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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. The

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.

TransPowr 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." ACSR

Korean contract

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.

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.

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