White House sets plan for frequent U.S. interventions

By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES, August 30, 1999
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The White House has drafted a new global strategy for the next century that makes the case for U.S. military intervention in a variety of trouble spots and says the nation is facing its biggest espionage threat in history.

The paper, written by the White House National Security Council staff, also says the odds are growing for concerted attacks on the United States by terrorists and rogue nations. The attacks could come in the form of nuclear, biological or chemical weapons, or terrorists bombs or cyber-attacks on information systems.

"Due to our military superiority, potential enemies, whether nations or terrorist groups, may be more likely in the future to resort to attacks against vulnerable civilian targets in the United States, instead of conventional military operations abroad," says the draft document, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times.

"At the same time, easier access to sophisticated technology means that the destructive power available to rogue nations and terrorists is greater than ever. Adversaries may thus be tempted to use long-range ballistic missiles or unconventional tools, such as [weapons of mass destruction] or information attacks, to threaten our citizens and critical national infrastructures."

The strategy statement represents a road map for how 21st-century policy-makers should use America's economic, diplomatic and military strength to influence developments overseas and at home. It foresees an activist military, continuing President Clinton's policy of sending troops to places like Haiti, the Balkans and Africa to change a nation's behavior.

An NSC spokesman declined comment on Aug. 23.

"We must be prepared and willing to use all appropriate instruments of national power to influence the actions of other states and non-state actors, to exert global leadership, and to remain the preferred security partner for the community of states that share our interests," the NSC document says.

Republicans in Congress say Mr. Clinton has sent the military on a record number of "contingencies" at great cost to combat readiness. Many Navy and Air Force pilots have quit, blaming the decision on long deployments away from their families. The services also have complained of old, deteriorating equipment and a lack of spare parts.

Mr. Clinton reversed himself last year and proposed $12 billion in additional defense spending after Republicans convened hearings to expose readiness problems.

The NSC document predicts the hot pace of deployments will continue.

"In our vision of the world, the United States has close cooperative relations with the world's most influential countries and has the ability to influence the policies and actions of those who can affect our national well-being," it says.

Without being specific, the NSC staff says foreign intelligence agents are trying to glean U.S. secrets at an unprecedented pace. "The threat from foreign intelligence services is more diverse, complex and difficult to counter than ever before," the report says.

The congressional Cox Commission reported in May that communist Chinese spies have stolen sensitive design information on virtually every weapon in the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

But the draft NSC document has nothing but praise for China. It cites China's efforts to stop North Korea from obtaining nuclear weapons, while ignoring Beijing's long history of exporting components for weapons of mass destruction.

The White House paper also says foreign governments and terrorists are "creating sophisticated, well-organized capabilities" to launch cyber-attacks on strategically important information networks.

"New intrusion-detection network technologies are being developed and deployed, first to protect [the Defense Department] and other critical federal systems, then to protect private-sector systems as well," the paper says. "A nationwide system for quickly reconstituting in the face of a serious cyber-attack is being developed."

The United States' post-Cold War national military strategy calls for the armed forces to be capable of fighting two theater wars, most probably in the Persian Gulf and the divided Korean peninsula.

The draft White House strategy predicts that two wars will not break out simultaneously.

"Rather, a second foe would need time to decide to take advantage of heavy U.S. military engagement in the first theater and then to mobilize and deploy its forces for an attack," the NSC staff says. "Our strategy is to seek to halt the second aggressor's advance, while concluding operations in the first theater. Our focus would then shift to the second theater, including, if necessary, a counteroffensive."

The Pentagon's current strategy guidance, called the Quadrennial Defense Review, states that without a two-war capability, "our standing as a global power, as the security partner of choice, and as the leader of the international community, would be called into question."

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Lockheed Martin's HIMARS Performs 'Magnificently' in Fort Bragg Exercise

12:05 p.m. Aug 31, 1999 Eastern
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DALLAS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) performed exceptionally well in forced-entry scenarios last week at Fort Bragg, N.C. The exercise included a live-fire mission on August 24 at the Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg. HIMARS is manufactured by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas.

The 3rd Battalion (MLRS), 27th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Bragg conducted the exercise. North Carolina Congressman Robin Hayes was on hand to view the event. HIMARS vehicles were flown in on C-130 transports, off-loaded and prepared for firing. At the completion of the exercise, more than 20 Reduced-Range Practice Rockets had been fired, and the HIMARS vehicles were re-loaded onto C-130s and re-deployed to Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

"HIMARS performed magnificently," said Lt. Col. Donald Gentry, 1st Bn., 3-27th FAR commander. "The first (HIMARS) delivery took four minutes, five seconds to reconfigure for tactical operations."

HIMARS, the newest member of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family, is a highly mobile artillery rocket system that will be able to fire the complete MLRS family of munitions. Its fire control system, electronics and communications units are interchangeable with the standard MLRS launcher, and the crew and training are the same. Because of its size, HIMARS can be deployed into areas previously inaccessible to the larger aircraft required to transport the standard MLRS launcher. It also retains the self-loading, autonomous features that have made MLRS the premier rocket artillery system in the world.

