Construction and engineering giant Bechtel said Tuesday it had been selected as part of a joint venture to provide liquid waste services at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the former nuclear weapons production facility.
Bechtell National Inc. is a member of the Savannah River EcoManagement, LLC along with BWXT Technical Services Group Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.
The total value of the contract is approximately $4.7 billion. The contract runs for a base period of seven years with an option period of three years, Bechtel said.
Liquid waste services include operations of existing radioactive liquid waste facilities for storage, treatment, stabilization and disposal of waste; waste removal from tanks and tank closures, construction of additional saltstone disposal units; operation of the Salt Waste Processing Facility after facility commissioning, startup and one year of operation, and liquid waste program and regulatory support.