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DOE Makes Significant Progress at Hanford Vit Plant in FY 2016

11 October 2016

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) have completed significant work at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s (WTP) Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility in FY 2016 and are now preparing the LAW Facility site for the final stages of construction.

Source: Hanford Vit Plant News Room

Chernobyl clean-up operation reaches milestone

07 October 2016

A major stage of the clean-up operation at Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been completed.
Source: New Civil Engineer

Bechtel donated $10,000 for Mid-Columbia STEM education

04 October 2016

Bechtel National has donated $10,000 to the Washington State STEM Foundation and the Mid-Columbia STEM Network to help expand learning experiences to help prepare students for eventual careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Source: Tri-City Herald

Hanford Vit Plant Takes Big Step

26 September 2016

The presence of power marks a significant milestone in the creation of a major new structure at the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington state.
Source: ENR Northwest

Fortune's 40 under 40

22 September 2016

Brendan Bechtel listed on Fortune’s 2016 40 Under 40, the annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.
Source: Fortune

U.S. deploys robots to destroy chemical weapons buried under Colorado prairie

14 September 2016

Destroying the nation’s stash of World War II-era chemical weapons is nasty work, and after decades of delays, the Army is using robots to start the job inside a $4.5 billion plant on the Colorado prairie. 

Source: The Denver Post

Pueblo Chemical Depot set to begin destroying mustard agent stock

31 August 2016

The U.S. Army plans to start operating a $4.5 billion plant next week that will destroy the nation’s largest remaining stockpile of mustard agent, complying with an international treaty that bans chemical weapons, officials said Wednesday. 

Source: The Pueblo Chieftain

In pictures: Bridge building in Rwanda

15 August 2016

A team of 10 engineers, volunteers from Arup, Bechtel and Bridges to Prosperity, have built a 42m suspension bridge over the Mukungwa River this summer, for the 12,000 residents of Kukibuye in north western Rwanda.
Source: Infrastructure Intelligence

 

Bechtel contributes to U.S. Department of Energy’s new vision on sustainable hydropower

12 August 2016

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has led a first-of-its-kind comprehensive analysis to evaluate future pathways for low-carbon, renewable hydropower (hydropower generation and pumped storage) in the United States, focused on continued technical evolution, increased energy market value, and environmental sustainability.
Source: DOE

Volunteers from Arup and Bechtel Build Footbridge in Rwanda

27 July 2016

The new span will provide safe, year-round access to schools, markets, and health care facilities for the 12,000 residents of Kukibuye. The new span will provide safe, year-round access to schools, markets, and health care facilities for the 12,000 residents of Kukibuye. 
Source: ARUP