Perma-Fix News

April 14th, 2022

Perma-Fix Environmental Services is adding to its leadership team with the appointment of Diane McDaniel as Vice President of Nuclear Services Operations.

Diane reports to Andy Lombardo, Executive Vice President of Nuclear Services with responsibility for corporate support to field projects, procurements, and business development initiatives.

“Adding an industry experienced and well-regarded leader like Diane during a period of growth in the Services sector is a big win for Perma-Fix.” said Andy Lombardo, Executive Vice President of Nuclear Services.

Diane brings 30 years of senior management experience in the Nuclear and Environmental industry. Diane spent her last 12 years at Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), Inc the management and operating contractor for the NNSA Y12 and Pantex sites. During her time with CNS, she most recently served as the Acting Senior Director for Infrastructure Integration and Y-12 Infrastructure Programs and Senior Director for Excess Facility Disposition and Transformation. In these roles she was responsible for stakeholder relations, programmatic strategy, funding acquisition, risk management and project scope delivery along with many other duties.

July 1, 2021

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar service contract for the Tritium Systems Demolition and Disposal (TSDD) project, which is expected to be completed over the next 18 months. The purpose of the TSDD project is to remove legacy tritium systems and equipment from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), with a goal of reducing the risk of a release and safely disposing of contaminated materials. Perma-Fix will serve as the technical expert for this project, providing project management, characterization and material disposal services.

The key subcontractors include Gottstein Corporation and ICE Service Group, Inc. PPPL is a DOE national laboratory operated by Princeton University, playing a key role in assisting Fusion Energy Sciences achieve their strategic goals. The Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) was an experimental tokamak built at PPPL and was operated from 1982 to 1997 and removed in 2002. PPPL has some residual tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, in the Tritium Systems and Neutral Beam Boxes that were used to support TFTR, and that were left on-site after completion of the TFTR experiment.

April 13, 2021

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is pleased to celebrate 30 years of Experience You Can Trust. Founded by Dr. Louis F. Centofanti in 1991, Perma-Fix has become a leader in the field of nuclear waste treatment, nuclear services and health physics.

Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Founder and Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives noted,I am extremely proud of the entire team at Perma-Fix. Over the past 30 years, we have successfully developed and deployed solutions for a wide range of complex waste streams, while maintaining an impeccable safety record. Given the inherent challenges of radioactive waste, we appreciate the trust and confidence our customers have placed in us, as we continually strive to provide unparalleled service and value. I truly believe our best years are ahead and we look forward to continuing on our mission of ensuring a clean and safe environment for future generations.

RELATED ARTICLES: PERMA-FIX CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE NATION'S MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES (April 13, 2021): CLICK HERE TO READ the Perma-Fix Press Release.

May 11, 2020

Perma-Fix announced announced that it has completed development of its new Perma-Sort^℠ material sorting and segregation process, a customized, conveyor-based radiological assay system designed to provide 100% characterization of material efficiently and with industry-leading measurement quality. The Company also announced it has been awarded two federal contracts valued at $3.7 million to separate and treat radioactive materials from over 100,000 tons of soils, debris and dredged materials.

Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer, stated, We are excited to announce that we have completed both the design and development of the nation's newest automated material sorting and segregation system. Drawing on Perma-Fix's core capabilities of waste characterization and health physics, the system provides efficient and innovative material management for existing and future clients.

The launch of this technology represents an important milestone for the Company, as this system has been under development for some time. We developed Perma-Sort^℠ in response to our customers' needs and believe this new capability has the potential to generate significant revenue. These first two contracts alone are collectively valued at $3.7 million with project completion expected in the next few months. In addition, we are currently working to expand the system to address other contaminates of concern.

