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October 26, 2009

Bechtel Wins SGR Contract at Davis-Besse

The replacement once-through steam generators for Davis-Besse are each approximately 74 feet tall, 12 feet in diameter and weigh 550 tons. They will be installed during the scheduled  refueling outage in early 2014. Bechtel will mobilize in excess of 500...

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October 23, 2009

WTP Celebrates 50 Percent Completion

Waste Treatment and Vitrification Plant (WTP) project at Hanford, Washington, recently surpassed its 50-percent-complete milestone.  “Over the years, nearly 10,000 people have touched this historic project,” WTP Project Director Ted Feigenbaum said. “Each of these people, whether a skilled craft, engineer...

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October 20, 2009

Tunnel Excavation Begins on Dulles Rail

Dulles Corridor Metrorail project reached a major milestone recently, as excavation of a 2,400-foot tunnel under the busy Tysons Corner area of the Washington, D.C. suburbs began on October 12. This section represents the most complex engineering and construction challenge of...

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October 19, 2009

Prairie State Featured in a Union Magazine

Prairie State Energy Campus is featured in International Operating Engineer, the magazine published by the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). Bechtel is building the 1,600-megawatt power plant in southern Illinois for Prairie State Generating Company LLC. Read the article.

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October 7, 2009

Bechtel Recognizes World-Class Experts

Bechtel Fellows, a select group of experts in science and technology who have made outstanding contributions to the company and their professions. “Each of the new Fellows personifies Bechtel’s pursuit of technical excellence, high standards, and accomplishment,” said Bechtel Chairman...

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September 9, 2009

Bechtel Partners on Solar Generating System

The two companies also announced that Bechtel Enterprises, the project development and financing arm of the Bechtel organization, will become an equity investor in all of the Ivanpah solar power plants. Under the terms of a series of EPC agreements,...

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August 4, 2009

Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore Teams Rewarded for Science Excellence

National Labs’ Teams Among the 47th Annual R&D 100 Award Winners R&D Magazine announced that eight project teams from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and five from its Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) were among the winners in its...

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July 31, 2009

Tube Lines Apprenticeship Program Rewarded

Tube Lines has been named Large Employer of the Year in the 2009 Apprenticeships Award competition run by the UK National Apprenticeship Service. The Awards recognize achievements of employers and apprentices in developing skills critical for the future of the...

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