Bechtel completes last major lift at U.S. nuclear plant construction site
b'WAYNESBORO, Ga., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On April 25, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 4, the second of only two new nuclear units currently under construction in the United States.
- b'WAYNESBORO, Ga., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On April 25, a Bechtel-led construction team set a massive cooling water tank on Plant Vogtle Unit 4, the second of only two new nuclear units currently under construction in the United States.
- This is the final, major lift for the Unit 4 team and the project at the construction site in Waynesboro, Georgia.\n"This is an important milestone for the project and signifies the topping out of the Shield Building for the unit," said Bechtel Project Director Brian Reilly.
- "\nThe Passive Containment Cooling Water Tank module measures 35 feet tall with an outer diameter of 85 feet.
- The tank module, including the outfitting and rigging, weighs more than 720,000 pounds.\n"I am extremely proud of the team that completed this lift for Unit 4," added Reilly.