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As a result of the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel accepted the task of extinguishing oil well fires in [[Kuwait]] in 1991. This fire-suppression project was part of the effort to rebuild the infrastructure of Kuwait.<ref name=Lubove1999 /><ref name=Rothman1991 /> | As a result of the [[Gulf War]], Bechtel accepted the task of extinguishing oil well fires in [[Kuwait]] in 1991. This fire-suppression project was part of the effort to rebuild the infrastructure of Kuwait.<ref name=Lubove1999 /><ref name=Rothman1991 /> | ||
In 1994, Bechtel began work on the US$20 billion [[Airport Core Programme|Hong Kong Airport Core Programme]], which was the largest civil engineering project at the time and included a [[Hong Kong International Airport|new airport]] and nine other infrastructure projects.<ref name=Farley94>{{cite news |title=Asia : Hong Kong's New Airport Finally Gets Off Ground |author=Maggie Farley |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-02-mn-4094-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 2, 1994 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rowe11>{{cite book |title=Emergent Architectural Territories in East Asian Cities |author=Peter G Rowe |year=2011 |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |isbn= 978-3-0346-1059-9|page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeuaUWm7RbAC&q=bechtel&pg=PA84 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel's other major projects during the 1990s included the [[Athens Metro]] system,<ref name=Church1998>{{cite magazine |title=Stephen Bechtel: Global Builder |author=George J. Church |url=https://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989775,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 7, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> the [[Atlantic LNG]] in [[Trinidad]],<ref name=Hindley98 /> the [[A1 (Croatia)|Croatian Motorway]],<ref name=Kosowatz02>{{cite news |title=Croatia Tries to Unlock Economy With Multibillion-Dollar Motorway |author=John J. Kosowatz |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/29758-croatia-tries-to-unlock-economy-with-multibillion-dollar-motorway?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=August 26, 2002 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] for the [[London Underground]], Quezon Power Plant in the [[Philippines]],<ref name=PhilStar00>{{cite news |title=Quezon power plant soon to be operational |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/101319/quezon-power-plant-soon-be-operational |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 14, 2000 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> and a semiconductor plant in China.<ref name=AP1998>{{cite news |title=Massive public works projects featured at new exhibit |author=Randolph E. Schmid |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |agency= | In 1994, Bechtel began work on the US$20 billion [[Airport Core Programme|Hong Kong Airport Core Programme]], which was the largest civil engineering project at the time and included a [[Hong Kong International Airport|new airport]] and nine other infrastructure projects.<ref name=Farley94>{{cite news |title=Asia : Hong Kong's New Airport Finally Gets Off Ground |author=Maggie Farley |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-02-mn-4094-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 2, 1994 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rowe11>{{cite book |title=Emergent Architectural Territories in East Asian Cities |author=Peter G Rowe |year=2011 |publisher=[[Walter de Gruyter]] |isbn= 978-3-0346-1059-9|page=84 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GeuaUWm7RbAC&q=bechtel&pg=PA84 |access-date=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel's other major projects during the 1990s included the [[Athens Metro]] system,<ref name=Church1998>{{cite magazine |title=Stephen Bechtel: Global Builder |author=George J. Church |url=https://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,989775,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 7, 1998 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> the [[Atlantic LNG]] in [[Trinidad]],<ref name=Hindley98 /> the [[A1 (Croatia)|Croatian Motorway]],<ref name=Kosowatz02>{{cite news |title=Croatia Tries to Unlock Economy With Multibillion-Dollar Motorway |author=John J. Kosowatz |url=http://www.enr.com/articles/29758-croatia-tries-to-unlock-economy-with-multibillion-dollar-motorway?v=preview |work=[[Engineering News-Record]] |date=August 26, 2002 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> the [[Jubilee Line Extension]] for the [[London Underground]], Quezon Power Plant in the [[Philippines]],<ref name=PhilStar00>{{cite news |title=Quezon power plant soon to be operational |url=http://www.philstar.com/business/101319/quezon-power-plant-soon-be-operational |work=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=January 14, 2000 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> and a semiconductor plant in China.<ref name=AP1998>{{cite news |title=Massive public works projects featured at new exhibit |author=Randolph E. Schmid |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323011816/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19740384.