RELATED ARTICLES: Perma-Fix Develops And Deploys PERMA-SORT(SM) Material Segregation System; Awarded First Two Contracts To Treat Over 100 Thousand Tons Of Material For Federal Client (May 11, 2020): CLICK HERE TO READ the Perma-Fix Press Release.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PERMA-SORT^℠

September 24, 2019

Perma-Fix announced it has been awarded new contracts in nuclear services projects valued at approximately $15 million over the next 18 months with opportunities for expansion.

Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer, stated, We have recently been awarded several new projects that will further increase our funded backlog and bolster our Services Segment revenues, reaffirming our confidence we should see significant improvement in our operating results in the third and fourth quarters of 2019. These wins leverage our experience in complex radiological contamination remediation and recovery efforts while applying new technologies to reduce cost and schedule durations. The new contracts include additional scope in Canada as well as new opportunities in the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) focusing on demolition and remediation in radiological environments with direct potential for additional expansion as the projects evolve. Some of these projects also come with the potential to send additional waste to our Treatment segment. We believe these additional wins are a direct result of the improvements established last year within our business development organization and the innovations applied to our radiological remediation activities. These new contracts will assist in supporting our goals for sustained growth in the Services Segment while also strengthening our Treatment Segment through client expansion.

RELATED ARTICLES: Perma-Fix Announces $15 Million in New Contract Awards (September 24, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ the Perma-Fix Press Release.

July 25, 2019

Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer, stated, We are pleased to announce that we have received regulatory approval and completed the closure of our M&EC facility. Although this process took longer than anticipated, we have now completed this cost savings initiative to consolidate waste treatment capabilities within the three remaining facilities. Additionally, as a result of the closure of this facility we received $5.0 million in cash previously held as collateral for this facility under our financial assurance policy.

The M&EC facility, operated by Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. under a lease through the Department of Energy, was located at the East Tennessee Technology Park outside Oak Ridge, TN. M&EC began operations on April 27, 2001 when the first drum of mixed waste was received and processed.

M&EC was instrumental in solving the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense legacy waste challenges during its 17 years of operation. This facility received, stored, and treated over 25,000,000 pounds of low-level and mixed low-level radioactive waste for final disposition. Facility closure activities began in 2018 with completion in mid-2019 to support demolition.

RELATED ARTICLES: Perma-Fix Completes Closure of M&EC Facility (July 25, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ the Perma-Fix Press Release.

June 19, 2019

Perma-Fix is excited to announce the addition of three senior executives to support the company's sales and business development initiatives. The company appointed George Taylor as Vice President of Waste Services Business Development and Sales, Chris Reno as Director of Nuclear Services Business Development, and Brian Wood as Director of Commercial and Utility Business Development.

George Taylor appointed Vice President of Waste Services Business Development and Sales
Mr. Taylor brings 35 years of experience in senior management and business development roles within the nuclear industry. Mr. Taylor previously served as the Vice President of Business Development for Visionary Solutions, LLC and a Director of its joint venture company, Aleut World Solutions. He was responsible for day to day operations and he successfully led the joint venture's return to profitability. Mr. Taylor expanded operations while he was there, securing a $100M contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the nationwide transport and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. He led engineering and procurement projects with multiple U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories all while working to support naval reactors and being a Liaison at the DOE Y-12 National Security Complex with the Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Mr. Taylor holds a Bachelor's degree in Material Science and Engineering from Rice University and an MBA from George Washington University.

Chris Reno appointed Director of Nuclear Services Business Development
Mr. Reno brings over 30 years of experience in senior management, sales and marketing in the professional engineering and nuclear management sectors. From 1994 to 2017 he held a variety of roles within Atkins (formerly EnergySolutions, Duratek, Scientific Ecology Group and Westinghouse) where he closed over $1B of service contracts with every major DOE and NNSA facility in the United States. During his tenure his primary focus was managing sales of "Tier II" services to DOE contractors. His responsibilities included reviewing and responding to federal solicitations and procurement regulations, managing proposal development and contracts, strategic planning, client contact, and presenting to senior management. Mr. Reno has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Economics from California Polytechnic State University.

