The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has created an advanced courtroom with a sophisticated audio-visual presentation system to accommodate potentially the largest evidentiary record ever compiled for an NRC hearing. The audio-visual system was designed and integrated by Phoenix-based ExhibitOne.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has created an advanced courtroom with a sophisticated audio-visual presentation system to accommodate potentially the largest evidentiary record ever compiled for an NRC hearing. The audio-visual system was designed and integrated by Phoenix-based ExhibitOne.
To be used during planned public hearings regarding the possible construction of a high-level radioactive waste repository located at Yucca Mountain, Nev., the new courtroom system can display items from a database of more than 50,000 documents, including previously recorded digital audio and video evidence. The database system, referred to in conjunction with the audio-visual system as the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), was developed by Nortel Government Solutions.
Additionally, the courtroom system enables the NRC, by accessing computers in a data closet, to look at real-time transcripts and control a document camera using remote control through a wireless touch panel. The system’s video component can access the DDMS digital information database as well as capture laptop and other digital recordings for playback. An audio-video mixing system automatically focuses a camera on the person speaking to create a video record, which later can be combined with the real-time transcription record to create a searchable audio-video/text transcript for review. Other highlights of the system include: three judge and five witness locations at the bench, plasma monitors with closed captioning over composite and VGA outputs, and the ability to interact with a witness over video conference.
“The new system provides unmatched efficiency and streamlines the presentation process not only for the NRC, but also for any organization desiring a look into the future of audio video,” said ExhibitOne CEO and President Kevin Sandler.
ExhibitOne has provided presentation and telepresence techonology solutions for 12 years with contract work in 44 states and three countries. The company’s solutions have been utilized in government agencies, medical facilities, universities, courtrooms and corporate enterprise markets. For more: www.exhibitone.com
For more information on ExhibitOne or the technology solution for the NRC, contact Jason Budkey, Marketing and Business Development Manager, at 480-763-1002, ext. 114.
