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Novinium and AREVA provide cable services to nuclear industry

 

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AREVA Inc. has signed an agreement with Novinium® to provide patented rejuvenation technology to the nuclear industry.

This partnership is the first of its kind in the industry, and will provide nuclear power plants with a safe and cost-effective solution to extend the life of underground cable infrastructure.

Cable rejuvenation technology

As part of its Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­˜Forward AllianceÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™ program for the optimisation of nuclear power plant safety and operations, AREVA will offer NoviniumÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™s Ultriniumâ„¢ fluid using its patented sustained pressure rejuvenation (SPR) injection method for nuclear power plant applications.

NoviniumÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™s cable rejuvenation technology restores the full dielectric strength of a cable to like-new condition, and extends the life and reliability of these cables for a further 40 years at a fraction of the cost for a traditional cable replacement.

Safety and reliability

Tom French, senior vice president of Reactors and Services at AREVA, commented: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­œAt AREVA, we take every opportunity to better serve our utility customers. With Novinium as a partner, our customers will have access to a technology that can improve the safety, performance and long-term reliability of their cable infrastructure, an important consideration when renewing licenses at nuclear power plants.Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­œNuclear plant operators will now have streamlined access to the same proven methods which hundreds of NoviniumÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™s customers have come to rely on for increasing cable reliability,Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­œ added Glen Bertini, NoviniumÂé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­™s CEO.

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