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Bechtel announced today that it has successfully completed the first set of test glass pours into a stainless-steel storage container designed to hold vitrified radioactive and chemical waste. This is a critical step in the Department of Energy’s mission to treat waste in southeastern Washington state.
Bechtel, a leading engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company, today announced a new partnership with Saudi Women Engineers Society (SWES), the first Engineering Society for women in Saudi Arabia. Bechtel will support the not-for-profit with professional development, skill enhancement, and career advancement opportunities for Saudi national women engineers.
Bechtel, in partnership with EllisDon, Fengate, and Alstom, today announced the official start of passenger service of Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast. The new rail line connects communities across Edmonton to its downtown center and is expected to carry 30,000 passengers per day to begin. The light rail line was designed to meet the rising mobility needs in Canada’s second fastest growing city.
Bechtel announced today it has been selected by Urenco, a supplier of nuclear enrichment services and fuel cycle products, to support the expansion of a key facility responsible for processing uranium tails, which is an essential contributor to the generation of more clean, reliable, nuclear energy.
Bechtel and Westinghouse consortium offers sharp contrast to first-of-a-kind designs proposed by other two bidders Westinghouse Electric Company, along with construction partner Bechtel, today submitted its proposal to supply the Czech Republic with as many as four AP1000® reactors, the safest, most advanced nuclear technology available today. The bid proposes construction of one AP1000 unit at the Dukovany nuclear site, with the potential for a second unit there and two additional units at the Temelin site.
Bechtel today announced it has been selected by Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Sabanci Holdings, to design and construct a new 232MWdc solar project in Victoria County, Texas. The new Oriana Solar facility is expected to produce enough clean energy to power more than 34,000 homes. It will include highly efficient bifacial solar panel technology that enables both sides of the panels to absorb sunlight. The renewable power produced at Oriana Solar will be delivered to customers on the grid managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
Bechtel works with more than 7,000 suppliers annually from 70 countries, engaging in more than 50,000 transactions with total commitments approaching $15 billion annually. Today, Bechtel announced the 20 recipients of its 2023 Global Supplier Awards. The annual awards recognize top-performing business partners supporting Bechtel’s projects across the globe.
echtel.org, a social enterprise program created by Bechtel to provide underserved communities with critical infrastructure solutions, today announced it has started work in Zambia to establish new marketplaces to improve the availability and quality of agricultural products in rural markets, strengthening food resilience. These new trading centers are strategically located closer to many small farms to provide farmers with faster, more efficient access to commodity buyers. Among other benefits, improving access to buyers will reduce the significant postharvest crop loss resulting from harvesting and homestead storage to transportation to more distant markets.
Poland Prime Minister Joins Westinghouse, Bechtel and PEJ at Signing Ceremony Westinghouse Electric Company, Bechtel and Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe today signed the Engineering Services Contract for Poland’s first nuclear power plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Pomerania. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Anna Łukaszewska-Trzeciakowska and U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski attended the signing ceremony in Warsaw.
Bechtel, a leading engineering, procurement, construction, and project management company, today announced the opening of a new regional headquarters in the heart of Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh.
