Perma-Fix Environmental Services Nuclear Division Reaches Safety Milestone

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI; BSE) (Germany: PES.BE) today announced that its Nuclear Services segment, which includes its three operating facilities in Kingston, TN, Oak Ridge, TN, and Gainesville, FL, reached a major safety milestone, operating one year without a lost time accident.

Larry McNamara, President of the Nuclear Services segment stated, "Safety is always the top priority for the Company, its employees, the environment, and the communities. We strive for zero tolerance in this priority and for the division to reach this milestone is a major achievement. We are very pleased with our employees' accomplishments."

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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