Georgia Power has selected Bechtel to perform construction work on a two-reactor expansion project at a nuclear power plant located in Georgia. Bechtel said Thursday it will build the third and fourth units of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant under the supervision of Southern Nuclear. Plant Vogtle units 3 and 4 will also be the first reactors […] More

A division of Bechtel will continue to manufacture nuclear propulsion components to the U.S. Navy under a potential $64.3 million contract modification awarded through the Naval Sea Systems Command. The Defense Department said Tuesday the full obligated amount at the time of award is from the service branch’s fiscal 2016 shipbuilding and conversion and “other” procurement funds. Bechtel’s plant […] More

Bechtel has extended its partnership with Gabon to continue work on a $25 billion national infrastructure plan that looks to build the country’s skill base for project management, construction, engineering, project controls, sustainability, health, safety, environment, quality and contracts. Bechtel said Wednesday the collaboration has established a public works agency called l’Agence Nationale des Grands Travaux d’Infrastructures — or ANGTI — […] More

Bechtel has secured a five-year contract extension from an autonomous Saudi Arabian government agency to continue to provide management services for two industrial  development projects in Jubail and Ras Al Khair. The company said Monday its contract with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu covers projects to construct residential and educational buildings as well as roads, bridges, […] More

Horizon Nuclear Power has chosen a joint venture of Bechtel, Japan Gas Corporation and Hitachi subsidiary Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe to build a two-reactor nuclear power plant in the U.K. Bechtel said Friday the Menter Newydd JV will perform initial front-end engineering and construction planning for the Wylfa Newydd plant in Wales before construction starts in 2020. Wylfa Newydd will work to supply low-carbon nuclear energy to as many as five million […] More

San Francisco, Calif.-based construction company Bechtel and its partners have commenced the development of the Edmonton Valley Line Light Rail Transit – Stage 1 project that looks to address a projected population increase in the Canadian city. The company will work with Bombardier, EllisDon and Fengate Capital Management as part of a consortium called TransEd Partners to build and eventually operate […] More

Bechtel and BWX Technologies have entered into a new agreement to further develop a small modular nuclear reactor that can be used for commercial purposes. Bechtel said Friday it will provide program management, engineering and construction services for the Generation mPower project while BWXT will design the nuclear steam supply system. The two companies will then work together […] More

A joint venture of Bechtel National and Parsons Government Services has wrapped up the construction of a facility built to destroy the chemical weapons stockpile at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky. Bechtel Parsons Blue Grass established the plant in Richmond, Kentucky, under a contract with the Defense Department’s Program Executive Office – Assembled Chemical Weapons […] More

The Bechtel and Network Rail-developed Reading Station railway has received the Project of the Year award at the U.K. rail industry’s National Rail Awards. The companies were recognized for what the judges described as “collaborative working and careful planning,” Bechtel said Wednesday. “Collaboration between Network Rail, train operators, passengers and other stakeholders was essential to […] More

Bechtel has achieved a new ISO certification in quality management systems effective for three years. Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental Inc. and the company’s subsidiaries received the 9001:2008 standard recertification from the International Organization for Standardization following audit of several company sites, Bechtel said Tuesday. Craig Albert, president of Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental global […] More

Bechtel has started construction work on a natural gas-fired power plant in Loudoun County, Virginia for Panda Power Funds clients. Bechtel will oversee the engineering, procurement, construction and startup services, and Siemens will handle the natural gas and steam turbines, generators and waste-heat-recovery boilers, Bechtel said Thursday. The 778-megawatt, Stonewall power plant is scheduled to operate in […] More

Bechtel has broken ground on a new power plant that will run on natural gas in Carroll County, Ohio. The company said Tuesday it will carry out procurement, engineering and construction work for the facility under a contract with Advanced Power affiliate Carroll County Energy LLC. Scott Osborne, general manager of power at Bechtel, said […] More