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |agency=Associated Press |date=June 1, 1998 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Anderson2011>{{cite news |title=The private companies that drive the global economy |author=Richard Anderson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12334757 |work=[[BBC]] |date=April 26, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref><ref name=RT14>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes phase 1 of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-phase-i-of-dulles-corridor-metrorail-project-4253408 |work=Railway-Technology |date=April 28, 2014 |access-date=August 21, 2014}}{{unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=August 2016}}</ref> Bechtel also managed design and construction of facilities for Olympic games: the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics]],<ref name=Deseret97 /> and the [[1998 Winter Olympics|Winter Games in Nagano, Japan]] in 1998.<ref name=Armstrong01>{{cite news |title=Firms Vie For Olympic Gold / U.S. companies see opportunities as Beijing prepares for 2008 games |author=David Armstrong |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Firms-Vie-For-Olympic-Gold-U-S-companies-see-2896823.php |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=July 26, 2001 |access-date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the company provided planning and management services for the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=Deseret97 /> In 2001, Bechtel was part of a consortium to project manage the US$4.3 billion construction of the CSPC Nanhai Petrochemicals Complex in [[China]].<ref name=CT>{{cite news |title=CSPC Petrochemical Complex, China |url=http://www.chemicals-technology.com/projects/nanhai/ |work=Chemicals-Technology |access-date=April 14, 2014}}</ref> | ||
Several projects in the 2000s attracted controversy.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /> In 2000, after a [[2000 Cochabamba protests|protest against water prices]] being raised by a utility partially owned by Bechtel in [[Bolivia]], the company pulled out of the country and later filed suit against Bolivia for $25 million in losses. The claim was settled in 2006 for $0.30.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /><ref name=CorpWatch96>{{cite news |title=BOLIVIA: Bechtel Drops $50 Million Claim to Settle Bolivian Water Dispute |url=http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13144 |work=[[Environment News Service]] |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213211154/https://corpwatch.org/article/bolivia-bechtel-drops-50-million-claim-settle-bolivian-water-dispute |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Several projects in the 2000s attracted controversy.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /> In 2000, after a [[2000 Cochabamba protests|protest against water prices]] being raised by a utility partially owned by Bechtel in [[Bolivia]], the company pulled out of the country and later filed suit against Bolivia for $25 million in losses. The claim was settled in 2006 for $0.30.<ref name=DavisMarch2003 /><ref name=CorpWatch96>{{cite news |title=BOLIVIA: Bechtel Drops $50 Million Claim to Settle Bolivian Water Dispute |url=http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13144 |work=[[Environment News Service]] |date=January 19, 2006 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213211154/https://corpwatch.org/article/bolivia-bechtel-drops-50-million-claim-settle-bolivian-water-dispute |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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Bechtel has been contracted to manage the [[United States Navy]]'s [[nuclear propulsion]] research facilities since 2011.<ref name=Tully2016 /> In June 2013 the unit completed design and construction on a U.S. [[Missile Defense Agency]] project at [[Fort Greely]], [[Alaska]], which included three missile fields and forty silos.<ref name=ArmyTechnology2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes work on US MDA's ground-based midcourse defence programme |url=http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-work-us-mdas-ground-based-midcourse-defense-programme |newspaper=[[Army-Technology.com]] |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|U.K. Ministry of Defence]] selected Bechtel to support the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Air Force|Air Force]] on procurement and managed support services.<ref name=Chuter2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, CH2M Hill Win UK Service Provider Contracts |author=Andrew Chuter |url=http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20140818/DEFREG01/308180005/Bechtel-CH2M-Hill-Win-UK-Service-Provider-Contracts |work=[[Defense News]] |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, in 2016, Bechtel began providing testing and operations for the [[Arnold Engineering Development Complex]] at the [[Arnold Air Force Base]] in [[Tennessee]].<ref name=Lapczynski2016>{{cite news |title=NAS begins contract operation at AEDC |author=Kelly Lapczynski |url=http://www.tullahomanews.com/nas-begins-contract-operation-at-aedc/ |work=The Tullahoma News |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | Bechtel has been contracted to manage the [[United States Navy]]'s [[nuclear propulsion]] research facilities since 2011.<ref name=Tully2016 /> In June 2013 the unit completed design and construction on a U.S. [[Missile Defense Agency]] project at [[Fort Greely]], [[Alaska]], which included three missile fields and forty silos.<ref name=ArmyTechnology2013>{{cite news |title=Bechtel completes work on US MDA's ground-based midcourse defence programme |url=http://www.army-technology.com/news/newsbechtel-completes-work-us-mdas-ground-based-midcourse-defense-programme |newspaper=[[Army-Technology.com]] |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|U.K. Ministry of Defence]] selected Bechtel to support the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Royal Air Force|Air Force]] on procurement and managed support services.