Ageing well – designing nuclear cables to survive 60 years
Lynxeo has recently won an order from EDF to supply 15 000 km of specialised cables for various new nuclear projects, including the six EPR2 reactors to be built in France, as well as for its operational fleet. What are the challenges to be addressed in designing and testing cables to survive 60 years in the hostile environment of the nuclear island? By Olivier Dervout Nuclear Global Market Director, Lynxeo