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The project was an important breakthrough for Bechtel, cementing a long-term relationship with Southern California Edison while establishing its reputation in the growing field of electrical power generation. With the successful conclusion of the frequency change, Kiely negotiated a contract with Southern California Edison that would last more than a decade and generate 3,054 separate projects, including some of Bechtel's first big hydroelectric projects.
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Along with his groundbreaking work in power generation, Kiely was active in the design and construction of facilities for the basic metals industries. Having studied new technologies for iron ore beneficiation and pelletization, Kiely concluded that plants incorporating the processes would be required to bring large deposits of low-grade iron ore into use.
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,% zatlon tor many years. Active in many professional societies, Kiely was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, American Institute of Mining, and Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers and was a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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National Committee. He was a Knight of Malta and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Phi.
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