The training objectives for the exercise at Sicily Drop Zone included delivering a HIMARS platoon by C-130 tactical transport aircraft and conducting a live fire mission within 10 minutes.

"One of the main purposes of the HIMARS system is to give early entry force," said Capt. Ray Malave, battery commander. Currently, there are only four HIMARS in existence, three of which are assigned to Battery C, 3-27th FAR (MLRS) in the 18th Field Artillery Brigade for an extended user program. "We were one of the units selected by Department of the Army to field and test the equipment," Malave said.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas developed and fabricated four operational HIMARS prototypes as part the Army's Rapid Force Projection Initiative Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration contract awarded to the company in March of 1996. Three of the wheeled vehicles (a platoon) were delivered to the Army's 18th Airborne Corps Artillery for a two- year extended user evaluation. The fourth vehicle is being maintained by Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas for testing/evaluation.

"We were definitely happy with the testing," said Capt. Brian Zuchelkowski, battalion adjutant. "Now we know the HIMARS and associated equipment can load into the back of a C-130 and come off and be operational in four minutes, especially when we thought it was going to take 10 minutes."

Located in Dallas and Orlando, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control develops, manufactures and supports advanced combat, missile, rocket and space systems. The company is organized in six program/mission areas: Strike Weapons, Air Defense, Anti-Armor, Fire Control and Sensors, Fire Support and Product Development. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control is headed by President James F. Berry.

Missiles and Fire Control is an operating element of the Lockheed Martin Electronics Sector, based in Bethesda, MD, and the Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), also based in Bethesda. Lockheed Martin is a highly diversified global enterprise principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's core businesses span space and telecommunications, electronics, information and services, aeronautics, energy and systems integration. SOURCE Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control - Dallas

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Top Government Laser Expert Admits Lack of Doctorate and Quits

By THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1999
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The director of an installation intended to house the world's most powerful lasers resigned his post on Friday after a flurry of anonymous faxes to officials at his California laboratory and the Department of Energy in Washington disclosed that he lacked a doctoral degree.

E. Michael Campbell, associate director for lasers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., left his position but remains an employee of the laboratory on leave, a laboratory spokesman said. Campbell is recognized as one of the world's leading experts in ultra-high-energy lasers.

Livermore's director, Dr. Bruce Tarter, said Campbell's resignation had been for strictly personal reasons.

The Livermore laboratory, operated by the Department of Energy, conducts research in nuclear weapons and nonmilitary projects, including the development of nuclear fusion as a source of power.

Campbell held a pivotal position at Livermore as director of a $1.2 billion program to build the National Ignition Facility, which will conduct research in weapons and fusion and play an important role in assuring that America's aging nuclear arsenal is ready for a war.

The main weapons research at the installation will focus on the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program, which monitors the readiness of the nation's nuclear warheads, in part with mathematical models and laboratory experiments. Since the signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1993, the United States has barred test explosions of real nuclear weapons, and has sought to develop alternative methods of testing.

Campbell will be replaced by George Miller, Livermore's associate director for national security. Miller is expected to undertake a far-reaching evaluation of the status of the National Ignition Facility.

Jeff Richardson, a laboratory spokesman, said Monday that Campbell had falsely allowed the laboratory to believe he had a doctorate from Princeton University, but that Campbell's reasons for resigning had nothing to do with the installation.

"In fact," Richardson said, "Mike had completed his Ph.D. course work when he joined Livermore in 1977, but he never finished his dissertation."

Asked whether a doctorate was required for holding Campbell's position, Richardson said, "We require all senior managers to hold a doctorate or its equivalent in experience."

He added that Livermore's former director, John Nuckolls, did not have a doctorate.

Livermore press releases during the last several years have always referred to Campbell as Dr. Campbell, and he apparently did nothing to correct the title.

Campbell could not be reached for comment either at his office or his home in Danville, Calif.

The author of many scientific papers, Campbell received the Department of Energy's 1985 Excellence in Weapons Research Award, the 1990 American Physical Society's Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics, and the 1994 E.O. Lawrence Award for his leadership in hydrogen fusion research. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society.

When completed in 2003 the National Ignition Facility will focus 192 laser beams on a tiny target, which will be instantly heated to the temperature of the sun's core. The targets, tiny hollow spheres of plastic filled with deuterium and tritium, are expected to explode in a flash of fusion energy that could one day be harnessed for electric power.

In essence, the tiny pellets are miniature hydrogen bombs, and their behavior is expected to simulate on a small scale the behavior of full-size thermonuclear weapons.

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"Discovery of a renewable, clean-burning, non-fossil fuel manufacturing process that gives back more energy than it takes to make it."

