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  • Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Hitachi-Japan Gas JV to Build UK Nuclear Plant

    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

  • Bechtel Receives ISO Recertification for Mgmt Systems; Craig Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Receives ISO Recertification for Mgmt Systems; Craig Albert Comments

    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

  • Toby Seay Named President of Bechtel's Newly Formed Infrastructure Business - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Toby Seay Named President of Bechtel’s Newly Formed Infrastructure Business

    Bechtel has formed a new infrastructure global business unit to be led by Toby Seay as president. The London-headquartered infrastructure business unit combines the company’s civil, water, power, aviation and rail business lines, Bechtel said Monday. “The creation of Bechtel’s new infrastructure business leverages the iconic global presence of our civil business and the lump-sum, direct-hire EPC execution capabilities of […] More

  • Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel-Managed National Laboratories Win 6 R&D 100 Awards; Craig Albert Comments

    Bechtel‘s research partners from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have received multiple 2014 R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine for their national security, energy and health technology inventions. The awards recognize the year’s top 100 scientific and engineering technology products or inventions that also have commercial potential, Bechtel said Wednesday. “The work of these […] More

  • Craig Albert: Bechtel to Fund Cyber Defense Training Initiative at 2 Nat'l Labs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Craig Albert: Bechtel to Fund Cyber Defense Training Initiative at 2 Nat’l Labs

    Bechtel has launched a recruitment and training program to help early-career information technology professionals learn to secure cyber infrastructures. The company said Monday that it will collaborate with the Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories to support multi-year employment for young cyber experts. “When you combine the resources and expertise of our three organizations […] More

  • Brian Reilly to Lead Bechtel’s Oak Ridge Uranium Processing Facility Project - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Brian Reilly to Lead Bechtel’s Oak Ridge Uranium Processing Facility Project

    Brian Reilly, a 34-year veteran in engineering and procurement projects, has been named director of Bechtel’s uranium processing facility project in Oak Ridge, Tenn.. He will succeed the retiring Carl Strock, a former commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bechtel said Monday. Reilly will work at Bechtel-led Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, which has […] More

  • Bechtel Honors Contracting Partners; Craig Albert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Honors Contracting Partners; Craig Albert Comments

    Bechtel has lauded several businesses for collaborating with Bechtel to support government projects in the areas of national security, construction, defense, space, energy and nuclear safety. Nineteen companies received Bechtel’s Systems and Infrastructure Subcontractor and Supplier Recognition Awards for their support work during 2013, Bechtel said Monday. “Our subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers help strengthen the […] More

  • Bechtel's Michael Costas to Help Lead Engineering at Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel’s Michael Costas to Help Lead Engineering at Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant

    Michael Costas, Bechtel‘s corporate quality chief, will help manage engineering, procurement and related functions as part of his appointment to the company’s waste treatment and immobilization plant team. The team will supervise work at a plant Bechtel is building in Washington state for the Energy Department to treat 56 million gallons of radioactive waste, the company said Thursday. Costas holds 30 years […] More