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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.

Bechtel’s Brief

Haunted by Grim Statistics on Megaprojects

A call by Brendan Bechtel to improve schedule and cost performance

August 24, 2016

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Brendan Bechtel, soon to be chief executive of the engineering and construction company that bears his family’s name, sounded an alarm about the industry’s performance on megaprojects with words as plainly spoken as any you will hear at a conference.

Bechtel Gets Five-Year Extension on Jubail Project

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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The Saudi government has awarded Bechtel a five-year contract extension for project management services at the giant Jubail and Ras Al Khair industrial cities, the company announced on June 6.