Brian Wood appointed as Director of Commercial and Utility Business Development
Mr. Wood brings more than 15 years of experience in hazardous waste, radioactive waste operations, emergency management, chemical hazards, disaster preparedness, environmental compliance, emergency response and hazard identification. Mr. Wood previously served as the Waste Management Manager at EnergySolutions, Inc. While there, he was the lead planner of radioactive waste management projects in Asia, which included Fukushima and decommissioning projects in Japan. Mr. Wood was also employed as a Senior Manager of Radioactive Waste & Spent Fuel with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). During his time with TVA he developed numerous contracts for disposal, processing and transporting radioactive waste. He is a former Staff Sergeant with the Air National Guard and Senior Airman with the United States Air Force.












Mark Duff, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted to welcome such experienced and proven industry executives to the senior management team. Each of these individuals brings extensive relationships with government and business leaders, as well as relevant experience in the nuclear and environmental industries, which will be of tremendous value as we continue to grow our Treatment and Services Segments. These appointments come at a key inflection point in the Company's development, as we are focused on accelerating our growth through a variety of ongoing business development initiatives and aggressively bidding on new contracts. We have begun to see the benefit of the improvements we made last year within our business development organization, as illustrated by the recent contracts awarded within the Services Segment and diversification of our revenue streams in the Treatment Segment. We look forward to building upon this success with the addition of these three proven executives."

April 2, 2019

On April 2nd, Perma-Fix Northwest (PFNW) representatives visited the Columbia Energy and Environmental Services (CEES) facility to observe the mock-up of the in-tank retrieval and pre-treatment system for the upcoming 2,000-gallon Test Bed Initiative project (TBI). Brian Brendel, the President of CEES gave an overview of the TBI project and described the technical advantages of the in-tank process for the Hanford Tank Farms. The mock-up system represents a major milestone for the engineering design approval and progress of the project. The Perma-Fix Northwest employees present were: Richard Grondin (Vice President of Western Operations), Michael McCargar (Plant Operations Manager), Troy Cooley (Technical Manager), Scott Call (Health Physics Manager), Tim Burkhard (Maintenance Manager), Stephan Norton (Mechanical Drafter), Teresa McQueen (Industrial Hygienist), Nash Yamauchi (Regulatory Compliance Assistant), and Raphael Couture (Project Control).

March 2, 2019

Perma-Fix is excited to announce that we joined together with the WM Symposia (WMS) to host our 12th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 2, 2019 with a goal to raise charitable donations for two organizations and facilitate networking amongst members of the nuclear industry. This year, we are honored to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Roy G. Post Foundation. With more than 140 golfers, our tournament successfully raised more than $35,000 for charity. Thank you to all of our sponsors and golfers for the generous donations and the continuous support.

Perma-Fix has supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for ten consecutive years and is proud to continue our contributions through our annual golf tournament. St. Jude is one of the world’s premier pediatric cancer research centers helping over 5,700 patients a year. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for the treatment not covered by insurance. STJude.Org

The Roy G. Post Foundation is a non-profit organization. Established by Dr. Roy G. Post’s students, peers, and protégés, this organization was put into place to honor Dr. Post’s legacy in nuclear engineering and to help students develop careers in the safe management of nuclear materials through scholarship grants. RoyGPost.org

January 28, 2019

"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award of a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order under the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the DOE EM Test Bed Initiative (TBI) for Offsite Treatment and Disposal of Hanford Low Activity to Waste (LAW). The IDIQ contract was awarded to Aerostar Perma-Fix TRU Services, LLC (APT Services, LLC), located in Oak Ridge, TN. APT Services, LLC is a Small Business. The task order will have a maximum value of $4.8 million over a ten-month performance period. Work under this task order includes:

• In-Tank Pre-Treatment System (ITPS) design completion
• ITPS fabrication, testing, training, installation and operation support
• Waste treatment (approx. 2,000 gallons), packaging, transportation, and disposal
• TBI Final Report"

