WorleyParsons enters the scene after the withdrawal of Bechtel, an US-based company considered so far as the most serious challenger in the bidding for the construction of Egypt's first nuclear power plant.

According to KUNA (Kuwait News Agency), [...] WorleyParsons comes second on the list of 14 bidders after U.S. Bechtel company, which has failed to sign the contract with the Egyptian government, an official source of the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Energy said in news remarks.]

If negotiations with the Australian company become successful, then it will select an appropriate site for a nuclear power plant, assess nuclear technology, carry out a quality control program and provide personnel training, the source said.[...]'