Saturday, July 13, 2013

Nuclear News Round Up (8th – 12th July 13)

8th July 2013

9th July 2013

10th July 2013

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11th July 2013

12th July 2013

Commitment for new Pakistan reactors Wind full in the sails as two new farms approved Principal & Senior Marine Engineers, North East England
Wind full in the sails as two new farms approved Principal & Senior Marine Engineers, North East England http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/07/12/nuclear-news-round-up-8th-12th-july-13/ http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/07/12/nuclear-news-round-up-8th-12th-july-13/

Tina Gerhardt thinks Obama Administration likes nuclear energy – Huffington Post

http://atomicinsights.com/tina-gerhardt-thinks-obama-administration-likes-nuclear-energy-huffington-post/

"She is apparently unaware of all of the barriers that the current administration has raised in front of any meaningful role for nuclear energy, including the selection of two antinuclear chairmen of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the complete abandonment of several decades worth of research and development on used nuclear fuel storage, the moratorium on both new licenses and license extensions based on the lack of waste confidence, and the shrinking budget for new license reviews under the guise of austerity for an agency that sends bills for $274 per bureaucrat hour to the people who get the reviews."

Mark Lynas’ “Nuclear 2.0:” The case for a Grand Alliance of Low Carbon

http://jmkorhonen.net/2013/07/11/mark-lynas-nuclear-2-0-the-case-for-a-grand-alliance-of-low-carbon/

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor

See Kirk Sorenson video on LFTR technology and why it is so clean and safe
See Robert Hargraves video on thorium power "cheaper than coal"
See how crazy US political policy is blocking rare earth and thorium production in the USA

http://renewable.50webs.com/LFTR.html

Chinese plans for $6bn nuclear plant blocked by protesters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-plans-for-6bn-nuclear-plant-blocked-by-protesters-8707180.html

Israel test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile

Israel test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/13/313543/israel-test-fires-nuclearcapable-missile/

U.S. resists pressure to offer a new nuclear deal to Iran

Some want a bold proposal and one-on-one U.S.-Iran nuclear talks now that a new president has been elected. But the White House says 'the onus is on Iran.'

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-nuclear-20130713,0,2898521.story

China Scraps Nuclear Facility After Protests

http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-city-cancels-plans-for-nuclear-facility-after-public-protest/1701043.html

SONGS closure could hinder California environmental goals

SONGS closure could hinder California environmental goals
Electric Light & Power
The permanent closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) represents a blow to clean, emissions-free energy in California, yet the impact of the plant's closure on electricity reliability might have been overstated. This is according ...http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/07/songs-closure-could-hinder-california-environmental-goals.html

House kills proposal to kill funding for United States Enrichment Corp.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/310271-house-kills-proposal-to-kill-funding-for-united-states-enrichment-corp

China 'eyes stake in UK nuclear project'

China could become a key investor in Britain’s nuclear future after the owners of the NuGen venture in northern England began talks to sell at least part of their stakes.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10177523/China-eyes-stake-in-UK-nuclear-project.html

Georgia Power adequately dealing with nuclear plant construction issues, investment analyst says

http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2013-07-12/story/georgia-power-adequately-dealing-nuclear-plant-construction-issues

Editorial: Air out WIPP proposal

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/219732/opinion/air-out-wipp-proposal.html

Energy News Roundup: Fracking-related Earthquakes and Energy Sector Climate Impacts

http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/12/energy-news-roundup-fracking-related-earthquakes-and-energy-sector-climate-impacts/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=35a6ed2fd5-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-35a6ed2fd5-407304281

BLM Issues Land Order to Protect Solar Energy Zones

http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/12/blm-issues-land-order-to-protect-solar-energy-zones/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=35a6ed2fd5-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-35a6ed2fd5-407304281

NRG Sending Energy From Two Solar Farms to California Utilities

NRG Sending Energy From Two Solar Farms to California Utilities
Businessweek
NRG Energy Inc. (NRG:US), the largest independent U.S. electricity generator, completed two 20-megawatt solar farms in California that sell power to the state's two largest utilities. The Kansas South project in Kings County began delivering power last ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-12/nrg-sending-energy-from-two-solar-farms-to-california-utilities

