If the system passes all the operational testing, the prototype will be demonstrated to the USAF Security Forces and the design will be transitioned for operational use.

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West Burton has a coal-fired power station, but the campaigners occupied a new gas-fired facility on the site, which is due to become operational following testing.

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Our success, in large part, owes itself to proper risk assessment and sound planning, which included backup testing, employee commitment, operational discipline, and flawless execution.

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The company said that if the funding bid was successful the new centre, equipped with the latest chemistry, biochemistry and testing resources, would be operational by 2012.

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That is followed by three years of testing at sea from 2026-2028, and then an initial operational patrol in 2029.

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The product will enter beta testing in April, begin rollout in May, and be fully operational by July, said Omniture officials.

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