ATG Expands Thermal Treatment Offering.

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1998--ATG Inc. (Nasdaq:ATGC), a leading provider of low-level radioactive waste treatment services, announced today that its Bulk Processing Unit (BPU) has commenced processing of low-level radioactive wastes at its Richland, Wash., facility.

The BPU is a modular enhancement to the existing SAFGLAS(TM) thermal treatment system that utilizes all of the existing SAFGLAS air treatment equipment. As a modular unit the BPU provides ATG with "an unprecedented ability to customize thermal treatment of wastes to meet each customer's specific needs," according to Bill Hewitt, president of ATG Waste Management Services.

Hewitt went on to say, "The BPU has already been a significant factor in receiving contracts from customers in North Carolina and California who are highly sensitive to cross-contamination issues and see the ATG ability to segregate wastes as key offering."

Doreen Chiu, president and chief executive officer of ATG indicated that "the BPU is an example of our strategy to invest in treatment methods that are important to our customers and evolving market trends. The BPU dramatically enhances ATG's thermal treatment throughput capacity while decreasing its unit cost to process wastes. Most importantly, this addition increases the flexibility necessary to enhance customer service."

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors including risk factors set forth under "Risk Factors" in the company's Registration Statement (Commission file No. 333-46107) and such other risks detailed from time to time in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

ATG Inc. is a radioactive and hazardous waste management company that offers comprehensive thermal and non-thermal treatment solutions for low-level radioactive and low-level mixed waste generated by the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy, and commercial entities such as nuclear power plants, medical facilities and research institutions, both in the United States and overseas.