<ref name=Chuter2014>{{cite news |title=Bechtel, CH2M Hill Win UK Service Provider Contracts |author=Andrew Chuter |url=http://archive.defensenews.com/article/20140818/DEFREG01/308180005/Bechtel-CH2M-Hill-Win-UK-Service-Provider-Contracts |work=[[Defense News]] |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, in 2016, Bechtel began providing testing and operations for the [[Arnold Engineering Development Complex]] at the [[Arnold Air Force Base]] in [[Tennessee]].<ref name=Lapczynski2016>{{cite news |title=NAS begins contract operation at AEDC |author=Kelly Lapczynski |url=http://www.tullahomanews.com/nas-begins-contract-operation-at-aedc/ |work=The Tullahoma News |date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Other government work includes the construction of the facilities to treat the liquid radioactive waste stored underground at the Department of Energy's [[Hanford Site|Hanford]] nuclear waste site in [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=Jones2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Makes It Official for New Head of Washington Office |last1=Jones |first1=Andy |url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/04/bechtel-makes-it-official-for-new-head-of-washington-office.html |newspaper=[[ALM (company)|LegalTimes]] |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Weisse2013>{{cite news |title=The Risky Business of Destroying Chemical Weapons |last1=Weisse |first1=Karen |url=http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091840/http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Brown2013>{{cite news |title=Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous |author=Valerie Brown |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hanford-nuclear-cleanup-problems/ |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel and AECOM agreed in 2016 to pay $125 million to settle claims by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] that the companies used subpar work while building a nuclear waste treatment facility at the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], in addition to allegedly using public funds for lobbying. The companies did not admit wrongdoing; they said they settled to avoid long, costly litigation.<ref name="Slowey11282016">{{cite news |title=Bechtel, AECOM pay $125M to settle claims of subpar work at WA nuclear site |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-aecom-pay-125m-to-settle-claims-of-subpar-work-at-wa-nuclear-site/431140/ |newspaper=Constructive Dive |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Emshwiller16">{{cite news |title=Contracts settle case over cleanup effort at Hanford Nuclear site |last1=Emshwiller |first1=John R. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/contractors-settle-case-over-cleanup-effort-at-hanford-nuclear-site-1479951868 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="AP11232016">{{cite news |title=Feds: Hanford contractors to pay $125 million settlement |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-11-23/feds-hanford-contractors-to-pay-125-million-settlement |newspaper= | Other government work includes the construction of the facilities to treat the liquid radioactive waste stored underground at the Department of Energy's [[Hanford Site|Hanford]] nuclear waste site in [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name=Jones2010>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Makes It Official for New Head of Washington Office |last1=Jones |first1=Andy |url=http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2010/04/bechtel-makes-it-official-for-new-head-of-washington-office.html |newspaper=[[ALM (company)|LegalTimes]] |date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Weisse2013>{{cite news |title=The Risky Business of Destroying Chemical Weapons |last1=Weisse |first1=Karen |url=http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091840/http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-11/the-risky-business-of-destroying-chemical-weapons |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=September 11, 2013 |access-date=March 20, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Brown2013>{{cite news |title=Hanford Nuclear Waste Cleanup Plant May Be Too Dangerous |author=Valerie Brown |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hanford-nuclear-cleanup-problems/ |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel and AECOM agreed in 2016 to pay $125 million to settle claims by the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] that the companies used subpar work while building a nuclear waste treatment facility at the [[Hanford Nuclear Reservation]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington state]], in addition to allegedly using public funds for lobbying. The companies did not admit wrongdoing; they said they settled to avoid long, costly litigation.