Community Energy Storage: Almost, But Not Quite There

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/248301/community-battery-storage-almost-not-quite-there?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Controlling Climate Change: IEA Says It's Not All About Carbon Dioxide

http://theenergycollective.com/ecsjessica/248781/keeping-climate-under-control-iea-says-it-s-not-all-about-carbon-dioxide?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

In Egypt, the 'Deep State' Rises Again

Meetings Between Generals and Opposition Leaders Show the Workings of an Assortment of Forces that Wield Tremendous Influence

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324425204578601700051224658.html

NRC Says Overworked Duke Analysts Missed Nuke Plant Crack

NRC Says Overworked Duke Analysts Missed Nuke Plant Crack
Law360 (subscription)
The NRC's report, which also praises Duke for promptly correcting the issue, comes after an inspection in May that found a quarter-inch patch of corrosion and cracking in the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Raleigh, N.C. The... To view the full ...http://www.law360.com/productliability/articles/456892/nrc-says-overworked-duke-analysts-missed-nuke-plant-crack

Nuclear renaissance was just a fairy tale

The promise of cheap, low-carbon power – with 31 new reactors in the US – was based on rhetoric and obedience. Anyone who doubts that should read the new status report on the industry

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/11/nuclear-renaissance-power-myth-us

Nuclear Energy Is Largely Safe. But Can It Be Cheap?

Nuclear

Nuclear Energy Is Largely Safe. But Can It Be Cheap?

Outside of the developing world, nuclear energy is on the retreat, thanks largely to the spiraling costs of new atomic plants. But innovative reactor designs could change the equation

http://science.time.com/2013/07/08/nuclear-energy-is-largely-safe-but-can-it-be-cheap/?iid=sci-article-mostpop1&goback=.gde_78238_member_257795026

Tritium density became the highest in boring nearest to the sea again, “630,000,000 Bq/m3″

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/07/tritium-density-became-the-highest-in-boring-nearest-to-the-sea-again-630000000-bqm3/

Commitment for new Pakistan reactors

Pakistan’s top-level Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved funds to purchase two new nuclear power reactors from China.
The 1100 MWe ACP1000 units were together priced at PKR959 billion ($9.6 billion). They will be supplied by China National Nuclear Corp and built at the coastal Karachi site near Paradise Point in Sindh province about 25 kilometres west of the capital.

http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/07/12/commitment-for-new-pakistan-reactors/?goback=.gde_2437005_member_257457149

Countries Planning to Adopt Nuclear Energy

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/07/countries-planning-to-adopt-nuclear.html

Small modular nuclear reactors issues and prospects

http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/07/prospects-and-issues-for-smrs-deployment.html

Friday, July 12, 2013

Why There Is Still Hope For Nuclear Energy

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1547032-why-there-is-still-hope-for-nuclear-energy?source=feed

How Water Scarcity From Climate Change Could Jack Up Europe’s Power Prices

Water evaporating from nuclear plant's cooling towers. (Credit: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)Many European countries could see a decrease in electricity generating capacity and an increase in electricity prices thanks to climate change. That’s the overall finding from a new study out of the Austria-based Institute for International Applied Systems Analysis, which looked at how higher water t

ThinkProgress » Climate Progress / by Jeff Spross / 6h http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/12/2295421/how-water-scarcity-from-climate-change-could-jack-up-europes-power-prices/?mobile=nc

Areva And EDF Sign Agreement With Saudi Technical Institute

http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2013/07/12/areva-and-edf-sign-agreement-with-saudi-technical-institute

NASA plans its next Mars rover

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ON_NASA_plans_its_next_Mars_rover_1207132.html

Alstom signs supply agreement for AP1000 nuclear power projects in China

July 12, 2013

By PennEnergy Editorial Staff

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/07/alstom-signs-supply-agreement-for-nuclear-power-projects-in-china.html

Completion of Temelin nuclear plant important - Czech minister

http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/completion-of-temelin-nuclear-plant-important-czech-minister/961161

Can Nuclear Reactors Be Cheap?