Toups Technology Previews 1999 Institute Of New Energy Symposium Keynote Address: MagneGas(TM) Process Is Over Unity

LARGO, Fla., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/
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When former Nobel prize nominee Ruggero M. Santilli, Ph.D. presents Toups Technology Licensing, Inc.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: TOUP ) MagneGas(TM) at the INE-99 Symposium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 27, he will be announcing the discovery of a renewable, clean-burning, non-fossil fuel manufacturing process that gives back more energy than it takes to make it.

Developed by TTL in collaboration with Dr. Santilli, the MagneGas process generated 2.78 times more energy in the form of combustible gas than it took to make the gas according to an independent third party certification.

"A level of efficiency over one simply means that we have a very effective way of extracting energy that already exists," said Leon Toups, TTL's President and CEO.

With a machine that produces nearly three times the energy that it takes to run the machine, the MagneGas process has the potential to be a source of virtually limitless clean, renewable energy.

About the business implications of such a discovery, Toups said, "With such broad applications and favorable economics, it makes sense to partner this discovery with established fuel providers who can help to bring this important breakthrough to the world market quickly."

The Discovery:

The MagneGas(TM) Process: A combustible gas is produced by creating an electric arc in a magnetically treated liquid containing carbon (such as antifreeze, waste oils or liquid waste like sewage or industrial solvents).

Energy Ratio: The energy content of MagneGas is greater than the electric energy (measured at the panel) needed for its production in the current ratio of 2.78 to one. Every kilowatt of electricity used in the production of MagneGas corresponds to 3,412 British Thermal Units (BTU). Each kilowatt produces MagneGas containing 7,144 BTU plus 2,318 BTU in heat, for a total of 9,461 BTU. This phenomenon is referred to as an "over-unity production," or simply, "over-unity." The best-known example of over-unity energy is a nuclear power plant, where excess energy originates in the nuclei of uranium. In the case of MagneGas, excess energy originates in the liquid used for its production. The over-unity of both nuclear energy and MagneGas is in full agreement with the principle of conservation of energy.

An over-unity value of 2.78 was established by numerous tests and measurements conducted by TTL technicians under Dr. Santilli's supervision and verified by an independent organization certified by the State of Florida for fuel gasses, Motor-Fuelers, Inc.

The company invites accredited institutions or investigators to provide additional independent verification of these results.

"The over-unity value of 2.78 should be considered as merely preliminary," Dr. Santilli said, "because it can be increased via more efficient production equipment, the selection of more adequate base liquids, and other advances. In other words, once the 'mythical barrier' of the value of 1.00 for the Coefficient of Performance has been passed, its increase is essentially reduced to technical, engineering, or chemical issues."

Emissions properties of MagneGas(TM): When used as a fuel for internal combustion engines, MagneGas exhaust contains about 120-140 parts per million (ppm) of hydrocarbon (as compared to 13,367 ppm present in gasoline exhausts); 14%-15% oxygen (as compared to 0.5% in gasoline exhausts); and 2%-3% carbon dioxide (as compared to 9%-10% in gasoline exhausts).

Because MagneGas emits more oxygen than that used for its combustion, it has a positive oxygen balance making it the only known fuel whose combustion exhaust is capable of sustaining life.

Applications of the MagneGas(TM) process: The combination of two patent- pending processes; the basic process that produces MagneGas, called PlasmaFlowArc(TM), and a new process for magnetically bonding liquids that normally do not mix have permitted TTL to develop a set of completely new, effective and cost competitive methods for treating any non-radioactive liquid or soluble waste.

Treatable substances include, and are not limited to, automotive wastes such as antifreeze and oil, as well as sewage and farm waste.

Extensive laboratory tests have established that the PlasmaFlowArc powered by a Miller Welder Summit Arc 1,000 50kw power supply can recycle 25 gallons of liquid sewage per minute, or, about 1,500 gallons per hour. At eight cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity, the cost of processing sewage is $0.0027 per gallon as opposed to the current cost of four cents per gallon to municipalities.

In addition to producing MagneGas, solid precipitates can be used as fertilizers and the remaining liquid is excellent for irrigation.

The magnetic bonding process also permits an efficient coal gasification method, making an environmentally clean fuel.

MagneGas has also established itself as an excellent automotive fuel not only because of its dramatically improved emission characteristics, but also because it is less expensive, safer and renewable.

For example, a compact car with a 100 hp engine driving at 50mph requires about 10 cubic feet of MagneGas per minute, or 600 cubic feet per hour. The same 600 cf of gas can be produced with one kilowatt of electricity (costing about 8 cents) while treating 1,500 gallons of sewage (valued at about $60.00).

All gasoline or diesel engines can be easily retrofit to operate on MagneGas, and are expected to last longer because MagneGas has over 160 octane (implying smoother engine operation) and dramatically cooler exhaust.

MagneGas is also safer by comparison to gasoline because, in the eventuality of a truly catastrophic accident capable of fracturing the heavy gauge storage tank, the gas dissipates instantly and, if ignited, burns without exploding.

