MOSCOW, June 4, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- NUCON-RF, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNRF) today announced that its manufacturing partner ZAO ATOLL has completed the review of its financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The review was completed in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
The review, which was completed by ATOLL's auditors 2KAudit, provides confirmation that ATOLL is meeting its revenue and net income forecasts. Specifically, ATOLL reported Q1 2007 gross revenues of US$18,935,839 and net income after tax of US$5.038 million. Nucon completed its acquisition of 50% of ATOLL in March 2007.
As previously reported, ATOLL's order book includes confirmed contracts of US$183 million. In addition, ATOLL is preparing to submit a tender for a contract worth an estimated US$96-104 million. It is anticipated that this contract may be formally awarded during the third quarter of 2007.
ABOUT NNRF:
NNRF is a U.S. corporation with executive and operations offices in Moscow, Berlin and Washington. NNRF offers design and manufacturing of specialized products for nuclear reactors and nuclear waste management; proprietary nuclear shielding, decommissioning and decontamination technologies; and engineering/design services for a range of environmental challenges. NNRF owns manufacturing facilities and provides both equipment and services for nuclear power plants and compliance, shielding, transport and interim and final storage requirements for government agencies and nuclear service companies. NNRF also owns or licenses proprietary leading edge technologies which provide NNRF with a market edge in manufacturing, design, engineering and services capabilities. NNRF's management team has extensive industry and government service including extensive in-house expertise in all aspects of radiological protection and radiological waste management. NNRF has entered into strategic alliance agreements with government agencies of the Russian Federation. Access through NNRF's strategic alliances to key processing and disposal facilities in the Russian Federation enables it to complete a broad range of projects efficiently and cost effectively. NNRF believes that this access provides vertically integrated services that distinguish it from competitors. NNRF manufactures nuclear power plant equipment in Russia and has multi-year sales contracts for a significant portion of current production with ROSATOM, the owner and operator of all Russian nuclear reactors. NNRF also provides products, services and proprietary technology based solutions through its strategic alliances to multilateral and bilateral funded projects located in Northwestern Russia known as the Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP). This area contains the largest repository of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste in the world. The projects involve the decommissioning and disposal of nuclear powered naval vessels of the former Soviet Union. The projects are funded by G-8 member countries. NNRF currently is expanding its marketing to include the European Union, China, India and North America in 2007-08 through strategic marketing partnerships with multinational energy service companies. NNRF is currently engaged in the due diligence phase of potential further acquisitions in 2007-2008 which are intended to substantially increase its current asset and revenue base.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT:
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding announcements of financial results, business potential and other prospective presentations by NNRF. Such statements reflect management's current views, are based on certain assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, events, or performance may differ materially from the above forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, and will be dependent upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain additional financing that will allow us to continue our current and future operations and whether demand for our products in domestic and international markets will continue to expand. NNRF undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect any change in NNRF's expectations with regard to these forward-looking statements or the occurrence of unanticipated events.