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July 28, 2010

WTP Wins Safety Recognition

The Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) construction site near Richland, Washington, was recently recognized with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star status–the highest level of VPP recognition. Bechtel is designing and building WTP, the world’s largest...

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July 26, 2010

New Agreement on Prairie State Project

Prairie State Generating Company, LLC and Bechtel Power Corporation have announced a new fixed price engineering, procurement, and construction agreement for building the power plant at Prairie State Energy Campus.

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July 13, 2010

Construction Begins on Ras Az Zawr Aluminium Smelter

Bechtel started construction on Saudi Arabia's first ever aluminium smelter at the Ma’aden minerals industry complex at the Ras Az Zawr Minerals Industrial City. The industry complex is being developed by the Saudi Arabian Mining Company Ma’aden and will also...

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July 12, 2010

ENR Names Jubail II a World Megaproject

Engineering News Record (ENR) named Jubail II Industrial Complex, a project managed by Bechtel, one of the world’s 10 largest programs under construction. Read the article in ENR. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of...

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June 30, 2010

Major Safety Milestone On Savannah River Remediation Project

Savannah River Remediation’s construction team recently achieved a major safety milestone – 12 consecutive years with more than 22.7 million hours of work without an injury causing a lost day at work. The importance of this achievement is underscored when compared...

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June 26, 2010

Bechtel Completes Sale Of Equity Interest In Tube Lines

Bechtel will continue to work with London Underground for an interim period to enable a smooth transition of the capital works programme to Transport for London.  Amey will continue to provide management and maintenance services to Tube Lines.  Mike Adams,...

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June 25, 2010

A ‘Greener’ Steam Plant Brought On Line At Y-12

The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, recently brought on line a new, more energy efficient steam plant that replaced one that had been in operation since the 1950s. With its footprint much smaller than that of the...

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June 22, 2010

Bechtel Announces ES&H Awards

Bechtel employees who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to safety and innovation have been recognized with the company’s annual Environmental, Safety and Health (ES&H) awards. The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) project in Pueblo, Colorado, won the Team of the Year...

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