In commenting on the announcement of his discovery, Dr. Santilli added, "Our dream of aiding the search for a solution of the world's depleting resources and alarming environmental problems caused by fossil fuels has taken a giant step forward with MagneGas. We are proud to offer an economically and environmentally sound answer to our growing energy needs and rapidly depleting resources."

Dr. Santilli, has been invited to present TTL's MagneGas and its supporting Hadronic Mechanics at the INE-99 Symposium on New Energy, Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 27-28.

The Institute of New Energy (http://www.padrak.com/ine), along with the Alternative Energy Institute (http://www.altenergy.org), will sponsor the sixth annual meeting of more than 70 leading scientists and researchers from around the world. Dr. Santilli will be the keynote speaker, addressing the newfound properties and production processes of TTL's MagneGas.

About Dr. Santilli and the Institute for Basic Research:

The Institute for Basic Research (IBR) is comprised of approximately 100 scholars with dual affiliations to universities and research institutions throughout the world. IBR members possess expertise in the most advanced aspects of contemporary mathematics, physics, biology and other sciences.

The IBR is headquartered at the Castle Prince Pignatelli, in Molise, Italy, with its central editorial office located in Palm Harbor, Florida. IBR provides editorial services to a number of technical publications, including Algebras, Groups and Geometries (15 years of regular publication), Hadronic Journal (20 years) and Hadronic Journal Supplement (12 years). The IBR has additional editorial offices in Russia, Estonia, Kazakhstan and China.

Dr. Ruggero Maria Santilli is IBR's president and a naturalized U.S. citizen. As a professor of Theoretical Physics, he is the author of over 150 research papers and 12 advanced monographs. He is the editor of 30 volumes of conference proceedings and collected works.

Dr. Santilli has held faculty or visiting positions at the University of Miami; Boston University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Departments of Physics and Mathematics of Harvard University; J.I.N.R.; Dubna Russia, Ukraine, Romanian and Estonian Academies of Sciences; and other academic institutions throughout the world. Dr. Santilli received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the University of Turin, Italy in 1966. He is the recipient of several scientific honors, including two Gold Medals for scientific merits. More information on IBR can be obtained via its web site: http://home1.gte.net/ibr/.

Further details of the discovery will be made available at the presentation and following the presentation via TTL's Internet website at www.toupstech.com, or by contacting the company

About The Institute of New Energy

The Institute of New Energy, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is comprised of more than 400 members from around the world. Its publications include the Journal of New Energy (abstracted in Chemical Abstracts) and the New Energy News, a bi-month newsletter for INE members. A compendium of some 4,000 papers on new energy research and discoveries is available on computer compact disc from the Institute, tel (801) 466-8680, fax (801) 466-8668, e-mail: halfox@slkc.uswest.net.

About Toups Technology

As a technology development and manufacturing company, TTL seeks, authenticates and secures the rights to manufacture and market new technological advances in the energy, environment, natural resource and healthcare markets.

TTL's technologies include: Pyrolytic Carbon Extraction(TM) (PCE)(TM), an emission-free solid waste-to-energy process that produces the alternative fuel Phoenix 777(TM) and carbon black; Hot Plasma Destructive Distillation, which produces AquaFuel(TM) from water and carbon or liquid industrial waste; Magnetion(TM), an alternative liquid waste treatment technology that produces MagneGas(TM) (all TTL fuels are clean burning and return oxygen to the air upon combustion); BORS Lift(TM), which increases marginal oil field production while dramatically cutting costs; Brounley RF Technologies radio frequency power generators for aerospace, military, industrial and advanced communications applications; and medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals via the internet through subsidiary, InterSource Health Care, Inc. Its TTL Manufacturing provides production, metal fabrication, machining and a wide variety of precision welding services for internally manufactured products. All trademarks are the property of TTL.

Company Contacts

For TTL: James Doulgeris, V.P., Marketing, (jdoulgeris@toupstech.com), tel 727-548-0918, fax 727-549-8138; James Dryer/Geoffrey Plank, public/investor relations, tel 561-655-7575, fax 561-655-2171, (GFCComm@aol.com); Darrel Hackman, public/investor relations, Western States, tel 303-680-8014, (dahackman@worldnet.att.net).

This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Many factors may cause actual results to differ from forward-looking statements. These factors include orders which are received and can be shipped in a quarter; whether and when order options are exercised; customer order patterns and seasonal variables; contract mix and shifting production and delivery schedules; manufacturing capacity and yield; cost of labor, raw materials, supplies and equipment; technological changes; competition and competitive pressures on pricing; economic conditions in the United States and worldwide, and other risks that are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE Toups Technology Licensing, Inc.

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Nurescell Inc. Announces Radiation Shielding Test Results

08:59 a.m. Aug 25, 1999 Eastern
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--Nurescell Inc. (OTC BB:NUSL) today released the latest testing results for the radiation shielding properties of its proprietary material.

These tests were conducted by an independent third party, and the results further substantiate Nurescell's claims for performance of its material as a radiation shielding material of superior properties.