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/nuclear/can-nuclear-reactors-be-cheap

Which Would You Choose: Nuclear or Coal?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/collideascape/2013/07/12/which-would-you-choose-nuclear-or-coal/#.UeBUyW04SME

Energy Storage Opportunities Opening Up in US and Europe

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/07/energy-storage-opportunities-opening-up-in-the-us-and-europe?cmpid=WNL-Friday-July12-2013

Review: “Nuclear 2.0: Why a Green Future Needs Nuclear Power,” By Mark Lynas

Review: “Nuclear 2.0: Why a Green Future Needs Nuclear Power,” By Mark Lynas
CleanTechnica
Lynas acknowledges that nuclear has a cost problem. He fails to mention though the part of the problem that comes from a stronger renewable penetration. That means that nuclear power plants can't be expected to run around the clock any more, and it ...http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/review-nuclear-2-0-why-a-green-future-needs-nuclear-power-by-mark-lynas/

Pandora's Promise rethinks nuclear power: review

Pandora's Promise rethinks nuclear power: review
Toronto Star
In that regard, Oscar-nominee Stone (for 1988's Radio Bikini, about nuclear bomb tests at Bikini Atoll) has achieved a documentarian's aims. But there's not much in the way of balance in this often bone-dry documentary about the bum rap nuclear power ...http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/07/11/pandoras_promise_rethinks_nuclear_power_review.html

Nuclear power tries its sea legs

Nuclear power tries its sea legs
Christian Science Monitor
According to Voznesenskii, the "Academician Lomonosov" FNPP will be the first vessel belonging to the new line of floating nuclear power plants that can provide energy, heat and water to remote and arid areas of the country, with mass production ...http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0712/Nuclear-power-tries-its-sea-legs

The West's sanction for global war

With the West willfully ignoring opportunities to negotiate with a nuclear Iran, the outlook for the world is grim, says a new analysis

http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-west-s-sanction-for-global-war-113071001007_1.html

Search for the Holy Grail of Energy Storage Continues

http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/07/search-for-the-holy-grail-of-energy-storage-continues/

Energy Storage Opportunities Opening Up in US and Europe

Energy Storage Opportunities Opening Up in US and Europe
According to Marcus Elsässer and other executives at Intersolar North America 2013, Energy Storage + PV is the next big thing and we should all prepare ...
www.renewableenergyworld.com/.../energy-storage-opportuni...

A Sneak Peek of the National Grid on Renewables

A government research facility uses a megawatt-scale simulator and supercomputer to test futuristic grid technologies without disrupting today’s grid.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516856/a-sneak-peek-of-the-national-grid-on-renewables/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130712

Nuclear Waste Rejected by Pennsylvania Gets Sent to Idaho Boise Weekly Observer-Reporter reports that the waste—radioactive drill cuttings—was rejected in April by a disposal site in South Huntingdon Township, southeast of Pittsburgh. The shipments contained something called TENORM—that's technologically enhanced ...http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2013/07/12/nuclear-waste-rejected-by-pennsylvania-gets-sent-to-idaho

BLM Approves New Mexico Natural Gas Pipeline

http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/11/blm-approves-new-mexico-natural-gas-pipeline/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=ef7e63b249-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-ef7e63b249-407304281

Kudankulam 1 cleared for criticality

Kudankulam 1 cleared for criticality (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Kudankulam_1_cleared_for_criticality_1206131.html)
The two-year delay in commissioning India's new reactors at Kudankulam may soon be over now that operators have been authorised to 'approach first criticality' at unit 1.

NASA plans its next Mars rover

: NASA plans its next Mars rover (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ON_NASA_plans_its_next_Mars_rover_1207132.html)
A nuclear power source is likely to sustain NASA's next exploration of Mars - a robot that will take a package of samples for return to Earth and address gaps in the knowledge required for manned exploration.

