Company Information

Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC, is built on the collective strengths of two internationally recognized organizations - Bechtel National, Inc., and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). The organizations have joined forces to create BSC, which is now the prime contractor implementing solutions for the Yucca Mountain Project.

This unique scientific and engineering challenge is part of an ongoing effort by the Department of Energy (DOE) to find solutions for the safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste. Click on What is the Yucca Mountain Project? for more information.

BSC now draws upon the expertise of more than 1,150 employees offering world-class research, engineering, and nuclear science capabilities. We are dedicated to the mission of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Operating within DOE, this federal agency has been tasked to develop and manage a safe system to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.