These particular tests monitored alpha, beta, and gamma radiation and the ability of Nurescell's material to stop these emissions. For alpha radiation, Nurescell's material effectively stopped penetration of 4 MeV alpha radiation at maximum 25 micrometers, a typical distance for most solid materials. For beta radiation, 0.5 centimeters of Nurescell's material was found to be sufficient to stop all beta emissions from 1.707 MeV beta radiation. Most significantly, Nurescell's material was measured to shield against gamma radiation at a rate substantially greater than high density concrete.

Nurescell Inc. views these results as strong validation for the use of its proprietary material in radiation shielding. The firm's chief executive officer, Dr. Adrian Joseph, stated: "These results clearly demonstrate that Nurescell's material outperforms the high density concrete currently in use in the nuclear industry for radiation shielding. Based on these results, our company will aggressively market our material for radiation shielding applications, for use in dry storage of spent nuclear fuel rods, and for replacement of high density concrete in many nuclear applications."

Nurescell Inc. is a development stage company based in Newport Beach, Calif., which was formed for the purpose of developing and commercially exploiting a proprietary radiation shielding technology ("Nurescell Technology") for use by the nuclear power industry and others producing, handling, or storing radioactive materials. The Nurescell Technology is being designed for incorporation into the structural components of new and existing nuclear reactor facilities in order to provide a long life safeguard against the lethal effects of radiation while achieving a minimal disruption to existing physical facilities.

The Nurescell Technology is also being designed as a containment material that will provide an alternative to the conventional concrete/steel entombment and glassification technologies currently used to store ever increasing amounts of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive wastes. In addition, the Nurescell Technology is anticipated to be an innovative shielding material critical to advanced accelerator and defense research applications.

The Nurescell Technology is based upon a proprietary formulation that was acquired in June 1998 from Dr. Adrian Joseph, Ph.D., the company's chief executive officer and majority shareholder.

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Hanford Department Of Energy (DOE) To Make Real-Time Business Decisions
Nuclear Facility Uses Indus and PeopleSoft To Deploy An Integrated ERP/EAM Solution

NEW ORLEANS, Peoplesoft User Group Conference, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/
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Indus International (Nasdaq: IINT), the leading provider of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) solutions, today announced that Fluor Daniel Hanford, is using the Indus Solutions Series partnered with PeopleSoft business applications to consolidate the company's business information systems. Fluor Daniel Hanford is the management and integration contractor responsible for a full range of work to support cleanup for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford Site, the largest nuclear facility in the state of Washington.

Fluor Daniel Hanford is successfully using Indus solutions for purchasing, inventory management, accounts payable, contract management, and PeopleSoft financial integration. The combined Indus/PeopleSoft solution will enable Fluor Daniel Hanford to benefit from increased end-user efficiency and improved data integrity and availability while ensuring Year 2000 compliance.

Established in secrecy during World War II to produce plutonium for America's nuclear weapons, the Hanford Site reached its peak production period in the 1960s. Now the site, which spans approximately 560 square miles and maintains a workforce of about 7,000 employees, is focusing its cleanup efforts on decontamination, waste management, and environmental restoration. Prior to the adoption of the Indus/PeopleSoft Solution, Fluor Daniel Hanford's asset management and financial information was managed using an internally developed legacy system with customized technology interfaces. The resulting high system management costs and lengthy reporting delays prevented Fluor Daniel Hanford from fully exploiting the value of the information contained in these disparate systems.

Today's announcement exemplifies the alliance between Indus International and PeopleSoft to truly respond to the needs of customers like Fluor Daniel Hanford who are looking for extended ERP/EAM solutions to improve efficiency in the company's financial, supply chain, HR, and asset management systems. "The development of our alliance with PeopleSoft is proof of Indus' commitment to offer our customers industry-leading functionality and technological sophistication to meet the dynamic needs of companies in capital-intensive industries," said chairman and CEO of Indus International, Bill Grabske.

"The seamless integration between the Indus Solution Series and PeopleSoft has allowed us to manage our business processes more effectively and efficiently," said Scott Bennion, project manager for the implementation at Hanford. "We now have the infrastructure to more efficiently manage our operations as well as the platform to grow our company and add more users to the system daily."

After choosing Indus/PeopleSoft as the site-wide ERP/EAM providers, Fluor Daniel Hanford required a rapid implementation to guarantee installation before the end of its fiscal year to aid in the year-to-year rollover. By following the business processes and disciplines architected into the Indus/PeopleSoft Solution, Fluor Daniel Hanford was able to standardize an account coding structure and begin creating other best business practices, not previously defined. In addition, purchasing processes improved as the use of Indus Materials and Procurement modules established a single materials catalog to track Fluor Daniel purchases, while also implementing Indus Action Tracking to alert site personnel of equipment or materials problems.

"We rate Indus extremely high for the responsibility the company took in helping us achieve our goals," said Bennion. "Our critical barriers were cultural, not technical. Thanks to the insights Indus offered from previous implementations, we were able to overcome those barriers in a timely manner. All in all, we view the project as a real success."

