Perma-Fix Announces Third Annual Mixed Waste Treatment Forum
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI) (BSE: PESI) (Germany: PES.BE) today announced that it will hold its third annual Mixed Waste Treatment Forum on December 1st through the 4th in Nashville, Tennessee. This year's forum will focus on accelerated cleanup projects at U.S. Department of Energy sites, as well as commercial facilities, and the special waste management challenges involved with those projects. Perma-Fix is the nation's leader in mixed waste treatment with three fully licensed and permitted facilities located in Tennessee and Florida.
More than 100 experts from the nation's nuclear industry, including representatives from the Departments of Energy and Defense, nuclear utilities, pharmaceutical companies and research institutions, are scheduled to attend this year's forum. The three-day seminar, to be held at Nashville's Opryland Hotel, will showcase Perma-Fix's capabilities to help the nuclear industry safely and efficiently treat and dispose of mixed waste.
Perma-Fix has recently increased its capabilities to treat mixed wastes by expanding the services offered at existing facilities. Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, president and chief executive officer, commented, "We are excited about our progress and successes this year, and look forward to discussing our proven mixed waste-treatment technologies and capabilities. With this year's focus on accelerated cleanup, it is important to discuss the unique challenges involved with safely and cost effectively handling millions of pounds of legacy, remedial and process mixed waste that exists at nuclear facilities."
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a national environmental services company, providing unique mixed waste and industrial waste management services. The Company has increased its focus on the nuclear services segment, which provides radioactive and mixed waste treatment services to hospitals, research laboratories and institutions, numerous federal agencies including the Departments of Energy and Defense and nuclear utilities. The industrial services segment provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment services for a diverse group of customers including Fortune 500 companies, numerous federal, state and local agencies, and thousands of smaller clients. The Company operates nine major waste treatment facilities across the country.
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SOURCE Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
Released November 13, 2003