Hanford contractors to pay 125 million settlement
Bechtel National and AECOM have agreed to pay $125 million to resolve allegations that they charged the Department of Energy for materials and work that did not meet the exacting standards required for nuclear facilities.
The settlement agreement also resolves allegations that Bechtel illegally used taxpayer dollars to lobby Congress for money for Bechtel’s work at the Hanford nuclear reservation north of Richland.
Bechtel is designing and building the Hanford vitrification plant, and AECOM is its primary subcontractor.
Allegations that Bechtel and URS, which was later acquired by AECOM, bought deficient material for more than a decade with taxpayer money “are deeply concerning given the obvious importance of nuclear safety,” said Michael Ormsby, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, in a statement.
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