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Innovative Battery Manufacturing Facilities Construction management consultancy for building innovative battery manufacturing facilities in the United States. Bechtel is at the forefront of constructing innovative battery manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Our expert team ensures compliance with local codes and…
The Bechtel-built mine, one of the largest copper resources, features a first-of-its-kind desalination plant and will operate on 100% renewable energy by 2025.
Bechtel is delivering one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects — a state-of-the-art airport designed to handle 10 million passengers annually.
The Nuclear Deterrence Summit will convene leaders across the nuclear enterprise to confront one shared imperative –accelerating the mission. With new directives emphasizing urgency, modernization, and strategic alignment across the NNSA, DoD, and industry partners, this year’s discussions focus on breaking barriers to production, advancing capability faster, and sustaining the resilience and readiness that underpin America’s nuclear deterrent. From policy to platform, the Summit explores how government and industry are delivering deterrence at the speed of national need.
Bechtel at Nuclear Deterrence Summit 2026
The following Bechtel colleagues will be featured in three sessions at this year’s conference:
Senior Vice President & President Bechtel National, Inc. Ben Souther will be featured during “Creating a Culture of Urgency – How Can We Be Successful in Today’s Nuclear Security Enterprise” on Tuesday, January 27 at 3 PM ET.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC Richard Tighe, PhD will be featured during the following sessions:
Speaking during “Perspectives from National Nuclear Security Administration Site Operations” on Tuesday, January 27 at 11:05 AM ET.
Moderating “Creating a Culture of Urgency – How Can We Be Successful in Today’s Nuclear Security Enterprise” on Tuesday, January 27 at 3 PM ET.
Vice President, Production and Operations (Y-12 Site Manager), Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLCGene Sieverswill be featured during “Challenges of Modernizing Production Sites” on Tuesday, January 27 at 4 PM ET.
This year’s conference will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Bechtel is a Platinum and Wi-Fi Sponsor of this year’s event and will be present at Booth #17.
Bechtel has been a trusted partner with the U.S. Department of Energy for over 75 years while providing critical expertise – from management and operation of national nuclear laboratories and nuclear security complex production sites, design and construction of highly secure nuclear infrastructure, and management of complex nuclear capital programs – to support safety, security, and sustainment of our nation’s nuclear deterrent.
Building Smarter: Bringing Digital Innovation to Government Projects
By: Ben Souther
Over the last few decades, digital innovation has improved construction, driving efficiency at every stage of the project lifecycle. Yet government construction—namely nuclear facilities and other high-security builds—has been slower to adopt these tools.
One Year of Progress Building NASA’s Mobile Launcher 2
By: Mike Costas
How Collaboration and Innovation Drive Bechtel’s Mission-Critical Work We Live for a Challenge At the dawn of the Apollo program, in 1962, President John F. Kennedy urged the nation to embrace the challenge of space exploration. Addressing skeptics, he famously...
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) fusion breakthrough was featured on 60 Minutes, highlighting the work of the team at the laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF). On December 5, 2022, ignition was achieved at NIF when an experiment produced more energy...
Bechtel Secures Three-Year Contract Extension at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Bechtel today announced it has received a three-year extension from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue managing and operating the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Bechtel Advances Cold Commissioning at Washington State Vitrification Plant
Bechtel today announced it has successfully introduced key chemicals as part of cold commissioning testing at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).
Bechtel Lifts Next Section of New Launch Tower into Place at Kennedy Space Center
Latest construction milestone keeps ML2 project on track for completion Bechtel successfully lifted and placed the first tower module, Tower Module 4 (Mod 4), of the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML2) project, completing the Rig and Set process. This is the...
Bechtel-led CNS operates and modernizes the Y-12 National Security Complex, supporting U.S. nuclear deterrence, nonproliferation, and naval nuclear propulsion missions.
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc., a Bechtel subsidiary, supports the U.S. Navy by engineering and supplying nuclear components for submarines and aircraft carriers.