UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported: December 17, 2004)

                      COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




                                                                                          
                   DELAWARE                                1-11871                           11-3312952
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               (State or other                           (Commission                      (I.R.S. Employer
                 jurisdiction                            File Number)                    Identification No.)
              of incorporation)


150 East 58th Street, Suite 3238                            10155
New York, New York
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 308-5800

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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

                      COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                December 20, 2004




ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On  December  17,  2004,  Commodore  Applied  Technologies,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  issued a press release  announcing that its wholly owned engineering
services  subsidiary,  Commodore Advanced Sciences,  Inc. (CASI), has started an
environmental  sampling and data management  (EDAM)  contract in Oak Ridge,  TN.
CASI is the lead small business member of the Commodore  Advanced  Sciences Team
(CAST),  which also includes team members  Science  Applications  International,
Inc. (SAIC), and RCS Corporation (RCS).

         The Company also announced that it has initiated  correspondence to its
shareholders  stating  that the  Company  will hold its 2003  Annual  Meeting of
shareholders  on  February  8,  2005.  The  record  date  for  determination  of
shareholders  entitled  to  notice  of  meeting  and to vote at the  meeting  is
December 14, 2004.

         The Company  also  announced  that it was  recently  awarded a one-year
contract  from Duratek  Federal  Services,  Inc.  beginning in January  2005, to
perform environmental monitoring services at two engineered landfills on the Oak
Ridge Reservation.

         Additionally,  The Company  announced today that the protest to the GAO
by both losing teams in the final bidding process for the Fast Flux Test Reactor
(FFTF) decommissioning contract is ongoing.


         A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

            (c) Exhibits.

             99.1  Press Release dated December 17, 2004.


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         The information contained in this report is being furnished pursuant to
Item 7.01,  Regulation FD Disclosure,  and Item 9.01,  Financial  Statements and
Exhibits.


                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Date:  December 20, 2004                    By: /s/ James M. DeAngelis
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                                                James M. DeAngelis
                                                Senior Vice President and
                                                Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


         Exhibit No.
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            99.1               Press Release dated December 17, 2004 issued by 
                               Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.




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