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| − | :Since the earliest commercial nuclear reactors a half-century ago, Bechtel has played a pivotal role in every phase of the industry’s development. We have designed and/or built more than half of the nuclear power plants in the United States, and we currently provide operating services to many of those plants and others as well. Bechtel offers a complete selection of services, including plant recovery support, plant license renewal, steam generator replacement, and new nuclear generation. | + | :Since the earliest commercial nuclear reactors a half-century ago, Bechtel has played a pivotal role in every phase of the industry’s development. We have designed and/or built more than half of the nuclear power plants in the United States, and we currently provide operating services to many of those plants and others as well. Bechtel offers a complete selection of services, including plant recovery support, plant license renewal, steam generator replacement, and new nuclear generation. <ref> [http://www.bechtel.com/nuclear.html Nuclear Power], Bechtel website, undated, 19 September 2013 </ref> |
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| + | ===A seat at the UK's top nuclear table=== | ||
| + | Bechtel attended the [[Nuclear Industry Council]]'s inaugural meeting in February 2013 | ||
===People=== | ===People=== | ||
* [[E. James Reinsch]], Immediate Past President: President of [[Bechtel]] Nuclear <ref>[http://www.bechtel.com/Briefs/0305/Milestones.htm "Milestones' nuclear society appointment"], Bechtel website, March, 2005.</ref> | * [[E. James Reinsch]], Immediate Past President: President of [[Bechtel]] Nuclear <ref>[http://www.bechtel.com/Briefs/0305/Milestones.htm "Milestones' nuclear society appointment"], Bechtel website, March, 2005.</ref> | ||
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==Water operations== | ==Water operations== | ||
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| + | In Ecuador Bechtel was accused of increasing bills whilst failing to fulfill the promises it made to win an intial water operations contract granted in 2002.<ref>[http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/world/latin-america/water-privatization/ecuador/guayaquil-bechtel]</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category: Water: Industry]] | [[Category: Water: Industry]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:51, 1 November 2013
Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is the largest construction and engineering company in the USA,[1] ranking as the 5th-largest privately owned company in the US.[2] Its headquarters are in San Francisco.[3] As of 2010, Bechtel had $27.9 billion in revenue and employed 52,700 workers on projects in nearly 40 countries.[4]
Nuclear
According to Bechtel's website:
- Since the earliest commercial nuclear reactors a half-century ago, Bechtel has played a pivotal role in every phase of the industry’s development. We have designed and/or built more than half of the nuclear power plants in the United States, and we currently provide operating services to many of those plants and others as well. Bechtel offers a complete selection of services, including plant recovery support, plant license renewal, steam generator replacement, and new nuclear generation. [5]
A seat at the UK's top nuclear table
Bechtel attended the Nuclear Industry Council's inaugural meeting in February 2013
People
- E. James Reinsch, Immediate Past President: President of Bechtel Nuclear [6]
Water operations
In Ecuador Bechtel was accused of increasing bills whilst failing to fulfill the promises it made to win an intial water operations contract granted in 2002.[7]
Notes
- ↑ ENR Top 400
- ↑ Forbes 2011 - America's Largest Private Companies
- ↑ David Streitfield; Mark Fineman Bechtel Corporation Receives Iraqi Reconstruction Contract. posted in The Tech. vol. 123, Issue 20. Friday, April 18, 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ Annual Report. Bechtel. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ↑ Nuclear Power, Bechtel website, undated, 19 September 2013
- ↑ "Milestones' nuclear society appointment", Bechtel website, March, 2005.
- ↑ [1]
