Nuclear power cables and wires - Habiatron™

Habiatron™ - nuclear power cable for safety critical  environments

Our high specification materials enable the Habiatron™ range of wires, cables and coaxial cables to operate in the extreme pressures, temperatures and radiation experienced in the safety-critical environments found in a nuclear power plant.

Quality and reliability

We can offer cables with a service life of up to 60 years, with no flame propagation and no emission of toxic gasses for intrinsically safe circuits, all against the backdrop of industry quality standards.

The Habiatron™ range includes LOCA Class 1E, non-LOCA Class 1E and non-1E control cables, instrumentation cables (incl. thermocouple cables), low voltage power cables (<1 kV), coaxial cables (including low noise and super screened cables) and data bus cables (UTP/STP). 

Examples of use, inside and outside containment areas:

  • Control rod positioning
  • Resistance temperature detectors
  • Neutron flux detectors
  • Generators
  • Fire alarms
  • Communication systems
  • Reactor coolant pumps
  • Safety valves and cameras

Tailor-made for your needs

If you need other special cables, such as hydrogen igniter cables, pressurizer heater power cables, feed water heater drain tank cables or hybrid cables for fuel grab, service grab, fuelling machine hoist and transfer hoist applications, we can make them too.

Explore more details below.

Product data sheets

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Habiatron M

HFI 260 and HFI 260 C insulated cores Standard range from: - 30 AWG to 1sqmm (300V) - 16 AWG to 25sqmm (600V) - 1 Core - Unscreened - Unsheathed

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Habiatron MM

LSF, HFI 150 and PEEK sheathed, superscreened coaxials for low, medium and high temperature use Coax types: - Low temperature (LSF) - Medium temperature (HFI) - High temperature (PEEK)

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Habiatron Q Class

HFS 105 XL B sheathed coaxials and multicores for Class 1E use Coax types: - RG 58 Q Class - RG 59 Q Class Standard multicore range from: - 20 AWG to 1sqmm (300V) - 16 AWG to 10sqmm (600V) - 2 Cores to 4 Cores - Screened and unscreened - Sheathed

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Habiatron R Class

HFS 80 N sheathed coaxials and multicores for non-Class 1E use Coax types: - RG 58 R Class - RG 59 R Class Standard multicore range from: - 18 AWG (300V) - 16 AWG to 50sqmm (600V) - 2 Cores to 4 Cores - Screened and unscreened - Sheathed

Qualified to standards

Our Habiatron™ range of nuclear power cables complies with most standards established by the International Nuclear Authorities:

  • IEEE 323:1983 and 2003
  • IEEE 383:1974 and 2003
  • IEC 60780:1998
  • IEC 60331
  • IEC 60332
  • NFC 32070 C1 or C2
  • IEC 60754
  • IEC 60544
  • NQA 1
  • 10 CFR 50 B