Since the earliest commercial nuclear reactors, a half-century ago, Bechtel has played a pivotal role in every phase of the industry’s development.
Bechtel has completed more than 74,000 megawatts of new nuclear generation capacity, and has performed engineering and/or construction services on more than 80 percent of nuclear plants in the United States and 150 worldwide.
In addition, we have more than 2,200 nuclear professionals, which include approximately 150 internationally recognized technical specialists who have been published widely, and have participated in developing industry standards and guidelines.
We believe nuclear power is a critical part of generating low-carbon electricity for the future. Every year, nuclear-generated electricity in the United States alone prevents about 550 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions that would otherwise come from fossil fuels. That's the same as taking 117 million passenger vehicles off the road.
Nuclear is reliable, available 24/7/365, and is not dependent on wind or sunshine - which makes it an excellent source of baseload electricity alongside renewables.
New-build and advanced reactors
Bechtel continues to play a critical role in the engineering and construction of current and future nuclear plants. We are completing construction of the two-reactor expansion of Plant Vogtle for customer Georgia Power in the southeastern United States - the only nuclear new-build construction project currently under way in the U.S.
Bechtel also engages with a number of visionary companies designing advanced nuclear reactors.
Major modifications
We have successfully completed 34 steam generator replacements, 11 reactor head replacements, 7 extended power uprates, and the first major underground pipe replacement in the nuclear industry.
Featured projects
- Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4, Waynesboro, Georgia
- Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station, Tennessee, USA
- NextEra Energy Resources; Point Beach, Turkey Point, and St. Lucie, USA
- Bellefonte, USA
- Hinkley Point C, Somerset County, UK
- Clinch River, Tennessee, USA
- Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Company, Kansas, USA
- Southern Nuclear Company, USA
- Horizon Wylfa Newydd, Wales, UK
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