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    We Power and Bechtel Power Corporation Announce Settlement of Claims

    • 21 December 2009

    We Power LLC, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (WEC) that builds and owns electric generating units, and Bechtel Power Corporation today announced an agreement that settles all pending claims between them regarding the new coal-fueled units that have been under construction in Oak Creek, Wis.

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    Ivanpah Project Labor Agreement Announces

    • 17 December 2009

    Bechtel Construction Company and two labor organizations today announced an agreement for the construction of BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electricity Generating System, a 440-megawatt solar power facility in southeastern California.

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    Bechtel and Calera Announce Alliance

    • 10 December 2009

    Calera Corporation and Bechtel Power Corporation today announced a strategic alliance to develop and construct facilities using carbon capture technology to reduce emissions and fight global warming.

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    Livermore's NIF in Newsweek

    • 07 December 2009

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's highest-energy laser system and its largest optical instrument, was recently featured in Newsweek. Read the story.

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    Idaho Project Completes Recovery Act Goals Ahead of Schedule

    • 05 November 2009

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project in Idaho has completed its first American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) goals to accelerate the removal of radioactive waste.

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    Los Alamos Cleanup Work Featured in New York Times

    • 27 October 2009

    The New York Times recently featured environmental cleanup work being performed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) with funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

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    Bechtel Wins SGR Contract at Davis-Besse

    • 26 October 2009

    Bechtel Power Corporation has been awarded a contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for replacing the two once-through steam generators and the reactor vessel closure head at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. Operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), Davis-Besse is a pressurized water reactor producing 908 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power 450,000 homes.

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    WTP Celebrates 50 Percent Completion

    • 23 October 2009

    Bechtel National’s Waste Treatment and Vitrification Plant (WTP) project at Hanford, Washington, recently surpassed its 50-percent-complete milestone.

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    Tunnel Excavation Begins on Dulles Rail

    • 20 October 2009

    The 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 the project.

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    Bechtel Recognizes World-Class Experts

    • 07 October 2009

    Bechtel Corporation named three employees as Bechtel Fellows, a select group of experts in science and technology who have made outstanding contributions to the company and their professions.