Penn Energy's Top Oil & Gas News 7/12

Bombing damages Egypt gas pipeline
The Sinai pipeline in El Arish, Egypt, was damaged in a bomb attack June 7th, causing a disruption in the flow of gas to state-owned Egyptian Electricity Holding Company and forcing it to switch to heavy oil for energy generation.
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PennEnergy Video News Update
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• Video highlights Wavefront drilling technology
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• New contracts for offshore pipeline vessels for Subsea 7

Demonizing Existing Nuclear Energy Tech is a Poor Communications Tool

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/247701/demonizing-existing-nuclear-technology-poor-communications-tool?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Nuclear Energy: Fading Away or Powering Up?

http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/247696/nuclear-power-fading-away-or-powering?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Is the Global Leadership Paradigm Right for Battling Climate Change?

http://theenergycollective.com/davidhone/247991/global-leadership-paradigm-right-one-successful-climate-action?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Global Shale Oil and Gas Estimates Expand

http://theenergycollective.com/geoffrey-styles/248216/global-shale-oil-and-gas-estimates-expand?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Solar Energy Optimists Are Easily Impressed

http://theenergycollective.com/robertwilson190/248296/solar-optimists-are-easily-impressed?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: key for a safer and less expensive nuclear technology? -

Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor: key for a safer and less expensive nuclear technology? - See more at: http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/small-modular-reactors/liquid-fluoride-thorium-reactor-key-safer-and-less-expensive-nuclear-technolo#sthash.GjYw12Dy.dpuf

http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/small-modular-reactors/liquid-fluoride-thorium-reactor-key-safer-and-less-expensive-nuclear-technolo

Climate Change: Effects on Our Energy

http://energy.gov/articles/climate-change-effects-our-energy

Heller Commends NV Delegation for Fighting against Opening Yucca Mountain

Heller Commends NV Delegation for Fighting against Opening Yucca Mountain
PoliticalNews.me (press release)
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) applauded the Nevada delegation for continuing to fight to keep Yucca Mountain closed, despite a clear effort by the House of Representatives to send nuclear waste to Nevada. Today's vote on ...http://politicalnews.me/?id=24083

Israel’s Military-Entrepreneurial Complex Owns Big Data

Technology to track enemies powers Israel’s move into commercial prediction software.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516511/israels-military-entrepreneurial-complex-owns-big-data/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-business&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130712

Japan’s nuke watchdog is blatantly biased

Japan’s nuke watchdog is blatantly biased

The Japan News calls Japan’s NRA “blatantly biased” because of their statements concerning geologic anomalies. The recent Fukushima groundwater issue gives further proof of their negative predisposition toward the nukes they now regulate.

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-commentary.html

WNA Symposium, Programme confirmed

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U.S. energy sector at risk from climate change -DOE report

Report calls for more innovation, infrastructure upgrades
* DOE official says report a "wake up call"

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/11/usa-climate-energy-idUKL1N0FH0Q220130711?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssEnergyNews

Feds highlight Seabrook Station in advisory to nuke plants

By JIM HADDADIN
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130711/GJNEWS_01/130719764

NRC: TVA nuclear plant still needs improvement Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/11/3023793/nrc-tva-nuclear-plant-still-needs.html#storylink=cpy

NRC: TVA nuclear plant still needs improvement

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/11/3023793/nrc-tva-nuclear-plant-still-needs.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/11/3023793/nrc-tva-nuclear-plant-still-needs.html

Environmental regulations drive closure of FirstEnergy coal plants Read more: Environmental regulations drive closure of FirstEnergy coal plants - FierceEnergy http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/environmental-regulations-drive-closure-firstenergy-coal-plants/2013-07-10#ixzz2YqbXu2K6 Subscribe at FierceEnergy

Environmental regulations drive closure of FirstEnergy coal plants

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/environmental-regulations-drive-closure-firstenergy-coal-plants/2013-07-10?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

US NRC Blog Update 7/12 State Liaison Officers – Keys to a State-Federal Nuclear Regulatory Partnership

State Liaison Officers – Keys to a State-Federal Nuclear Regulatory Partnership

by Moderator

June Cai

Senior Liaison Program Manager

The NRC knows that states have a keen interest in how nuclear activities are regulated. After all, both the NRC and the states want to usa

protect public health and safety and the environment. To make sure we’re working together and that states are “in the loop” with NRC activities, we have a State Liaison Officer program.

