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March 16, 2011

Bechtel Innovation and Global Resources Used in Japanese Crisis Response

Bechtel, along with multiple government agencies and suppliers, worked non-stop to design and build a temporary cooling system to address the unprecedented situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The system went from conceptual design to on-site delivery in...

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March 2, 2011

Generation mPower Names Executive Leadership

Generation mPower LLC, a joint company formed by The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) and Bechtel to design, license, and build the next generation of nuclear power plants based on B&W mPower™ reactor technology, today announced several executive leadership...

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February 23, 2011

Bechtel Selected by Xcel Energy for Nuclear Plant Services

Bechtel today announced it has been selected by Xcel Energy to provide engineering, field engineering, and construction services at the utility’s Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear generating plants in Minnesota. As part of a five-year contract, Bechtel will manage projects...

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February 9, 2011

Bechtel Completes Nuclear Job Ahead of Schedule

Bechtel today announced that it has completed a steam generation replacement (SGR) project ahead of schedule on Unit 3 of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in San Clemente, California.  “We completed the SGR in 80 days and 13...

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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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