About the Hanford Site

Hanford is 560 square miles of sand and sagebrush located on the Columbia River in the Southeast portion of the state of Washington, owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. DOE's Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) manages a variety of programs there. As a plutonium production complex, Hanford played a critical role in the nation's defense for more than 40 years beginning in the 1940s with the Manhattan Project. Hanford is the world's largest environmental cleanup project, with many challenges to be resolved in the face of overlapping technological, political, regulatory, and cultural interests. Visit the Hanford website at http://www.rl.gov.

About Indus International

Indus International is the world's largest provider of Enterprise Asset Management solutions. The Indus Solution Series(TM) of products and services enables its customers to reduce cost, increase capacity, ensure regulatory compliance and improve their overall return-on-investment and competitiveness. Indus Solution Series(TM) includes unique capabilities for capital intensive industries such as Energy, Telecommunications, Process Manufacturing, and the Public Sector. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides software and services to over 300,000 users in more than 40 countries. Visit Indus International's website at http://www.indusinternational.com. SOURCE Indus International, Inc.

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Uranium Resources Inc. Announces that the NRC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Upholds HRI Inc.'s Crownpoint Radioactive Materials License

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1999--
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Uranium Resources Inc. (OTC BB:URIX) announced today that on Aug. 20, 1999, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety Licensing Board ("ASLB") upheld the source materials license previously issued by the Commission in 1998 to HRI Inc., the Company's operating subsidiary in New Mexico.

In a decision denying the relief sought by intervenor groups seeking to invalidate HRI's license to conduct in situ mining operations at its properties in north western New Mexico, the ASLB administrative law judge concluded, "the ISL mining project on Church Rock Section 8, with the license conditions imposed on it by the Staff of the Commission, does not pose a credible threat to the environment or to human health and safety."

Acknowledging the very favorable ruling, Richard F. Clement, Jr., Vice President of Uranium Resources Inc. and President of HRI Inc. stated, "The Judges ruling reaffirms the Company's long-standing position that in situ mining at the Church Rock Section 8 location is benign to public health, safety, and the environment. This reaffirmation comes after a ten-year licensing process costing over $10 million dollars. HRI is very pleased with the result as the challengers to the Company's license filed more than 10,000 pages in support of their claims -- all that were found to be baseless."

Intervenors had challenged the HRI Crownpoint license on ten specific areas of concern including: Waste Disposal, Archaeological and Cultural Resources, Performance Based Licensing, Financial Assurance for Decommissioning, Technical and Financial Qualifications, Radioactive Air Emissions, Groundwater, National Environmental Policy Act Compliance, Cumulative Impacts, and Environmental Justice. The ASLB administrative law judge and his special technical assistants reviewed each of these ten areas of concern and rejected the intervenors request for license revocation on each of the counts individually, as separate partial decisions. The Judge had previously reviewed six of the initial concerns and had denied the intervenors license revocation request. The August 20 denial of the intervenors requests dismisses the final four areas of concern. Intervenors have 14 days to appeal these decisions to the full Commission.

Mr. Clement added, "The solid validation of our license for all ten areas of concern by the Judge now provides the Company the opportunity to plan for the next phase of development activity on our extensive reserve base."

With its license intact and in keeping with its overall corporate strategy, the Company's development plan for New Mexico will begin with the Church Rock district first, followed by Unit 1 and Crownpoint. The timing for such additional development at these properties will be subject to the timely receipt of additional permits, uranium market conditions and the availability of capital to finance these activities.

Except for historical information contained in this press release, the matters discussed herein contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that actual results may differ from management's expectations. Key factors impacting current and future operations of the Company are discussed in detail in the Company's reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and include, without limitation, the spot price of uranium, weather conditions, operating conditions at the Company's mining projects, government regulation of the mining industry and the nuclear power industry, the world-wide supply and demand of uranium, availability of capital, timely receipt of mining and other permits from regulatory agencies.

Uranium Resources Inc. is a Dallas-based uranium mining company, whose shares trade on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol URIX. The Company specializes in in-situ solution mining and holds substantial uranium reserves in South Texas and New Mexico.

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Raytheon Awarded $44 Million Contract To Design DOE Nuclear Weapons Disposal Facility

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1999--
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Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTNA - news, RTNB - news), announced today that Raytheon Engineers & Constructors has received a $44 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to design a Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility to dispose of nuclear weapons plutonium.

The facility will be used to disassemble a nuclear weapon component, then remove the plutonium metal and convert it to an oxide powder suitable for disposal.

``Awarding this contract to Raytheon gets the department another step closer to achieving our plutonium disposition goal making sure a significant quantity of plutonium is never again used in nuclear weapons,'' said DOE Secretary Bill Richardson. ``We look forward to working with the contractor to complete this mission safely and effectively.''

``This DOE project is a good example of how the work we do can make a difference - in this case designing a facility to dispose of nuclear plutonium,'' said Shay D. Assad, chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Engineers & Constructors. ``We look forward to helping the DOE accomplish this important mission.''

