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Vit Plant procurements reach $211 million in FY17

January
16
,
2018
Total procurement spending tallied $211 million at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, or Vit Plant, during Fiscal Year 2017, contractor Bechtel National Inc. announced today. “Our successful procurement spending …
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Hanford Vit Plant reaches Low-Activity Waste Facility contract milestone for completion of bulk electrical cable

January
09
,
2018
RICHLAND, Wash. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of River Protection (ORP) and contractor Bechtel National Inc., (BNI) announced today that construction crews completed a contract milestone for electrical work in the …
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Vit Plant gives back to community in 2017

December
21
,
2017
Hanford Vit Plant employees, together with Bechtel and AECOM, donated nearly $800,000 to Tri-Cities area charitable organizations and programs in 2017. Employee donations in 2017 included $400,000 to the United Way of Benton-Franklin Counties, …
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Waste Treatment Plant continues startup progress

December
19
,
2017
Workers at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) have completed the startup and testing phase for 20 percent of the utility systems needed to support future plant operations. This work is progressing on an extensive array …
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Team designs new filter to improve Vit Plant safety

December
12
,
2017
RICHLAND, Wash. – A team of engineers from Bechtel National Inc. and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of River Protection (ORP) joined industry and academia experts to develop a first-of-a-kind high-efficiency particulate air …
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Bechtel names new WTP Project Director

December
08
,
2017
RESTON, Virginia, December 8, 2017 — Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, today announced that Brian Reilly, a 35+ year veteran of nuclear construction, will become the next project …
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