Bechtel ‘s international team at Chernobyl (Ukraine) has successfully concluded a critical test that signifies the completion of a decades-long effort to protect the environment. The massive containment arch is now complete and in place over the damaged reactor – 33 years to the day after the 1986 accident. The arch, known as New Safe Confinement, will protect the environment from further releases of radioactive materials, and protect the damaged reactor from weather, tornado and seismic events. Bechtel led the consortium that designed the sports-stadium-sized arch that was slid over the reactor in 2016. Today, Bechtel is the project management … Read more