Exhibit 99.1

Duratek Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors

    COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003--Duratek, Inc.
(NASDAQ:DRTK) today announced the appointment of Michael J. Bayer to
its Board of Directors. Mr. Bayer fills the position being vacated by
Earle C. Williams, who is retiring from the Board after eight years of
distinguished service.
    Mr. Bayer is a business consultant engaged in enterprise strategic
planning. Mr. Bayer served for many years in the U.S. Government, with
appointments as a Counsel in the House of Representatives, a Deputy
Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy, Associate Deputy
Secretary of Commerce, Counselor to the United States Synthetic Fuels
Corporation, Counselor to President Bush's Commission on Aviation
Security and Terrorism, and as Federal Inspector for the Alaska
Natural Gas Transportation System.
    Mr. Bayer serves on the boards of CACI and Cap Gemini Ernst and
Young Government Solutions. His non-profit service includes serving on
the Defense Business Board (Vice Chairman), the Maryland Public
Broadcasting Foundation, the Sandia National Laboratory's National
Security Advisory Panel, the Secretary of the Air Force Advisory Group
(Chairman) and the Defense Science Board.
    Mr. Daniel A. D'Aniello, Chairman of the Board, said, "We are
pleased to welcome Michael Bayer to the Board. We value his expertise
and look forward to his contributions toward Duratek's growth. On
behalf of the Board of Directors and management of Duratek I want to
recognize Earle Williams for his many years of dedicated service to
the Company. He has made an exceptional contribution to the Company as
a Director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. We wish him all the
best as he enjoys full-time retirement."
    Duratek provides safe, secure radioactive materials disposition.

    Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E(i)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that may cause Duratek's actual results to be materially
different from any future results expressed or implied by these
statements. Such factors include the following: the Company's ability
to manage its commercial waste processing operations, including
obtaining commercial waste processing contracts and processing waste
under such contracts in a timely and cost-effective manner; the timing
and award of contracts by the U.S. Department of Energy for the
cleanup of waste sites administered by it; the Company's ability to
integrate acquired companies; the acceptance and implementation of the
Company's waste treatment technologies in the government and
commercial sectors; and other large technical support services
projects. All forward-looking statements are also expressly qualified
in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in the
Company's SEC filings, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
and its annual report on Form 10-K.

    CONTACT: Duratek, Inc.
             Diane R.  Brown or Robert F. Shawver, 410-312-5100
             www.duratekinc.com