Exhibit
10.17


 


AMENDMENT
TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


                THIS AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made
effective as of February 6, 2006, by and between Duratek, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”) and
the undersigned (“Employee”).


 


Recitals:


 


A.            Employee and the
Company entered into an employment agreement effective as of June 3, 2002 (the
“Employment Agreement”); and


B.            Employee and the
Company wish to amend the terms of the Employment Agreement in this Agreement.


Agreement:


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein
and of such other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which
Employee acknowledges, the Company and the Employee, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree that the Employment Agreement is hereby amended in the
following respects:


1.             The first sentence of section 2
entitled “Duties” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read
as follows:


 


                                “During the
Term, Employee shall serve as Senior Vice President (hereinafter, “Senior Vice
President”) of the Company and shall report to, and have those duties,
responsibilities, and authority assigned to him from time to time by, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company (hereinafter, the “CEO”) or the CEO’s
designee; provided, further, that all determinations that may be made by the
CEO under this Agreement may also be made by the CEO’s designee.”


 


2.             A new sentence is added to the end
of section 8(e) to read as follows:


 


                                “Notwithstanding
anything in this Section 8(e) to the contrary, this Section 8(e) shall not
apply to a termination of the Employee’s employment that occurs within twelve
(12) months after a Change of Control.”


 


3.             Amendment and
Waiver.  The provisions of this
Amendment may be amended and waived only with the prior written consent of the
parties hereto.


 


 

















 


4.             Complete Agreement.  The Employment Agreement, as amended by this
Amendment, contains the entire agreement and understanding between the Company
and Employee with respect to Employee’s employment and supersedes all employment
agreements, whether written or oral, relating to Employee’s employment with the
Company.


 


5.             Effect of the
Amendment on Employment Relationship. 
Nothing in this Amendment shall be construed as conferring upon the
Employee any right to continue in the employ of (or otherwise provide services
to) the Company, or to limit in any respect the right of the Company to
terminate the Employee’s employment or other relationship with the Company at
any time.


 


 


IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the date first written
above.


	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  DURATEK, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  Robert E. Prince

  
	
   

  	
  Robert E. Prince

  
	
   

  	
  President/CEO

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Agreed
  and Accepted:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:
  

  	
  /s/
  Michael F. Johnson

  	
   

  
	
  NAME: Michael F.
  Johnson

  	
   

  
				



 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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