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August 14, 2000
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DOE's RICHARDSON TOURS BROOKHAVEN JOB SITE
BOISE, Idaho – U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson on Friday toured the site of a successful federal nuclear research reactor decommissioning project at Brookhaven National Laboratory. US Ecology, Inc., a subsidiary of Boise-based American Ecology Corporation (NASDAQ: ECOL) is performing the technically demanding waste removal operations recently inspected by Secretary Richardson.
"We are proud to serve the Department of Energy on this important federal clean-up effort," said Jack Lemley, chairman, president and CEO of American Ecology. "Secretary Richardson's decision to visit the Brookhaven project site is a testament to the safety, quality and cost-efficiency US Ecology brings to clean-up efforts of this nature", Lemley added.
US Ecology is completing removal of a 1.25 million pound concrete duct structure at the Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor (BGRR) under contract to URS Corporation. The URS - US Ecology team was chosen by DOE based on US Ecology's earlier, exemplary performance on a sludge tank remediation at the laboratory, located on New York State's Long Island.
"American Ecology looks forward to expanding its federal services presence in the months and years to come", Lemley concluded.
American Ecology Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, PCB, hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to commercial and government customers throughout the United States, such as nuclear power plants, medical and academic institutions, agricultural companies and petro-chemical facilities. The company provides scientific solutions that protect people and the environment from radioactive and hazardous materials. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, the Company is the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste services company in the United States.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information and statements. Actual results and future contract awards may differ materially from what is expressed in these forward-looking statements and there can be no assurance given that the Company will secure additional federal services or any other contracts. American Ecology has no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statement made herein. Please refer to American Ecology Corporation's most recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.