    How to Teach US History to Our High School Kids
    1. 1:32Japan Set to Reactivate Nuclear Reactors Next WeekYou’re reading this
    2. 8:07Who Shapes American History?
    3. 41:09'Best of Enemies' and the Rise of Punditry
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