EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

        THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of June 8, 2000, is entered into by and between Waste Management Federal Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the "Employer") and Thomas Dabrowski (the "Employee").

RECITALS

        A.    Employer desires to employ Employee as President of Employer on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

        B.    Employee desires to be employed by Employer in such capacity on such terms and conditions; and

        C.    As of the date of this Agreement, Employer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GTS Duratek, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GTS Duratek")

AGREEMENT

        In consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises herein contained and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:

        1.    Employment Term.    

        2.    Duties.    

        During the Term of this Agreement:


        3.    Compensation.    

        As compensation for Employee's services, Employer hereby agrees to pay Employee, and Employee agrees to accept, the following compensation:

        4.    Termination.    

        This Agreement, and Employee's employment with Employer, shall be terminable as follows:

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        5.    Effect of Termination.    

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        6.    Records and Confidential Data.    

        All memoranda, notices, files, records and other materials made or compiled by Employee during the period of his employment in the ordinary course of business, or made available to him concerning the business of Employer shall be Employer's property and shall be delivered to Employer at its request therefor or automatically upon the termination of this Agreement. Employee shall not at any time during or after the term hereof use for himself or others, or divulge to others any trade secret or confidential or proprietary business information, knowledge or data of Employer obtained by him as a result of his employment unless authorized in writing by Employer or required by law.

        7.    Non-competition/Non-Interference.    

        Employee agrees that, for the period specified in the applicable subsection of Section 5 and Section 8(b), if applicable, Employee will not directly or indirectly (i) develop, own, manage, operate, or otherwise engage in, participate in, represent in any way or be connected with, as officer, director, partner, owner, employee, agent, independent contractor, consultant, proprietor, stockholder (except for the ownership of a less than 5% stock interest in a publicly traded company) or otherwise, any Competing Business in any state of the United States or comparable region outside the United States in which Employer or any of its affiliates then conducts business; or (ii) induce or take any action with the purpose or effect of causing any employee of Employer or its affiliates to terminate his or her employment with Employer or any of its affiliates or to become employed by any Competing Business. As used herein, "Competing Business" shall mean any business engaged in the treatment, remediation, transportation, processing, disposal, or burial of radioactive, hazardous, mixed and other wastes, or which provides technical support services that include, but are not limited to, site decontamination and decommissioning, waste management services, radiological engineering services, staff augmentation and outage support, instrumentation services, environmental and computer consulting and environmental health and safety training. To the extent the Employee will be employed by or perform activities on behalf of a division or subsidiary of a Competing Business, which division or subsidiary does not itself compete with the Employer, and he can demonstrate to the Employer's reasonable satisfaction that such employment or provision of services will not have an adverse competitive effect on the Employer,

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such employment or provision of services shall not be prohibited hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that the restrictions of this Section 7, Section 5(a)(3) , Section 5(b)(3) and Section 8(b) hereof have been carefully negotiated at arm's length and are believed by the parties to be reasonable and necessary to protect Employer's legitimate business interests. In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision set forth in this Section 7, or the time period set forth in Section 5(a)(3), Section 5(b)(3) or Section 8(b) hereof, shall be determined by any competent court or tribunal to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the parties agree that this Section 7 and the time periods set forth in Section 5(a)(3), Section 5(b)(3) and Section 8(b) shall be modified to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, and/or over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, and/or to the maximum extent in any and all respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court or tribunal. The parties further agree that Employer will be entitled (without posting bond or other security) to injunctive or other equitable relief, as deemed appropriate by any such court or tribunal, to prevent a breach of Employee's obligations set forth in this Section 7.

        8.    Services Upon Completion of Term.    

        9.    Complete Agreement.    

        This Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding concerning the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all other agreements, understandings or commitments between the parties as to such subject matter. The parties stipulate that neither of them has made any representations concerning the subject matter hereof except such representations as are specifically set forth herein.

        10.    Indemnification.    

        The Employer covenants to indemnify and hold harmless Employee to the maximum extent that directors and officers are indemnified pursuant to the Employer's Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws or otherwise and to such further extent, if any, as employees are permitted to be indemnified under

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Delaware law. During the Term, Employer will not repeal or modify any such right to indemnification or limitation of liability so as to adversely affect any such right or protection provided by Employer to Employee.

        11.    Assignment.    

        The obligations and rights of each party hereunder shall not be assignable without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Employer may without the consent of Employee assign this Agreement to any successor owner of the Employer resulting from merger, consolidation or otherwise so long as such successor agrees in writing to assume Employer's obligations under this Agreement in a form and manner reasonably acceptable to Employee. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

        12.    Notices.    

        Except as otherwise expressly stated, all notices required to be given or which may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when personally delivered or three (3) business days after having been mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

Either party may change the address to which such notices are to be addressed by notice thereof to the other party in the manner set forth above.

        13.    Waiver, Modification or Amendment.    

        Except as otherwise provided for within this Agreement, no waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective, binding or enforceable unless in writing and signed by the party against which it is sought to be enforced.

        14.    Severability.    

        If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, then this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

        15.    Governing Law.    

        The validity of this Agreement and of any of the terms or provisions as well as the rights and duties of the parties hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without reference to any conflict of law or choice of law principles in the State of Maryland that might apply the law of another jurisdiction.

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        16.    Arbitration.    

        Any disputes between the parties relating to the terms of this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in Washington, D.C., in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. In the event that either party desires to arbitrate any such dispute, such party shall so notify the other party and the parties shall endeavor in good faith, for a period of thirty (30) days, to resolve such dispute without arbitration. In the event that the parties cannot resolve the dispute within such thirty (30) day period, then within ten (10) days thereafter, the parties shall jointly designate an arbitrator to hear the dispute, or, if the parties are unable to jointly select an arbitrator, an arbitrator shall be chosen by the President of the American Arbitration Association from lists of candidates provided by each of the parties. The decision of the arbitrator shall be binding upon the parties. In the event that Employee prevails in such arbitration, Employer shall pay the expenses of Employee incurred in connection with such arbitration.

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, either party may seek injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction, in the event that such party believes that injunctive relief is warranted by a breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by the other party.

        17.    Construction.    

        Headings or captions of this Agreement are for reference only and are not to be construed in any way as part of this Agreement, nor in the interpretation of this Agreement. The masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and neuter, and vice versa, where the context so requires.

        18.    Counterparts.    

        This Agreement may be executed in multiple original counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all or which together shall constitute but one and the same document.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

EMPLOYER: EMPLOYEE:

Waste Management Federal Services, Inc.

 

Thomas Dabrowski

By:

/s/  ROBERT F. SHAWVER    
Name:  Robert F. Shawver
Title:    Executive Vice President

 

/s/  THOMAS DABROWSKI      

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Source: OneCLE Business Contracts.