UAE-based Ducab has announced that its nuclear power-qualified cable range ‘NuBICC’ was selected by the Korean Hydro-Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) for the Shin Hanul 1 and 2 Nuclear power plant, which is currently under construction.

Ducab is 50 per cent owned by Senaat and 50 per cent owned by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD).

This project win follows significant testing and qualifications, and 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), said a statement from the company.

The delivery of these cables builds on a strong history of innovation by Ducab, which has been consistently matched by a conscious undertaking to adopt and adhere to all relevant and stringent international industry standards and certifications.

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 years operating life.

Seok Cho, chief executive officer of KHNP, said: “We would like to congratulate Ducab for this important milestone for the industrial sector of the UAE.”

“Providing nuclear-grade materials is the highest form of quality is a major achievement. For a manufacturer to reach the level where their nuclear cables have been tested and qualified in a highly reputed laboratory in North America, shows strong visionary leadership and a pursuit for excellence,” he said.

“Considering the sensitive and critical needs of a nuclear power facility, we conducted a proper audit and are happy to announce that Ducab got nominated for the tender bid among global competition,” he added.

Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh, chairman, Ducab, said: “Our company’s nuclear cable team worked hard to win this contract against well-established international competition.”

“This win by us is a matter of pride for the company, as well as for the entire manufacturing and industrial sector in the UAE. Our national leadership has consistently encouraged us to constantly innovate and show the best of the UAE to the outside world, and being a part of a nationally-critical project in Korea with KHNP shows that our company has now emerged in the region to stand alongside the best-known and leading cable manufacturers in the world,” he added.

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.

The UAE’s nuclear power utility Enec have found a strong partner in KHNP, and the fact that they selected a UAE cable manufacturer for their own cable requirements in Korea demonstrates the trust reposed in the advances and professionalism of the nuclear power and ancillary sectors in the UAE.

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, which have been customised and adapted in the UAE’s first four Nuclear power plants, it added. – TradeArabia News Service