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Waste Treatment Plant Conducts Emergency Drills, Prepares to Receive Ammonia
Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) staff recently performed an emergency preparedness drill simulating a response to an ammonia leak. It was the most recent in an ongoing series of ammonia related emergency drills before the plant receives ammonia that will be used in the WTP emissions treatment system.
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First Nuclear Power Plant in Poland to be Built in Pomerania. It will be Designed by Westinghouse-Bechtel.
[Published in Polish; use browser translation for English.] The consortium of Westinghouse, Bechtel and Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe plans to sign a contract for design work for the first Polish nuclear power plant in Pomerania. Westinghouse’s Kowalik enmphasized that Bechtel has built over 80 nuclear reactors in the U.S., and Westinghouse has proven AP1000 technology and 130 years of experience.
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Hanford Plant Shift Operations Managers Reach Full Qualification
The Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recognized a significant team achievement recently, when the last of its eight shift operations managers finished a rigorous qualifications process.
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Local company helping with NASA moonshot
“We are pleased to engage members of our supply chain to support new and expanding opportunities across multiple project sites spanning the country. The complex work we do demands capable and experienced suppliers like FCCI to meet the precise requirements for custom and dynamic materials needed to build Mobile Launcher 2."
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Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, Westinghouse and Bechtel Discuss Closer Cooperation in the Project of the First Nuclear power Plant in Poland
Directions and principles of cooperation were the main subject of the talks between Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel in Washington, DC. In the near future, Memorandum of Understanding between PEJ, Westinghouse and Bechtel is planned to ultimately allow to formalize the selected cooperation model in the form of a consortium.
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Bechtel to Deliver Electric School Bus Charging Infrastructure to First Student
First Student, a major provider of student transportation services in North America, has selected Bechtel to design and build charging stations for one of First Student’s electrification projects. The two companies intend to partner on more EV deployments in the future, for which Bechtel will provide engineering, procurement and construction services.
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Developer Sanctions LNG Project with Potential to Be 'One of Most Significant' Energy Infrastructure Investments in US
“With strong customers, top-tier equity sponsors in ConocoPhillips and KKR and a world-class contractor in Bechtel, this project has the potential to become one of America’s most significant energy infrastructure investments over time,” said Sempra group chief executive Jeffrey W Martin announcing the final investment decision on Monday.
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Bechtel-Enka Win North Macedonia Deal
North Macedonia has signed a €1.3 billion deal with US-Turkish joint venture Bechtel-Enka for construction of four sections of the European Corridors VIII and X.
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Spurt of North America LNG Projects Get First-Quarter OKs to Proceed
Bechtel Energy received a notice to proceed for the engineering, procurement and construction of Sempra Infrastructure’s estimated $13-billion LNG export terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, the developer said March 20 after making a final investment decision for it to come online in 2027 and 2028. The two-train project could create 5,000 construction jobs, Bechtel Chairman and CEO Brandan Bechtel said.
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Bechtel Adapting to Workforce Shortage While Tackling Bevy of LNG Projects in Tight Labor Market
Paul Marsden: "We like to manage our workforce consistently across the U.S. Gulf Coast, because it’s a better experience for the workers. ... That’s really important for us and, frankly, the best way that we can manage our workforces is to give people career choices and longevity, not just a job."
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Australia-based EV battery materials firm looks to build US factory
Sicona Battery Technologies tapped Bechtel to assess the needs of an anode battery component plant. Bechtel will assess the needs of an anode battery component plant, to optimize area designs, utilities, equipment and materials, as well as develop a cost estimate for the project.
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Bechtel to build EV charging infrastructure
Bechtel considers the burgeoning field of EV infrastructure and electrification to be a “very high priority,” Catherine Hunt Ryan, president of the company’s manufacturing and technology business, told Construction Dive in an interview. “We are focused on projects across the entire battery value chain. It’s the full package.”