The deal represents the first international nuclear project for Ducab
May 18, 2016
Ducab, the UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products; which is 50 percent owned by Senaat and 50 percent owned by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD), has announced that its nuclear power-qualified cable range, NuBICC was selected by the Korean Hydro-Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) for the Shin Hanul 1 & 2 Nuclear power plant under construction currently. This project win, follows significant testing and qualifications. It represents the first international nuclear project for Ducab, building on their successful nuclear cable supply engagement with the UAE’s Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC).
Nuclear power cables are extremely demanding products within the electrical cabling industry, and Ducab’s Nuclear cables supplied to Barakah Power Plant in UAE have been tested and qualified for 60 year operating life.
Ducab is the first cable manufacturer in the Middle East region to introduce and qualify 60-year, sustainable halogen-free cables meeting the most onerous cable testing standards like IEEE prevalent in North America that have been customized and adapted in the UAE’s first four Nuclear power plants. This qualification assures the client ENEC a reliable performance of the cables over the life time of the 60 year operation nuclear plant. The cables installed all over the balance of plant, will not emit smoke or toxic fumes, in the event of a fire and will not allow it to propagate.
KHNP has a strong history with the UAE in terms of collaboration on advanced nuclear power plant technology, and they have built a strong relationship with UAE’s ENEC around knowledge transfer, training, operations and more.
