8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 20, 2005

                     PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                    1-11596                58-1954497
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)

 1940 N.W. 67th Place, Suite A, Gainesville, Florida              32653
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       (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (352) 373-4200

                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act

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Section 1 - Registrant's Business and Operations.

Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Effective September 20, 2005, East Tennessee Materials and Energy Co. ("M&EC") a
subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., entered into an amendment
("Amendment") to its Broad Spectrum Contracts issued by Bechtel Jacobs, LLC. The
Amendment was for a two year extension that terminates on September 1, 2007. See
Exhibit 99.1 for the attached press release announcing the extension of the
contracts.

Item 9.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (c)   Exhibits

        Exhibit Number    Description
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             99.1         Press release dated October 10, 2005

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

     Dated:  October 11, 2005.

                                        PERMA-FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Richard T. Kelecy
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                                            Richard T. Kelecy,
                                            Vice-President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

      PERMA-FIX RECEIVES TWO-YEAR EXTENSION ON DOE BROAD SPECTRUM CONTRACTS

    ATLANTA, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perma-Fix Environmental
Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI; BSE: PESI) (Germany: PES.BE) today announced
that it has received a two-year extension on its Broad Spectrum Contracts
issued by Bechtel Jacobs, LLC. to Perma-Fix's Oak Ridge, Tennessee subsidiary,
M&EC.

    The Contracts are for the treatment of a variety of hazardous radioactive
and PCB contaminated waste from Oak Ridge operations and other DOE and
government sites. The extensions expire in September 2007.

    Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The
Company is very pleased with the extension and that Bechtel Jacob's has been
satisfied with our work and we will continue to play a major role in the efforts
to clean up DOE sites."

    Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. is a national environmental services
company, providing unique mixed waste and industrial waste management services.
The Nuclear Segment provides radioactive and mixed waste treatment services to
hospitals, research laboratories and institutions, numerous federal agencies
including the Departments of Energy and Defense and nuclear utilities. The
Industrial Segment provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment services
for a diverse group of customers including Fortune 500 companies, numerous
federal, state and local agencies and thousands of smaller clients. The Company
operates eleven major waste treatment facilities across the country.

    This press release contains "forward-looking statements" which are based
largely on the Company's expectations and are subject to various business risks
and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the information
concerning statements that the Company will continue to play a major role in the
efforts to clean up DOE sites. These forward-looking statements are intended to
qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While the Company believes the
expectations reflected in this news release are reasonable, it can give no
assurance such expectations will prove to be correct. There are a variety of
factors which could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those
described in this release, including without limitation, general economic
conditions, future environmental regulatory restrictions, disputes arising under
the contracts, failure to deliver waste volumes anticipated under the contracts,
or termination of the contracts prior to its completion. The Company makes no
commitment to disclose any revisions to forward-looking statements, or any
facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that bear upon
forward-looking statements.

    Please visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www.perma-fix.com .

SOURCE  Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.
    -0-                             10/10/2005
    /CONTACT:  Dr. Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and CEO, Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc., +1-404-847-9990; or Valerie Kimball,
vkimball@epochfinancial.com, or J. Todd Atenhan, both of EPOCH Financial
Group, Inc., +1-888-917-5109, or Herbert Strauss, European investor relations,
+011-43-316-296-316, or herbert@eu-ir.com, all for Perma-Fix/
    /Web site:  http://www.perma-fix.com /
    (PESI)