Raytheon is teamed with Battelle Memorial Institute and Siemens Power Corporation on the project. The contract contains provisions for both preliminary and detailed design of the facility and an unpriced option for supervision and inspection of construction. The contract is expected to last for five and one-half years, including the option period.

Construction of the facility is anticipated to begin in 2001 and to be completed by mid-2005. After 10 years of operation, the facility will be decontaminated and decommissioned. The facility will consist of one main building designed to process special nuclear materials in accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission standards, plus support buildings and structures. The Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C., is currently the preferred location for the facility.

In January 1997, DOE announced a surplus plutonium disposition strategy that used both immobilization and mixed oxide fuel in existing reactors. The planned facility will provide plutonium oxide for use in both of these disposition facilities.

Raytheon is performing work on the contract in its Denver office. Preliminary design work began in June.

Raytheon Engineers & Constructors is a major full-service engineering and construction firm serving clients worldwide. It is one of the business segments of Raytheon Company.

Raytheon Company, based in Lexington, Mass., is a global technology leader that provides products and services in the areas of commercial and defense electronics, engineering and construction, and business and special mission aircraft. Raytheon has operations throughout the United States and serves customers in more than 80 countries around the world.

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Raytheon Company Ed Powers, (617) 494-7022

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PP&L, Inc. Names General Manager at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant

August 31, 3:02 pm Eastern Time
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ALLENTOWN, Pa., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- PP&L, Inc. has named a 25-year veteran of the nuclear industry as general manager of the Susquehanna nuclear plant. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19981015/PHTH025 )

Bryce L. Shriver will assume responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Berwick, Pa.-area facility, reporting to Robert F. Saunders, PP&L's vice president-Nuclear Operations. Saunders continues to have overall responsibility for site operations at the Susquehanna plant.

Shriver comes to PP&L from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama, where he served as assistant plant manager.

For 16 years, Shriver was employed by Virginia Power Co. There, he held a variety of management positions requiring his leadership in the areas of defining and accomplishing excellence in power plant operations, maintenance, engineering, outage planning, safety oversight, training and regulatory compliance.

``PP&L is pleased to welcome a professional of Bryce's caliber and vast experience to our nuclear team,'' said Robert G. Byram, the company's senior vice president-Generation and chief nuclear officer. ``Adding Bryce to our team will help us to realize our intent to strengthen our management depth and to continually improve our level of performance at the Susquehanna plant.''

Byram also cited Shriver's experience in nuclear power in both the military and academic environments.

Prior to entering the commercial nuclear power industry with Virginia Power Co., Shriver was the director of the nuclear reactor facility at the University of Virginia. Prior to that, he was a nuclear power engineer with the U.S. Navy, assigned to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Division of Naval Reactors.

Shriver has Ph.D and B.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering and an M.S. degree in nuclear engineering, all from the University of Missouri-Rolla, as well as an M.B.A. degree from Averett College, Danville, Va.

The Susquehanna plant, located about five miles north of Berwick in Luzerne County, is jointly owned by PP&L, Inc. and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.

PP&L, Inc., a subsidiary of PP&L Resources, Inc. (NYSE: PPL - news), generates electricity; provides electric delivery services to 1.3 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania; and trades or markets wholesale energy in the United States and Canada.

See its Internet home page at www.ppl-inc.com for recent news releases and other information about PP&L, Inc.

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U.S. Energy Corp. Announces Receipt of Operating Permit For Sweetwater Uranium Mill

August 31, 10:00 am Eastern Time
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RIVERTON, Wyo., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: USEG - news), and its 52% owned subsidiary Crested Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAG - news) who are involved in the development of uranium and other natural resource properties, today announced that the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (``NRC'') has issued a performance-based operating license for the Sweetwater Uranium Mill (``Sweetwater Mill''), which is located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The Sweetwater Mill is owned by the Green Mountain Mining Venture (``GMMV'') -- a 50/50 joint venture between U. S. Energy Corp./Crested Corp. and Kennecott Uranium Company (``Kennecott'').

``Kennecott initially applied for this operating license in 1997,'' stated Keith G. Larsen, President of U. S. Energy Corp. ``Issuance of the license by the NRC is very significant, because it will allow the GMMV to bring the Sweetwater Mill on line once uranium prices reach levels which are consistent with the profitable mining and/or milling of uranium. The Sweetwater Mill is located approximately 22 miles south of the GMMV's proposed Jackpot Mine which is located atop a world-class uranium deposit within Green Mountain in south- central Wyoming. The Sweetwater Mill was designed to process approximately 3,000 tons of uranium ore per day (''tpd``), and it processed as much as 4,800 tpd when it was owned by a subsidiary of Unocal, before being placed on ''standby`` status in 1984 as a result of declining uranium prices. The Mill and proposed Jackpot Mine are currently on a standby care and maintenance basis.

