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[Starmet Corporation Letterhead]
Robert E. Quinn
PRESIDENT August 19, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Starmet Corporation
Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-49629
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Starmet Corporation (the "Company") requests that the Company's Registration
Statement filed on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") be withdrawn. The
Company has determined that, due to current unfavorable market conditions,
the proposed offering would not be in the best interest of the Company or its
shareholders. The Company has not made any offers or sales of its Common
Stock pursuant to the Registration Statement.
Please call me at (978) 369-5410 if you have any questions or comments.
Sincerely,
/s/ Robert E. Quinn
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CC: Stephen C. Duvall, Assistant Director (via facsimile)
Susann Reising Reilly, Esq. (via facsimile)
Gregory L. White, Esq.
Peter J. Loughran, Esq. (via facsimile)
