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technology. That involves an innovative combination of carbon fiber and a heat-resistant Fortron ® PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) matrix…capped with a layer of high performance PEEK (polyether ether ketone),” said Michael Ruby, Celanese global composites business manager.

Novinium will provide nuclear power plants with a safe and cost-effective method of extending the life of underground cable infrastructure. Areva will offer Novinium’s Ultrinium™ fluid using its patented sustained pressure rejuvenation injection method for nuclear power plant applications. Novinium’s cable rejuvenation technology restores the full dielectric strength of a cable, and is said to extend the life and reliability of the cables for a further 40 years at a fraction of the cost and time it would take to replace it. “At Areva, we take every opportunity to better serve our utility customers,” said Tom Franch, senior vicepresident of reactors and services at Areva Inc. “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.” The specialty materials company, Celanese Corporation, and cable producer Southwire Company LLC have worked together to introduce introduced a new option for utility transmission lines. The new C7 TM overhead conductor has a multi-stranded composite core of Celanese’s Celstran ® continuous fiber reinforced-thermoplastic rods (CFR-TPR). “Designed for utilities that want greater flexibility, reliability and ease of installation, the C7 overhead conductor uses Celstran Conductor with composite core

“This combination of materials provides distinct advantages compared to alternative high temperature low sag (HTLS) technology and conventional conductors.” developed transmission conductor is said to deliver almost double the capacity of the same diameter aluminum conductor steel-reinforced (ACSR) conductor, and exhibits less sag. The design allows for minimum sag at higher power transfer, and the stranded Celstran core means there is no single point of failure for the overhead conductor. The Celanese/Southwire

Roll out the wire barrel

A multi-conductor wire barrel packing system from Cerro Wire is said to greatly facilitate the installation of branch circuit wire. Designed for easier

handling for the contractor, it has a smaller footprint and there is less material handling than using individual reels on a wire cart.

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