Axcess Increases Worker Safety at Nation's Largest Environmental Cleanup Site

Although safety procedures and waste disposal practices have improved considerably since the early days of World War II and the Cold War, production of plutonium left hundreds of contaminated buildings and thousands of contaminated waste sites that are now being cleaned up. For example, Washington Closure, one of the Hanford cleanup contractors, is responsible for cleaning up 370 waste sites, demolishing 486 buildings, placing 3 nuclear facilities in interim safe storage and managing the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF), where Hanford's low-level and mixed cleanup wastes are disposed.

"Axcess' RFID technology automatically identifies the trucks and containers as they enter the disposal facility. As the trucks go through the scale to be weighed, the truck and container weights, the load weight and the load contents are automatically reported and accessible. This method of record keeping is signicantly better than the manual method used in the past," said Todd Nelson, a spokesman for Washington Closure. "It gives us an accurate read on exactly how much waste is placed in the disposal facility."

Axcess' patented MicroWireless(TM) system at the Hanford Site uses small, battery powered dual-frequency RFID tags that, when automatically activated with a wake-up signal, transmit a wireless ID message 30 to 100 feet to nearby palm-size receivers, which are small enough to be hidden. The receivers are connected via an industry standard interface to existing security alarm equipment and a gate controller to open a gate at the weigh station automatically when an authorized metal mounted FleetTag(TM) on the 28 transport trucks or 720 waste containers is present. Axcess' reader picks up the identification of the trucks and containers and their profiles. Simultaneously, the containers' tags are read to determine the weight of the load. The data is relayed to system software where reports are automatically generated in real time, reducing the staff by one shift worker whose job it was to decipher the handwritten reports and enter the data.

An average of 250 containers or 6,500 tons of waste is disposed daily. Drivers will log more than one million miles in 2009 while disposing of nearly one million tons of waste.

"One of the biggest hazards our drivers faced was the repetitive motion of getting in and out of the truck and climbing the five feet up and down to record information at the scales," said Frank Farmer, Deputy Operations Manager for Waste Operations at Washington Closure. "Automating that process completely eliminated the fall hazard at the weigh station. What was an injury-prone, repetitive process with errors became a transparent operation."

Washington Hanford Site Case Study

To view the Washington Closure Hanford Site case study, go to http://www.axcessinc.com/knowledge/2009/AXSI_CS_Hanford_Final%208-10-2009.pdf.

SecurityStockWatch.com Interview

Read a recent interview by Allan Griebenow, Axcess' CEO, with SecurityStockWatch.com at http://www.securitystockwatch.com/Interviews/in_Boardroom_AXSI.html.

Announcement of Record Revenues on Earnings Call

The phone numbers, codes and replay information for Axcess' earnings call on August 14 at 12:00 p.m. (ET) are listed on its site at http://www.axcessinc.com/knowledge/2009/2Q09%20Conference%20Call%20Invite%20-%20final.pdf.

MicroWireless Enabled Process Automation Webinar

Axcess will present a free webinar, MicroWireless Enabled Process Automation, on Tuesday, August 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.(CDT). Find out how MicroWireless solutions can now introduce profound new process improvements throughout the entire enterprise and hear about case studies in which they have. Register for this webinar and others at www.axcessinc.com, or click to sign up for this live session at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/451519896.

About Axcess International Inc.

Axcess International Inc. (OTCBB: AXSI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) provides intelligent Wireless Credentials for business encompassing local location identification, tracking and control capabilities using its patented MicroWireless(TM) technology platform. The complete system solutions supersede existing manual personnel badges by automating various workforce management tasks that increase productivity, security, safety and business intelligence. Real-time data from labor activities also enables previously unattainable business intelligence and analytics initiatives, MicroWireless - based on active RFID principles - is the economic and technological sweet spot for autonomously-powered low cost, miniature, remote communication devices. Axcess is a portfolio company of Amphion Innovations plc (AIM: AMP). For more information on Axcess, visit www.axcessinc.com.

About Washington Closure Hanford LLC

Washington Closure manages the $2.2 billion River Corridor Closure Project for the DOE's Richland Operations Office. The company is responsible for demolishing 486 buildings, cleaning up 370 contaminated wastes sites and managing ERDF, an engineered landfill for radioactive and mixed waste generated during Hanford cleanup operations. For more information on Washington Closure Hanford, visit www.washingtonclosure.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts.

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