``Consistent with our belief that uranium prices will rise significantly during the early years of the 21st Century, U. S. Energy and Crested Corp. have during the past decade, positioned themselves to become a major producer and processor of uranium concentrates (U308). The Companies now own 100% of the permitted 750 tpd uranium mill (the Shootaring Mill) in southeastern Utah and 50% of the Sweetwater Mill in Wyoming. Since there are only five permitted uranium mills left in the United States, we believe U.S. Energy and Crested Corp. are ideally positioned to benefit from an increase in uranium prices.''

``The combination of declining worldwide inventories of uranium and increasing demand for uranium fuel for nuclear power plants is expected to propel U308 prices significantly higher within the next few years,'' continued Larsen. ``Because of the time and expense related to bringing mines and mills into production, it is important that preparations be taken well in advance of higher uranium prices, in order that our Companies can take advantage of anticipated market improvements in the future. During the past two decades, the mill permitting process has increased from an average of three years to an average of fifteen years. This is why the success of the GMMV's two-year quest to secure an operational license for the Sweetwater Mill is so important.''

U.S. Energy and Crested Corp. are diversified minerals exploration and development companies, with primary interests in uranium, gold, molybdenum and oil properties. The Companies are headquartered in Riverton, Wyoming.

This press release includes statements which may constitute ``forward-looking'' statements, usually containing the words ``believe'', ``estimate'', ``project'', ``expect'', or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, future trends in uranium, gold and other minerals prices' the availability of capital for development of mining and other projects' acceptance of the Companys' products and services in the marketplace'; competitive factors, dependence upon third-party vendors, and other risks detailed in the Companys' periodic report filings with the ``Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Companies undertake no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release.

SOURCE: U.S. Energy Corp.

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Denison Announces Sale Of White Rose Oil Field Interest And Purchase Of Additional Interest In Midwest Uranium

August 25, 4:07 pm Eastern Time
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--Denison Mines Limited announced today that agreement has been reached with Husky Oil Operations Limited for the sale of Denison's interest in the White Rose oil field off the east coast of Newfoundland together with its interests in two other discovery licenses in the same area. The sale price is $10.125 million and the agreement has an effective date of January 1, 1999. Closing is scheduled to occur on or before September 30, 1999.

The gross proceeds from this sale of $13.2 million include reimbursement of all of Denison's investment in these assets during 1999 and will result in the realization of an after-tax net earnings gain of about $7.7 million which will be recorded in the company's third quarter results.

Denison also announced that it has exercised its right of first refusal to purchase an additional 5.17 percent interest in the Midwest uranium property increasing its interest to 24.67 percent. This purchase adds 1.8 million pounds of U(3)O(8) to Denison's uranium reserves.

Following completion of the Midwest purchase, which is expected on August 31, 1999, this property will be owned by Cogema Resources Inc., the operator, with 70.83 percent, Denison with 24.67 percent and OURD (Canada) Co., Ltd. with 4.50 percent. Subject to obtaining the necessary licenses from the regulatory authorities, the ore from Midwest will be trucked to the McClean site for milling and tailings disposal.

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Denison Mines Limited E. Peter Farmer President and Chief Executive Officer (416) 979 - 1991 Extension 231 www.denisonmines.com

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[Hmmm, I wonder how the anti-nuclear vigilers outside the White House will fare if GWB wins the election? Will he be harsher or easier than his father? This story indicates he's a chip off the old block.]

ACLU names Bush in lawsuit

8/30/99- Updated 02:37 PM ET
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union said Monday that it would name Gov. George W. Bush and the Texas Department of Public Safety as defendants in a lawsuit alleging state police violated the free-speech rights of environmentalists protesting outside the governor's mansion.

Demonstrators were arrested by Department of Public Safety officers four times while protesting the state's air-pollution policies.

Texas ACLU executive director Jay Jacobson said charges against the demonstrators were dropped in all four cases.

''What is clear about this pattern of arrests is that it was designed to intimidate and harass protesters, not to keep the sidewalks clear of pedestrians,'' said David Kahne, an ACLU attorney.

''This case is being brought under the free speech and assembly sections of the Texas Bill of rights,'' he said. ''We are asking the court to secure the most basic of fundamental rights - that of political expression in a public forum.''

Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes said the environmentalists were arrested because they failed to remain within the area set aside for demonstrators.

''Anyone who wants to express an opinion has the absolute right to do so, so long as they remain within the area that the DPS has designated for people's safety at the mansion,'' Hughes said.

''You really need to be talking to the DPS. It's their decision,'' Hughes said.

Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the department, declined comment, saying she can't comment on pending litigation.

Kahne said the governor's office and the department have given conflicting signals about their policy regarding demonstrations.

There is no written policy about how to handle protesters, so ''the police can make up, enforce and change rules about expressing opinions. This gives the government open-ended discretion on who they arrest and who they let off,'' he said.

The environmentalists were arrested on March 11, March 29, April 19 and May 25. Picketing was planned at the same site Monday after a news conference announcing the lawsuit.