RELATED ARTICLES:

TBI Facts Sheet (July 12, 2018): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM)

Seeking Alpha - Perma-Fix Environmental Services: An Intriguing Risk-Reward (April 2, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by seekingalpha.com

Energy secretary Rick Perry talks Hanford costs at hearing (March 26, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Tri-City Herald

DOE Awards Task Order for the Environmental Management Test Bed Initiative Completion (January 28, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Energy.gov

Potentially cheaper, faster Hanford radioactive waste treatment to be tested (January 28, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Tri-City Herald

$110 billion bump in federal cleanup costs (January 29, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Tri-City Herald

Hanford Lifecycle Report (January 31, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Hanford.gov

Hanford cleanup costs triple. And that's the "best case scenario" in a new report (February 01, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Tri-City Herald

More information / news briefs here

January 22, 2019

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) announced that Veolia Nuclear Services' (VNS) new 10-tonne GeoMelt® In-Container Vitrification (ICV™) plant, cooperatively installed and operated by Perma-Fix at the Perma-Fix Northwest (PFNW) facility in Richland, Washington, has successfully completed hot commissioning and its first in a series of demonstration melts for the US Department of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to treat sodium contaminated radioactive wastes.

The contract with the INL to treat the sodium contaminated wastes follows successful engineering scale demonstrations of the patented GeoMelt® technology earlier in the year. The goal of the engineering scale testing was to confirm the ability of the GeoMelt® technology to create a safer treatment approach that lowers the lifecycle cost to disposition radioactive contaminated reactive metal waste streams resulting from decommissioning sodium cooled reactors. The demonstration, supported by glass formulation and crucible testing, consisted of a series of bench scale ICV™ melts that processed elemental sodium into a stable non-reactive form.

The objective of the new INL contract, awarded in September to VNS Federal Services LLC (VNSFS), is to demonstrate at full-scale the treatment capabilities of the GeoMelt® technology by chemically converting the reactive metals to an inert oxide, thereby delisting the sodium hazard in the waste and immobilizing and stabilizing the radioactive contamination. Under the agreement, Perma-Fix and VNS (www.nuclearsolutions.veolia.com) will treat the drums contaminated with radioactive sodium wastes. The Fermi Drums were received at INL in the 1980s. They were contaminated with low-level radioactively contaminated elemental sodium from the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant and have been maintained at INL for decades. However, as a credit to the partnership with INL, the maturity of the technology and an aggressive construction schedule, the team successfully completed the first melt of 55 drums of radioactive contaminated sodium wastes on December 20, 2018.

Mark Duff, Perma-Fix President & CEO, stated, "I am pleased to report we successfully completed hot commissioning and an important demonstration project for the US Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory to treat sodium contaminated radioactive wastes. Expanding our PFNW facility to accept and treat sodium contaminated radioactive wastes provides an outlet for these wastes that is not currently available. This successful demonstration marks an important milestone in our partnership with Veolia Nuclear Solutions and illustrates the unique nature of our facilities, permits and capabilities. Importantly, we continue to execute on our strategy to broaden our market base by treating complex waste streams through new technologies and partnerships within our industry."

RELATED ARTICLES:

Perma-Fix Announces New GeoMelt® Vitrification System Successfully Completes Hot Commissioning and First Demonstration Melt (January 22, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ the Perma-Fix Press Release

December 27, 2018

The DOE Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) is conducting a 2,000-gallon Test Bed Initiative (TBI) to demonstrate the feasibility of options for retrieval and treatment of the low activity portion of the tank waste at the Hanford Site in Washington State.

Previously, DOE-EM conducted a proof-of-concept demonstration using 3-gallons of Hanford tank waste and a slightly modified technology. This TBI is a larger scale test of 2,000 gallons of Hanford tank waste using the technology chosen in the currently-planned demonstration facility.

