Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, today announced the company has been selected by Georgia Power to complete construction of the two-reactor expansion of a nuclear power plant near Augusta, Georgia. Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 will be the first new units built in the U.S. in the last three decades and are currently the only new units being constructed in the country.
This is a critically important project for the nation and were honored to be chosen, said Barbara Rusinko, president of Bechtels government services and commercial nuclear power business. We are committed to the long-term future of nuclear power as a safe and reliable, 24/7 provider of carbon-free electricity.
Bechtel will assume responsibility for a broad range of activities including day-to-day construction through completion of the project under the management of Southern Nuclear, the Southern Company subsidiary which operates the existing two units at Plant Vogtle.
We look forward to moving ahead with the great relationships weve built with plant leadership and the skilled tradespeople at the site, said Ty Troutman, Bechtels project manager and a 30-plus year nuclear industry veteran. Weve accomplished a lot already and we have a plan in place to deliver.
The new reactors will be the first in the industry to use the Westinghouse AP1000 advanced pressurized water reactor technology. This advanced technology allows nuclear cores to be cooled even in the absence of operator interventions or mechanical assistance. The AP1000 is the first Generation III+ reactor to receive Design Certification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
