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Also in the 1970s, Bechtel started working in the nuclear industry and soon dominated nuclear construction projects in the United States. But Bechtel's reputation for product quality in developing oil pipelines was not matched by its performance in building nuclear waste disposal facilities. The leaky Taranpur nuclear facility in India is one example. To help cover up the problem, Bechtel hired Indian workers to spread radioactive waste with bamboo poles...
...because Bechtel has operated unchecked by the government--or, for that matter, public interest groups and the mainstream media--its influence has waxed to dangerous proportions often...
This brings us back to the present and to the matter at hand. What do we make of the Weld connection to the powerful Bechtel Corp.? We can guess at the fate of the drawn-out Central Artery Project. And, though it may be too soon to tell whether the relationship Bechtel enjoys with the Weld administration has further significance, voters would do well to be inquisitive...
More importantly, the significance of Berlandi's Bechtel link goes beyond the campaign and the election. The fact that Berlandi works for Bechtel is not a cause, but a symptom, of a larger problem, for which the governor is not solely responsible...
...prevent companies like Bechtel from taking advantage of the U.S. political system in the future is the larger dilemma. As far as that issue is concerned, Bill Weld and Paul Berlandi are small players in a much larger game...