Next-Gen Nuclear Construction

• December 6 Issue

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November 22 Materials Due

While the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has yet to issue a license for what will be the first nuclear reactor in more than 20 years, pre-construction work has begun at Southern Company's Plant Vogtle site in Georgia, with almost 1,200 workers on site laying the groundwork for a new era of new nuclear building. How will the construction industry meet the challenge to build more than 20 nuclear reactors in the U.S. in coming decades, especially as many nuclear skills and specialties have all but disappeared in the last several years. At least 3,500 workers will be needed for each of the new builds. We talk with the Shaw Group and others about how they are meeting this challenge here and in China and how new, pre-approved modular designs will alter the process of building nuclear plants.

Abu Dhabi Airport
Global Sourcebook
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• December 13 Issue

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November 29 Materials Due

Abu Dhabi Airport
The $7-billion expansion of Abu Dhabi Airport is just the centerpiece of a massive construction effort that marks the UAE's mission to transition from an oil-based economy. While Dubai has slowed its pace in recent years, Abu Dhabi remains a regional powerhouse of construction, with a massive road project dubbed the "Abu Dhabi Big Dig", among others. Several top American airport managers and firms have been recruited by the airport, representing a cross-cultural engineering coalition between the Middle East and North America.

Global Sourcebook
The ENR Global Construction Sourcebook is a detailed guide to the construction industry's largest construction and design firms from around the world and their market specializations. The Sourcebook describes key trends and major projects in many different construction markets and ranks contractors and designers each in almost 50 specific market sectors. It also provides informative articles covering eight general market sectors, providing insights from executives around the world on market conditions and trends. This issue is a major reference guide for the industry both in the U.S. and around the world.

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