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Backers hope they will prove a cheaper alternative to helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for tasks as varied as power and pipeline inspection, mapping, security, border surveillance, research, filming, fire fighting, search and rescue and delivering supplies.
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Beijing had suspended the approval of all new nuclear power projects, and ordered a nationwide inspection of all existing reactors and sites two weeks ago.
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Our technologies and services include: surface and subsea drilling and production, monitoring and diagnostics, measurement and controls, large-scale LNG, pipeline compression and inspection, well site and industrial power generation, technologies for the refining and petrochemical industries, and modular CNG and LNG units for transportation sectors.
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But HyQ could also take on inspection tasks in contaminated environments like nuclear power stations or chemical factories.
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Russia now wants new inspection rules in place before delivering nuclear fuel to the power plant it is building at Bushehr, on the Persian Gulf.
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The process of preventing such contamination requires first a thorough power-washing (which can take up to an hour) followed by an inspection of the cleaned gear (which can take considerably more than an hour, depending on the complexity of the equipment).
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But, upon closer inspection, you'll realize the charger has a microUSB out, for pushing power to any device with a compatible adapter.
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Although I have written about residential real estate for years and have done everything in my power to keep our home well-maintained nothing buckles my knees as much as a home inspection.
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