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Transportation

Bechtel To Construct Kenya’s First Expressway

Four-lane highway will cover 473 km and cost $2.23 billion

August 18, 2017

The highway is designed to ease transportation of goods between the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa and the landlocked countries of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nuclear Waste

US Senator Questions Bechtel Hanford Contract

Tim Newcomb

July 12, 2017

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U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) says the new contracting arrangement pioneered by Bechtel National Inc. on the Dept. of Energy’s Hanford nuclear-waste site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant—a $16.8-billion project now four times above its original budget, with 17 years of added schedule—comes with risk to taxpayers.

Which Firms Rank Highest on ENR's Top 400 Contractors?

Depressed oil prices can't keep Bechtel out of the top spot again

Gary J. Tulacz

May 18, 2017

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Many thought the cycle was due for a dip, but there are few signs of a tumble.

Construction Industry Ethics

How a Conflict Issue Forced CH2M to Cede Big Rail Job to Bechtel

The episode has prompted a UK rail agency to change its vetting system

Peter Reina

May 5, 2017

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The program management contract for $32-billion project goes to runner-up.

Front-Runner CH2M Exits UK High Speed Rail Bid

Legal challenges loomed, according to a report

Peter Reina

April 5, 2017

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Firm cites "speculation" over possible conflict in former exec named as owner CEO and delays to project.

As NuScale Advances a Small Nuclear Reactor, Bechtel Cancels Its SMR

Pam Radtke Russell

April 5, 2017

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While questions swirl around the future of large nuclear plants in the U.S. NuScale, majority owned by Fluor, is pushing a plan to build a nuclear plant using its small, 50-megawatt modular reactors.

Analytics

Bechtel Picks Point-Cloud Software To Verify As-Builts

Jeff Rubenstone

April 5, 2017

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Getting the most out of point-cloud jobsite scans is a perennial issue, and Bechtel is looking to a small startup for answers.

UK Cancels $7.7 Billion Nuclear Decommissioning Contract, Will Rebid Work

Disputed 2014 contract was subject of legal challenge

Peter Reina

March 28, 2017

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The U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will cancel a 14-year contract worth about $7.7 billion awarded in 2014 and pay over $122 million compensation to the U.S.-based consortium that failed to win the contract.

Engineering Careers IMAX Film, Education Program Are Dream Come True

Janice L. Tuchman

March 1, 2017

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How does an engineering association come to partner with a prominent IMAX movie producer to create a film to inspire kids to pursue industry careers?

Hanford Vit Plant Takes Big Step

Tim Newcomb

September 26, 2016

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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.