Under this program, every governor appoints a State Liaison Officer who works directly with the NRC’s Regional State Liaison Officers. The NRC’s regional liaisons work in each of our four regional offices.

The NRC liaisons talk regularly with their state counterparts about materials, reactor and fuel cycle facilities and any specific topics of interest. Our liaisons also keep interested local and Tribal governments informed, on a case-by-case basis. These discussions give the NRC a chance to answer questions that state, local, and Tribal officials may have. We can make sure they know about NRC activities and the opportunities for participation. For example, we invite State Liaison Officers to observe NRC inspections so they can better understand what we look at and the questions we ask. We also participate in emergency exercises with them. These exercises allow staff at the NRC, a licensed facility, and in state and local governments to practice procedures that would be used in a real emergency.

By working with the State Liaison officers, the NRC develops solid relationships with each of the states and keeps lines of communication open. Creating and maintaining these partnerships lays a firm foundation for working together on any issues that may arise.

Over the years, we have learned there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to being an effective liaison. States’ interests and needs can vary widely and shape how our regional liaisons communicate with them. The regional liaison officers work hard and take great pride in building strong relationships with their state counterparts, as well as with some local and Tribal partners.

We originally launched the State Liaison Officer program in 1976 at the request of some state groups, including the National Governors Association. We have a new YouTube video that highlights the unique contribution this program makes to the NRC’s mission. (Note: The state liaison program is separate from the NRC’s Agreement State program. Agreement States take over regulating certain types of nuclear materials within their borders after signing agreements with us. For additional information about the Agreement State program, see this previous blog post.)

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Fukushima forever? Japan warns of radioactive water leaking into Pacific

Radioactive groundwater found at the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant is likely leaking into the Pacific, Japan's nuclear watchdog said.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/japan/130711/japan-warns-radioactive-water-leaking-pacific?cid=nlc-dailybrief-daily_news_brief-link9-20130712

Meet the Budget Busting B61 Nuclear Bomb

http://ploughshares.org/blog/budget-busting-b61?goback=.gde_2071322_member_257403164

California Fast Tracks Renewable Projects

California Fast Tracks Renewable Projects
Greentech Media
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is currently considering a petition from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to adopt some of the key reforms in California's interconnection procedures so they apply to all states. We should be ...http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/California-Fast-Tracks-Renewable-Projects

UCSC Study Shows Energy Production Causes Earthquakes

UCSC Study Shows Energy Production Causes Earthquakes
KIONrightnow.com
U. C. Santa Cruz researchers have published a study that shows an energy production company in Southern California is triggering earthquakes. These researchers looked at how the company's procedure of taking water from the earth's surface to produce ...http://www.kionrightnow.com/story/22822070/ucsc-study-shows-energy-production-causes-earthquakes

Wastewater Wells, Geothermal Power Triggering Earthquakes
WBUR
A geothermal energy plant near the Salton Sea in California taps deep underground heat from the southern San Andreas Fault rift zone. A new study ties the amount of water pulled from the ground by the geothermal plant here to the frequency of earthquakes.http://www.wbur.org/npr/200515289/wastewater-wells-geothermal-power-triggering-earthquakes

California Near Its Solar Power Goal

California Near Its Solar Power Goal
Capital Public Radio News
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission shows that a program to increase solar power has almost reached its goal. Solar power installation has grown 26-percent in one year. Permalink. Listen now: Click to Listen. (Sacramento, CA)http://www.capradio.org/articles/2013/07/11/california-near-its-solar-power-goal/

More fights ahead for Georgia Power after loss on solar

More fights ahead for Georgia Power after loss on solarhttp://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-utility-regulators-back-unprecedented-sola/nYnBk/

ANS Update 7/12 Nuclear Matinee: 86 Seconds On Nuclear Energy & Gumballs

Nuclear Matinee: 86 Seconds On Nuclear Energy & Gumballs

By ansnuclearcafe on Jul 12, 2013 01:00 am

This is a simply excellent video on nuclear energy for a wide audience. How much and how well can one person communicate on nuclear energy in less than 90 seconds? Click play to find out: For good measure, Sam the … Continue reading →
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