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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