The initial 3 gallon test, completed in December 2017, demonstrated that Hanford tank waste could be successfully pretreated, transported to Perma-Fix Environmental Services Northwest (PFNW) for stabilization, and disposed of as treated LLW in a solid waste form at WCS FWF. Approximately three gallons of tank waste were pretreated using filtration and ion-exchange at Hanford's 222-S Laboratory, operated by Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), to remove suspended solids and cesium. Following stabilization at PFNW, the resulting material was determined to be LLW in accordance with the Waste Incidental to Reprocessing (WIR) requirements in DOE Manual 435.1-1, and complied with federal and state regulatory requirements.

The Savannah River National Laboratory performed an evaluation to assess the viability of disposing of Hanford treated tank LLW at WCS FWF and concluded that, DOE could potentially accelerate Hanford's tank closure efforts if commercial treatment and disposal facilities were included as an alternative for managing Hanford tank waste.

RELATED ARTICLES:

DOE Awards Task Order for the Environmental Management Test Bed Initiative Completion (January 28, 2019): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by Energy.gov

TBI Facts Sheet (July 12, 2018): CLICK HERE TO READ Published by the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM)

November 26, 2018

Perma-Fix held the 16th Nuclear Waste Management Forum at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center November 26th through 28th in Nashville, Tennessee. The forum focused on the exchange of information related to the nuclear industry's waste management objectives and programs providing industry leaders an opportunity to network with experts from a variety of U.S. and international waste generator sites, government officials, and other small and large businesses. Many thanks to the 190 attendees, including our clients, sponsors, and outstanding presenters, that made this year's forum a great success.

The forum hosted a variety of speakers representing Nuclear Utility Plants, International Entities, and U.S. DOE programs including the Office of Environmental Management (EM), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the Office of Science (SC) all with vested interests in the area of radioactive decommissioning and waste management.

Our Key Note speakers provided energetic presentations with valuable insight behind current public policy, the Department of Energy's (DOE) waste management initiatives, and an outlook for new contracting strategies that drive project completion. These speakers included:

• Zach Wamp, Consulting/Business Development and U.S. Member of Congress (1995 - 2011)
• Douglas Tonkay, Director, Office of Waste Disposal, Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy
• Darren Shank, Executive Vice President, Sterling Engineering and Consulting

Our 2018 forum panels consisted of Decontamination, Decommissioning, and Remediation; Waste Management Initiatives for National Laboratories; Continuous Improvements Through Lessons Learned; Working to Solve Transportation, Packaging, and Characterization Challenges; Disposal Site Updates; Perma-Fix Expanding to Meet Waste Treatment Challenges and Provide Turn-Key Solutions For Our Clients; and Regulatory Training.

Through the 2 days of sessions, attendees learned about the latest technologies and applications regarding waste characterization, packaging, treatment, transportation, and disposition while sharing lessons learned that could improve safety and efficiency for their projects. The evening events were hosted at local entertainment venues providing the optimal environment for casual networking.

September 25, 2018

The East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation, Inc. (M&EC) entity has relocated classified operations under the recent footprint expansion at the Perma-Fix Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (DSSI) facility in Kingston, TN. The first shipments of classified waste to the new facility in Kingston, TN were successfully received in September 2018.

Due to the relocation of classified operations from a DOE controlled site to a totally commercial site, M&EC revised and developed more than 15 plans and procedures for DOE's review and approval and had to "pass" a DOE security review of the new facility. Personnel with security clearances were required to complete training on the new plans and procedures and become familiar with Operational Security (OPSEC) elements and Security Condition (SECON) Program security threat levels as dictated by DOE and the Department of Homeland Security.

On August 2, 2018, DOE-OR staff approved continuance of classified operations at the newly located facility. M&EC has more than 20 years of operational experience dealing with classified matter and will continue to receive and manage classified matter up to the secret restricted data (SRD) level adhering to all DOE safeguards and security requirements and will operate in full compliance under DSSI's State of Tennessee issued RCRA Part B permit and Radioactive Materials License.

