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ACSR contract
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, one
of the largest electric generation and
transmission (G&T) cooperatives in the
US, has awarded a contract to General
Cable for the supply of overhead
conductor for a new 345kV transmission
line.
Under the $10 million contract, General
Cable will deliver 2,312kcmil thrasher
aluminum conductor steel reinforced
(ACSR) overhead conductor for
the transmission line, which will run
between the Antelope Valley station
and substations near Grassy Butte and
Williston, ending at the Neset substation
near Tioga.
The Antelope Valley station project
features approximately 200 miles of
single circuit 345kV and double circuit
345/115kV transmission lines to enhance
capacity and reliability as well as system
stability for the region.
The
TransPowr
ACSR
overhead
conductors offer long-term perfor-
formance and reliability, even in the
complex operating conditions existing
in the north central US.
General Cables electric utility products
sales vice president, Joshua Katzman,
said: "Our associates are proud to
provide performance-proven, reliable
product for this high profile project,
backed by dependable service and
engineering expertise.
"With a strong reputation in safety,
quality and integrity, General Cable is
pleased to partner with Basin Electric
andsupport their initiativetoaddelectric
transmission capacity and enhanced
reliability to an aging national grid."
Korean
contract
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP),
a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power
Corporation (KEPCO), has selected
General Cable’s Ultrol
®
60+ class 1E
nuclear qualified cables for a multi-year
contract.
Ultrol cables have been designed and
tested tomeet the stringent requirements
of GEN III+ reactor technology, including
those outlined for APR 1400 and PWR
units being deployed at the KHNP
facilities. The cables have predicted
aging properties of over 60 years, and
radiation resistance with a margin that
exceeds industry requirements.
“General Cable’s strong, long-term
commitment and proven capability
to provide qualified cables for safe,
ongoing nuclear power facility operation
to the nuclear industry is evidenced with
this award,” said Robert W Schuermann,
vice president and general manager,
specialty cables, General Cable North
America.
Scholarship
award
Allied Wire and Cable has awarded a
$10,000 scholarship to local student Peyton
Lamkins. Peyton, the daughter of Paula
Lamkins, a member of the marketing
department since 2009, will be attending
the Tyler School of Art at Temple University,
to study Fine Arts.
The annual AWC Scholarship began in
2011, and is given to one very deserving
student each fall. The winner of the
scholarship receives $2,500 per year for a
four-year program, or $2,000 per year for
a five-year program, totaling $10,000 over
the course of the student’s college career.
To be eligible for the scholarship, the
student must be a child of an employee
who has been with Allied for at least three
years, and be a high school senior with a
minimum 3.0 GPA. The student must also
write a compelling essay explaining their
application.
Peyton is the third student to receive the
scholarship.
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