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Exelon, co-developer, is using it now in its nuclear plants
by Sam Pfeifle
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February 04, 2011
SEATTLE—Newton Labs, a technology developer here with roots in the robotics and machine-vision industries, has released its first 3D laser scanner—and it works underwater.
The NM200UW Nuclear Underwater Laser Scanner is spec’d to within .7 mm accuracy within a roughly 20’ cubic box (see spec sheet here) and is currently being used by Exelon, the largest nuclear power operator in the United States with 17 plants, to measure parts in its boiling-water and pressurized-water reactors.
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