<ref name="Slowey11282016">{{cite news |title=Bechtel, AECOM pay $125M to settle claims of subpar work at WA nuclear site |last1=Slowey |first1=Kim |url=https://www.constructiondive.com/news/bechtel-aecom-pay-125m-to-settle-claims-of-subpar-work-at-wa-nuclear-site/431140/ |newspaper=Constructive Dive |date=November 28, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Emshwiller16">{{cite news |title=Contracts settle case over cleanup effort at Hanford Nuclear site |last1=Emshwiller |first1=John R. |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/contractors-settle-case-over-cleanup-effort-at-hanford-nuclear-site-1479951868 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="AP11232016">{{cite news |title=Feds: Hanford contractors to pay $125 million settlement |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-11-23/feds-hanford-contractors-to-pay-125-million-settlement |newspaper=Associated Press |date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In late 2017, Bechtel completed the assembly of two nuclear waste melters, each at 300 tons. The melters are the largest of their kind ever built in the United States.<ref name=Newcomb2017>{{cite news |title=Two Nuclear Waste Melters Now Installed at Hanford Site |author=Tim Newcomb |url=https://www.enr.com/blogs/15-evergreen/post/43060-two-nuclear-waste-melters-now-installed-at-hanford-site |work=ENR North West |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | ||
The unit also manages U.S. Department of Defense contracts to dismantle and dispose of stored chemical weapons, including decades-old [[Sulfur mustard|mustard]] and [[Nerve agent|nerve gas]] from World War II.<ref name="Jones2010" /><ref name="Weisse2013" /><ref name="Brown2013" /> By 2019, the [[Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in [[Colorado]] had destroyed nearly 100,000 munitions.<ref name="Nichols2019">{{cite news |title=Robots dismantle and neutralize 100,000 mustard agent chemical weapons |last1=Nichols |first1=Greg |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/robots-dismantle-and-neutralize-100000-mustard-agent-chemical-weapons/ |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Bechtel completed the construction of the [[Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in 2015.<ref name=Maass2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel and partners move toward destroying U.S. chemical weapons |author=Ryan Maass |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/10/28/Bechtel-and-partners-move-toward-destroying-US-chemical-weapons/9921446035421/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> Since May 2012, Bechtel has been part of a consortium completing the [[Chernobyl New Safe Confinement]], a structure that will safely confine the damaged Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Number 4.<ref name=NuclearStreetNews2012>{{cite news |title=Enormous Chernobyl Confinement Shelter to be Completed in 2015 |url=http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2012/05/25/enormous-chernobyl-confinement-shelter-to-be-completed-in-2015-052501.aspx#.U1BKoeZG8qc |work=[[Nuclear Street News]] |date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel continues to oversee the operation. In November 2016, the team slid a massive containment arch to cover the damaged nuclear reactor and contain radioactive material.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | The unit also manages U.S. Department of Defense contracts to dismantle and dispose of stored chemical weapons, including decades-old [[Sulfur mustard|mustard]] and [[Nerve agent|nerve gas]] from World War II.<ref name="Jones2010" /><ref name="Weisse2013" /><ref name="Brown2013" /> By 2019, the [[Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in [[Colorado]] had destroyed nearly 100,000 munitions.<ref name="Nichols2019">{{cite news |title=Robots dismantle and neutralize 100,000 mustard agent chemical weapons |last1=Nichols |first1=Greg |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/robots-dismantle-and-neutralize-100000-mustard-agent-chemical-weapons/ |work=[[ZDNet]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> Bechtel completed the construction of the [[Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant]] in 2015.<ref name=Maass2015>{{cite news |title=Bechtel and partners move toward destroying U.S. chemical weapons |author=Ryan Maass |url=http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/10/28/Bechtel-and-partners-move-toward-destroying-US-chemical-weapons/9921446035421/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=October 28, 2015 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> Since May 2012, Bechtel has been part of a consortium completing the [[Chernobyl New Safe Confinement]], a structure that will safely confine the damaged Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Number 4.<ref name=NuclearStreetNews2012>{{cite news |title=Enormous Chernobyl Confinement Shelter to be Completed in 2015 |url=http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2012/05/25/enormous-chernobyl-confinement-shelter-to-be-completed-in-2015-052501.aspx#.U1BKoeZG8qc |work=[[Nuclear Street News]] |date=May 25, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> Bechtel continues to oversee the operation. In November 2016, the team slid a massive containment arch to cover the damaged nuclear reactor and contain radioactive material.<ref name="AnnualReport17" /> | ||
