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January 21, 2011

Bechtel’s Innovative Approach to Dulles Rail Project

USA Today provides an in-depth look at the innovative techniques being used to build the Dulles Corridor Metrorail project. Bechtel is part of Dulles Transit Partners (DTP), the lead contractor building the rail extension. Read the story. 

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January 18, 2011

Bechtel Completes Power Megaproject

Bechtel has turned over the Oak Creek power plant expansion project in Oak Creek, Wisconsin to the plant operator, Wisconsin Electric Power Company.  The move signals the completion of the plant, which is now one of the most efficient coal-fired...

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December 21, 2010

Bechtel Project Recognized by Power Engineering

The W. H. Sammis Air Quality Control Project, for which Bechtel provided engineering, procurement, construction, and startup services, received honorable mention in the 2010 Power Engineering Projects of the Year awards.  The plant was recognized in the best coal-fired project...

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December 15, 2010

Bechtel Selected for First-of-its-kind Nuclear Project

Bechtel will provide design and project management support services for the first commercial nuclear power plant in the Middle East. The plant will be one of four that a consortium headed by the Korean Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) will build...

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December 6, 2010

Bechtel Project Receives Prestigious Award

The W. H. Sammis Air Quality Control Project, for which Bechtel provided engineering, procurement, construction and startup services, was named Construction Project of the Year at the 2010 Platts Global Energy Awards. The award was presented in New York on...

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November 21, 2010

Bechtel Engineer Featured in College Issue of Diversity Magazine

Bechtel values an inclusive culture based on the diverse backgrounds, experience, and views of its employees working around the globe on hundreds of projects in nearly 50 countries. Bechtel works closely with the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering...

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October 29, 2010

Safety Innovation Award for Los Alamos Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently received the U.S. Department of Energy Voluntary Protection Program’s Innovation Award for its “best-in-class” safety education program of videos, flyers, and posters. The award recognizes LANL for outstanding industry performance and leadership in promoting...

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October 29, 2010

Significant Progress on Dulles Metrorail

Construction of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Extension project, which is being built near Washington, D.C., is moving forward above and below ground. Crews have made significant progress on the elevated guideway structure that will carry the Metrorail over I-495, the...

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October 27, 2010

Groundbreaking on Ivanpah Solar

Bechtel joined BrightSource Energy today in a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, a groundbreaking project that will usher in a new era of advanced solar power in the United States.The ceremony...

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