Phoenix Inspection Systems founder Jim Quirk dies at 71

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Jim Quirk - who helped to pioneer the use of NDT techniques in the nuclear industry and went on to found Phoenix Inspection Systems - has died at the age of 71.rnJim, who retired in 2000, was known internationally for his work in the industry. Born in Edinburgh and raised in Sheffield and Liverpool, he studied Applied Maths and Physics at Liverpool College of Technology. In 1956 he joined UKAEA's Reactor Engineering Materials Laboratory in Culcheth, Warrington as a physicist, working on programmes to investigate the effects of radiation on metals.