Perma-Fix is excited to continually expand capabilities to support our clients' needs!

August 12, 2018

Perma-Fix was awarded a contract by the Gwinnett County Purchasing Division in Georgia as the selected vendor for its Household Hazardous Waste Event for the Department of Support Services. This event was established by the Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful, Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, and Gwinnett County Solid Waste Department to provide its residents with a safe and environmentally responsible path forward for the disposition of their household hazardous waste.

Perma-Fix serviced more than 800 vehicles and offered a safe outlet for a variety of wastes that could prove harmful to the environment. Wastes collected include:     • Flammables (4.2 tons) - including oil based paints, stains, thinners, paint strippers, solvents, varnishes and wood preservatives. These hazardous fuels will be blended to a specification allowing them to be used as a fuel in the production of cement.
    • Lawn Care Products (2.8 tons) - including poisons, insecticides, weed killers, and pesticides. These hazardous chemicals will be sent for thermal destruction to a permitted incinerator.
    • Automotive Products (1.9 tons) - including used oil, antifreeze and batteries. These items will be recycled.
    • Cleaners (1.2 tons) - including spot removers, acids and bases, and oxidizers. These hazardous chemicals will be neutralized and/or sent for other treatment to a permitted treatment storage and disposal facility.
    • Mercury (.5 tons) - including elemental mercury, thermostats, thermometers, and fluorescent bulbs and lamps. These hazardous items will be sent for recycling and mercury retort.
    • Latex Paint (17.6 tons) - including all latex and water-based paints and products. These non-hazardous special wastes will be sent to an approved disposal facility.
    • Other Misc. (.2 tons) - including other items such as propane cylinders and fire extinguishers. These items will be sent for recycling.

Perma-Fix is pleased to have been part this community event and is looking forward to supporting Gwinnett and neighboring counties in the Atlanta Region for future events.
Read more at Patch.com

July 31, 2018

The Perma-Fix of Florida (PFF) facility has unveiled its new state of the art evaporator system providing ideal solutions for low level radioactive, non-hazardous waste waters.

The PFF evaporator provides significant volume reductions for minimal landfill impact, saving the customer significant transportation and disposal costs. PFF's trained staff allows for preliminary and final treatment of the water/residue to ensure land disposal restriction (LDR) compliance of all waste streams.

July 16, 2018

July 7, 2018

Perma-Fix Northwest sponsored the Evening for the Angels, a themed event featuring "The Great American Songbook, from Berlin to Bacharach" on July 7, 2018 in Richland, Washington to support Chaplaincy Hospice Care. The Chaplaincy Hospice Care is a recognized source for expert guidance and compassionate, spiritually-rooted care in times of crisis, grief, and healing. The night featured performer Cathy Kelly as well as guest artists Gary Danielson, Paul Francik, Melina Hall, and Steve Haberman. The event was supported by approximately 300 attendees.

June 23, 2018

On March 23, 2018, Perma-Fix was notified by Cobb Country in Georgia that we were selected as the vendor for its Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day. Citing our well-prepared bid, the Executive Director for Cobb County stated we were "best suited for our program and budget." Over the ensuing months, Perma-Fix planned for the event and worked closely with the County-s Parks Department to make sure the event would be a success.

On June 23, the day of the event, the weather could not have been any better for this suburb of Atlanta, with temperatures in the mid-80s and no rain. We knew the event was going to be well attended even before it started - at 8 a.m. there was already a long line of cars encircling Jim R. Miller Park and the event was not scheduled to officially start until an hour later! In all, over 1,000 vehicles brought approximately 33,000 pounds of hazardous chemicals and over 40,000 pounds of latex paint. Residents from Cobb County turned out in full force in their cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs to take part in this worthwhile event. Perma-Fix and County employees were well equipped to keep the vehicles moving through the line in a safe and orderly manner.

