Perma-Fix begins DOE cleanup.GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1996--Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PESI) announced Thursday that it has initiated the operational phase of its mobile mixed low-level radioactive and hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. treatment project at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fernald, Ohio facility. The Fernald facility is now operated by Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp. (FERMCO FERMCO Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Company ), a DOE prime contractor. FERMCO authorized Perma-Fix to proceed with the operational phase of the cleanup after Perma-Fix successfully completed the rigorous requirements of the Readiness Assessment, typically the most difficult hurdle encountered by contractors for DOE work. The total contract value is approximately $971,000. The Mobile Mixed Waste Stabilization Project will use the Perma-Fix Process(tm) to chemically stabilize and solidify 1,800 drums of mixed waste generated during uranium and thorium thorium (thôr`ēəm) [from Thor], radioactive chemical element; symbol Th; at. no. 90; at. wt. 232.0381; m.p. about 1,750°C;; b.p. about 4,790°C;; sp. gr. 11.7 at 20°C;; valence +4. production at the Fernald plant between 1953 and 1989. Mixed waste is classified as both low-level radioactive and hazardous, requiring treatment of hazardous constituents prior to disposal. Targeted chemical hazards are soluble heavy metals heavy metals, n.pl metallic compounds, such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and nickel. Exposure to these metals has been linked to immune, kidney, and neurotic disorders. including lead, barium and chrome. Following treatment and certification, the material will be shipped to DOE's Nevada Test Facility for disposal as low-level radioactive waste Noun 1. low-level radioactive waste - (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests) . The Perma-Fix Process(tm) allows the treated waste to be placed in metal boxes as concrete monoliths, a simpler and more easily managed form. Under the Federal Facility Compliance Act (FFCAct), FERMCO has developed a Site Treatment Plan (STP STP or standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions for measurement of the properties of matter. The standard temperature is the freezing point of pure water, 0°C; or 273.15°K;. ) that specifies a Preferred Option for each of several mixed waste streams at Fernald. The Perma-Fix Process(tm), which will be used to treat the waste, meets the requirements for mobile stabilization as Fernald's Ohio Preferred Option in the STP. The Perma-Fix Process(tm) will render the hazardous component of the mixed waste non-hazardous, qualifying it to be managed as only a low-level radioactive material radioactive material Radiation A substance that contains unstable–radioactive–atoms that give off radiation as they decay. See Radioactive decay. . By implementing the STP at the Fernald Site, FERMCO has taken the lead role in complying with the requirements of the FFCAct. "While the Perma-Fix Process(tm) is being used extensively in the commercial and military sectors, the decision by a DOE prime contractor to use it on such a large-scale mixed-waste project further validates the effectiveness of our technology," said Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Perma-Fix chairman. "The Perma-Fix Process(tm) will now play a major role in DOE's cleanup efforts and will greatly reduce the agency's disposal costs." Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. provides hazardous and industrial waste management and environmental engineering and consulting services throughout the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. The company is widely recognized for meeting customer needs with technologically advanced alternatives to traditional landfill and incineration incineration the act of burning to ashes. methods. CONTACT: Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., Gainesville Gary W. Myers, 904/395-1348 |
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