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In 2016, Bechtel completed work on [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station|Watts Bar 2]] nuclear reactor.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVA Orders Replacement Steam Generators for Watts Bar 2 |url=http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091810/http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Breakbulk]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bechtel contracted to complete Watts Bar 2 |url=https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bechtel-contracted-to-complete-Watts-Bar-2 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=World Nuclear News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-22 |title=Audit: Bechtel Power Corp. overcharged TVA for labor at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2017/nov/22/bechtel-overcharged-tvwatts-bar-nuclear-labor/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2016, a joint venture including Bechtel won a contract to conduct front-end engineering and design for the eventual construction of [[Wylfa Nuclear Power Station|Wylfa Newydd]], a nuclear power station in [[Wales]] for [[Horizon Nuclear Power]].<ref name=Grandhi2016>{{cite news |title=Hitachi, Bechtel and JGC aiming to build £10bn nuclear power station in Wales |author=Kedar Grandhi |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hitachi-bechtel-jgc-aiming-build-10bn-nuclear-power-station-wales-1561245 |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | In 2016, Bechtel completed work on [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]'s [[Watts Bar Nuclear Generating Station|Watts Bar 2]] nuclear reactor.<ref>{{cite news |title=TVA Orders Replacement Steam Generators for Watts Bar 2 |url=http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615091810/http://www.breakbulk.com/breakbulk-news/industry-sector/epcs-project-owners/tva-orders-replacement-steam-generators-for-watts-bar-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[Breakbulk]] |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bechtel contracted to complete Watts Bar 2 |url=https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Bechtel-contracted-to-complete-Watts-Bar-2 |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=World Nuclear News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-22 |title=Audit: Bechtel Power Corp. overcharged TVA for labor at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2017/nov/22/bechtel-overcharged-tvwatts-bar-nuclear-labor/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> In May 2016, a joint venture including Bechtel won a contract to conduct front-end engineering and design for the eventual construction of [[Wylfa Nuclear Power Station|Wylfa Newydd]], a nuclear power station in [[Wales]] for [[Horizon Nuclear Power]].<ref name=Grandhi2016>{{cite news |title=Hitachi, Bechtel and JGC aiming to build £10bn nuclear power station in Wales |author=Kedar Grandhi |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/hitachi-bechtel-jgc-aiming-build-10bn-nuclear-power-station-wales-1561245 |date=May 21, 2016 |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> | ||
In August 2017, Bechtel took over as the lead contractor to complete construction at [[Vogtle Electric Generating Plant|Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle]], estimated in 2022 at $30 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia nuclear plant's cost now projected to top $30B |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-nuclear-plant-vogtle-projected-costs |website= | In August 2017, Bechtel took over as the lead contractor to complete construction at [[Vogtle Electric Generating Plant|Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle]], estimated in 2022 at $30 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia nuclear plant's cost now projected to top $30B |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-nuclear-plant-vogtle-projected-costs |website=Associated Press |date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> Bechtel was awarded the contract and took over day-to-day construction of Plant Vogtle's Units 3 and 4 after Westinghouse Electric, the designer and principal contractor for the two new reactors, filed for bankruptcy.<ref name="Proctor17">{{cite news |title=Bechtel in, Fluor out as Vogtle construction continues |last1=Proctor |first1=Darrell |url=http://www.powermag.com/bechtel-in-fluor-out-as-vogtle-construction-continues/?printmode=1 |newspaper=Power |date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
As of 2018, Bechtel is building the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The $6.5 billion project is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration program to replace aging, Cold War-era facilities that service, refresh, and replace the uranium stages of nuclear warheads.<ref name=Exchange2018>{{cite news |title=DOE Authorizes Construction Start on Keystone Next-Gen Uranium Plant |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/doe-authorizes-construction-start-keystone-next-gen-uranium-plant-upf/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Exchange2018a>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Finishes Another UPF Subproject |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/bechtel-finishes-another-upf-subproject/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | As of 2018, Bechtel is building the Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The $6.5 billion project is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration program to replace aging, Cold War-era facilities that service, refresh, and replace the uranium stages of nuclear warheads.<ref name=Exchange2018>{{cite news |title=DOE Authorizes Construction Start on Keystone Next-Gen Uranium Plant |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/doe-authorizes-construction-start-keystone-next-gen-uranium-plant-upf/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 26, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref><ref name=Exchange2018a>{{cite news |title=Bechtel Finishes Another UPF Subproject |url=https://www.exchangemonitor.com/bechtel-finishes-another-upf-subproject/ |work=Exchange Monitor |date=March 9, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018}}</ref> | ||