In addition to pesticides and other household hazardous waste collected during the one-day event, fluorescent tubes, batteries, and thermometers were also accepted for recycling.

Perma-Fix President and CEO, Mark Duff also participated in the event. He commented "I think that the residents of Cobb County are really aware of their environment and they want to protect the beauty of their county. It is a perfect fit for us to partner with these communities and offer our waste recycling and disposal services because we want to be responsible stewards of the environment. That is one of our core values.

May 22, 2018

Perma-Fix will soon open a certified radiochemistry laboratory in a new comprehensive oil and gas (O&G) waste facility in Friendly, West Virginia. Perma-Fix staff have provided health physics and waste management services to O&G exploration and production companies in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia for the past eight years. Because of the reputation Perma-Fix has built in the region's O&G industry, SECUR LLC sought out Perma-Fix to provide health physics support and design, build, and operate a one-of-a-kind on-site radiochemistry lab at their Ben's Run Oil and Gas Materials Management Facility.

The need for an on-site lab is the result of recent rule changes in West Virginia requiring every load of waste (usually a roll-off container) to be sampled and analyzed for total radium activity concentration. The method of choice for analysis is gamma spectroscopy. Perma-Fix has ample experience in setting up on-site labs to perform gamma spectroscopy, having done so at various decommissioning sites across the country. However, the Perma-Fix Friendly Laboratory will be unique in that Perma-Fix will operate the lab independently and can analyze samples from commercial clients across the country. Currently, two Canberra gamma spectroscopy systems along with an automated sample changer are in place. Certification for gamma spectroscopy of solid samples by the State of West Virginia has been applied for, with future plans to achieve additional state and federal certification. Additional systems and analyses will also be added to the lab.

Perma-Fix employee Jesus Zamora, an outstanding nuclear engineer from the University of Florida, will manage the lab Perma-Fix anticipates obtaining certification this June, and interviews for an additional analyst are underway.

May 17, 2018

Design, construction, and testing is complete on a processing system used to deactivate residual reactive sodium contained in drums. The processing system is contained within a temperature and humidity controlled enclosure located in the DSSI processing facility.
Conceptual and engineering design as well as fabrication and construction of the system were completed by DSSI employees.

May 9, 2018

The Perma-Fix Business Center is excited to announce that we have moved from Knoxville to Commerce Park in Oak Ridge, TN! Our main phone number will remain the same. Please note our new address:

    Perma-Fix Business Center
    1093 Commerce Park Drive
    Suite 300
    Oak Ridge, TN 37830
    Phone: (865) 690-0501

April 16, 2018

On Jan 3, 2018 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed the final ruling for the implementation of E-manifest submission required on all hazardous waste shipments. This ruling will require all manifests to be submitted and signed electronically starting in June.

Perma-Fix is here to help all of our customers in this transition. Perma-Fix is committed to educating our staff and our customers to ensure compliance and satisfaction in our handling of waste from pick up to final disposal. "New regulations always present the potential for business disruption, but with Perma-Fix as your waste management solutions provider we will reduce any hurdles or learning curve you incur in the transition. The eventual benefits of the new system will be worth the effort in changing the way we track shipments of hazardous waste" explains Perma-Fix of Florida EHS Manager, Kurt Fogleman.

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March 26, 2018

Perma-Fix Canada is proud to announce the opening of our new office in downtown Pembroke, ON, Canada. The office is in very close proximity to Chalk River Laboratory facility where we are presently providing radiation protection personnel and waste management consulting services. This office will serve as our Perma-Fix Canada Operations Headquarters.

March 21, 2018

PFNW, Perma-Fix's Richland, Washington facility, hosted an emergency response drill on Wednesday, March 21st. Why hosted and not held? Because at the direction of Assistant General Manager and ESH&Q Manager Curt Cannon, it was a joint drill which also involved a combination of the Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick Fire Departments. "The drills are a requirement as part of our regulatory compliance and, whenever we can, we like to involve the local agencies," says Curt.

