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Jan 25, 2021, 14:11 ET New Wind Farm To Increase West Virginia's Wind Power By Nearly 15%

Clean, renewable energy for West Virginia residents surged forward today when Clearway Energy Group selected the Bechtel-Reed & Reed Joint Venture,...

Jan 12, 2021, 15:29 ET Kentucky Plant Begins Destruction of Next Inventory of Nerve Agent Weapons

A Bechtel-led plant in Kentucky has successfully begun destroying its next batch of chemical weapons, bringing the nation closer to its goal of...

Jan 11, 2021, 12:14 ET Bechtel joins global alliance to protect communities from extreme heat

Bechtel joined the Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance as the sole engineering and construction partner following an invitation from the Adrienne...

Dec 16, 2020, 13:17 ET Bechtel Recognizes Nine Supply Chain Partners

Bechtel recognized nine subcontractors and suppliers as key contributors to the success of its projects in the oil, gas and chemicals business. This...

Dec 15, 2020, 11:31 ET Colorado Plant Begins Destruction of Next Inventory of Chemical Weapons

A Bechtel-led plant in Colorado has successfully begun its next campaign of chemical weapons destruction, bringing the nation closer to its goal of...

Nov 19, 2020, 12:05 ET Cyber Industry Association Names Two Bechtel Security Experts as Fellows

Bechtel, a leading provider of defense and security services for government and commercial customers, announced today that Katie Pehrson and Charlie...

Nov 12, 2020, 10:31 ET Bechtel executive honored with U.S. Department of the Navy's Presidential Rank Award for high-impact achievements

Bechtel, a leading provider of defense and security services to government and commercial customers, announced today that Manager of Business...

Oct 15, 2020, 13:36 ET Bechtel names new technical Fellows

Bechtel announced today that Wayne Bergstrom and John Minichiello have been elected Fellows. The Bechtel Fellows are a select group of 19 experts in...

Oct 14, 2020, 13:12 ET Bechtel-affiliated team selected for advanced nuclear reactor demonstration project

A team led by TerraPower, which includes Bechtel as its partner for plant design, licensing, procurement, and construction, will receive matching...

Oct 08, 2020, 14:34 ET TerraPower chooses Bechtel as engineering, construction partner for Natrium™ reactor and energy system demonstration project

TerraPower today unveiled Bechtel as its plant design, licensing, procurement, and construction partner in a federal grant application to build a...

Sep 17, 2020, 11:22 ET Chemical Destruction Plant Eliminates 155mm Mustard Projectiles from Colorado Stockpile

The Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) team announced the safe and efficient destruction of nearly 300,000 155mm chemical weapons...

Sep 10, 2020, 14:15 ET Bechtel part of Northrop Grumman nationwide team awarded US Air Force ICBM modernization contract

Bechtel National, Inc, the U.S. government contracting subsidiary of Bechtel Corp., is part of the Northrop Grumman-led nationwide team selected this ...

Aug 24, 2020, 15:48 ET US Versatile Test Reactor Program Chooses Bechtel-led Team

A Bechtel-led team has been selected to enter negotiations to design, engineer, and build the U.S. Versatile Test Reactor – a first-of-a-kind...

Aug 13, 2020, 04:30 ET Bechtel completes 10-year partnership supporting Gabon's roadmap to prosperity

Bechtel has completed its decade-long master planning and construction partnership with the Government of Gabon, together creating a roadmap to...

Aug 05, 2020, 19:17 ET Bechtel Appoints New Presidents To Lead Its Global Oil, Gas & Chemicals And Mining & Metals Businesses

Bechtel today announced the appointments of Paul Marsden as president of the company's Oil, Gas & Chemicals (OG&C) business and Ailie MacAdam as...

Jul 30, 2020, 13:12 ET Bechtel Elevates Jack Futcher To Vice Chairman; Appoints Craig Albert President And Chief Operating Officer

Bechtel Group, Inc. announced today that Craig Albert, who has led the company's Infrastructure business unit since 2016, will succeed Jack Futcher...

Jun 17, 2020, 16:33 ET Bechtel Nuclear Engineer Selected for Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship

The American Nuclear Society (ANS) has selected a Bechtel nuclear engineer as the 2020 recipient of the Glenn T. Seaborg Congressional Science and...

Jun 16, 2020, 09:00 ET Bechtel Joint Venture Completes Construction Of Silicon Valley Rail Stations

Passengers in San Clara County are now connected by rail to opportunities in San Francisco, thanks to a newly completed Silicon Valley Extension to...

May 26, 2020, 16:30 ET Bechtel Sets Top of Unit 3 at U.S. Nuclear Plant Construction Site

On May 21, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 3, the first of only two new nuclear units under...

May 26, 2020, 14:33 ET Bechtel Again Ranks #1 On ENR List of Top 400 U.S. Contractors

Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has ranked No. 1 on the Engineering News-Record list of Top 400 U.S. contractors ...

May 12, 2020, 17:00 ET Milestone Marked at Kentucky Chemical Weapons Destruction Plant

A Bechtel-led team has successfully completed the destruction of projectiles containing the nerve agent GB at a chemical weapons facility in Kentucky....

May 05, 2020, 12:09 ET Bechtel Group Foundation Establishes Bechtel COVID-19 Relief Fund in Partnership with GlobalGiving

The Bechtel Group Foundation will donate $3 million to communities across the world coping with the coronavirus pandemic, in partnership with the...

Apr 23, 2020, 12:24 ET New Low-emissions Plant Will Power One Million More Homes In New York State

One million additional homes in New York state will receive low-carbon, affordable, safe and reliable power from the newly completed Cricket Valley...

Apr 01, 2020, 16:41 ET U.S. Government Extends Bechtel Contract for Chemical Weapons Destruction

The U. S. government this week formally added three years to the current Bechtel contract to destroy 2,600 tons of surplus chemical weapons stored at ...

Mar 31, 2020, 16:00 ET Bechtel Completes Major Milestone at U.S. Nuclear Plant Construction Site

A Bechtel-led construction team today placed the massive reactor building dome on Unit 4, the second of the only two new nuclear units currently...