IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has awarded the firm a three-year site services contract for its Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 & 2 in Avila Beach, Calif. Fluor will provide ongoing maintenance, modification and outage craft services for PG&E’s nuclear generating units. Fluor booked $62 million into backlog in the first quarter of 2010.
“Fluor continues to demonstrate long-term value for power clients in providing ongoing outage, maintenance and modification services at their existing facilities,” said Rick Graves, senior vice president of Fluor’s Power Services business line. “In addition to Fluor’s voluminous past nuclear new-build design and construction resume, including current work at the South Texas Project (STP), we’ve been successfully providing ongoing services at nuclear power plants across the U.S. at numerous sites for years.”
Fluor will maintain a total staff for the PG&E Diablo Canyon plant site ranging up to 100-plus craft and professionals. During the peak of annual scheduled outages, Fluor will employ more than 500.
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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) designs, builds and maintains many of the world's most challenging and complex projects. Through its global network of offices on six continents, the company provides comprehensive capabilities and world-class expertise in the fields of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance and project management. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Fluor is a FORTUNE 200 company and had revenues of $22 billion in 2009. For more information, visit www.fluor.com.
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