The drill involved a simulation in which a pair of employees entered a tank to perform clean out and survey operations and were later found unconscious inside it. Coordinated by PFNW responders, fire department responders were called rescue operations were undertaken to retrieve the entrants. Throughout the operation, Perma-Fix employee Jesse Romero, who is an actual on site Emergency Coordinator, as well as a Perma-Fix Low-Level Thermal Supervisor, choreographed the response, including the 911 call, air monitoring, incident scribe, and the initial retrieval operations that took place prior to the arrival of the fire department. Jesse worked closely with the collaborative departments to complete the rescue operation and render the incident safe and secure.

Both entrants were safely removed from the tanker without incident. Perma-Fix appointed observers to record the good and the bad, and were given the opportunity to share the observations with Jesse and his team and foster the continuous improvement always strives for at the facility. Not only did PFNW employees learn a few lessons from the 25 emergency responders representing the Tri-Cities, but the responders themselves were quick to point out that they also gained some new insights as well. Great job to all those involved!

March 20, 2018

Canada's Nuclear Advantage: The Next Generation in Ottawa achieved record attendance due to the emerging scope at Bruce Power and legacy remediation projects at Port Hope and Port Granby. Perma-Fix is well positioned for these initiatives and we are looking forward to future opportunities to serve our Canadian friends.

February 23, 2018

Perma-Fix of Florida (PFF), located in Gainesville, FL, reported a strong 2017 in their industrial segment and continues to see progress in 2018. In 2017 PFF received and processed 14% more drums than handled in 2016. This increase in waste acceptance kept industrial busy with processing about 1600 drums per month of hazardous waste.

The PFF industrial segment has over 20 years of expertise in handling of wastes from a broad spectrum of generators including universal waste, spent paints and oils, medical and pharmaceutical waste, hazardous chemicals, and more. Kurt Fogleman, PFF EHS manager adds "Perma-Fix is uniquely positioned in the industrial market. The wide variety of our capabilities allows us to be the one-stop solution our customers need. We serve any waste management need with a proven track record of safety and environmental compliance."

December 8, 2017

The Nasdaq tower congratulates Perma-Fix in Times Square as December 8, 2017 marked the 25th anniversary of PESI's Nasdaq listing.

November 8, 2017

Workers in the mixed waste portion of the Perma-Fix Northwest plant are making progress removing legacy vacuum thermal desorption systems to make way for installation of new technologies. Current plans for this location are to house systems to manage and treat non-bulk sodium wastes to stabilize the reactive characteristics for direct disposal. Completion of these systems to support operations of new treatment capabilities will take place in Q3 2018.

November 4, 2017

The Tri-City Herald reported on the possibilities of a less expensive treatment option for some of the tank waste stored at the Hanford site. Three gallons of the tank waste were shipped to the Perma-Fix Northwest facility in Richland WA for testing. A successful test could enable DOE to potentially save a bundle on the cleanup process.

The Tri-City Herald: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article182831566.html
ECA Report: http://www.energyca.org/s/ECA-Waste-Disposition-Report.pdf
GAO Report: http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/682765.pdf

October 31, 2017

Perma-Fix Nuclear Services/Beaver, PA Technical Center - Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) practice lead Alex Lopez, Certified Health Physicist (CHP) added a fifth new oil and gas exploration and production client for the 2017 calendar year. The addition of Eric Miller, CHP and Alex to the already strong health physics staff in the Beaver Office, has allowed Perma-Fix to corner the NORM market in the northeast. The technical services staff now boasts 6 CHPs. Perma-Fix provides NORM & TENORM services including regulatory compliance, worker and corporate education, transportation and disposal, employee exposure monitoring, field testing, and the development and implementation of NORM procedures and plans. Perma-Fix services oil and gas clients in all three major industry components: upstream, midstream, and downstream.