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Phoenix Nuclear Labs (PNL), located in Monona, Wisconsin, is a company specializing in neutron generator technology. Founded in 2005, the company develops nuclear and particle accelerator technologies for application in medicine, defense and energy. PNL has held contracts with the U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Air Force. PNL developed a proprietary gas target neutron generator technology and has designed and built a number of particle accelerator-related technologies. ==Corporate history== Phoenix Nuclear Labs was founded in 2005 by Dr. Gregory Piefer after he completed his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In July 2011, Dr. Ross Radel, who joined PNL in 2010, became President of PNL.〔 Retired Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt is on the company's Scientific Advisory Board.〔 In February 2014, PNL signed its first commercial contract. PNL contracted to build a thermal neutron generation system for Ultra Electronics' Nuclear Control Systems, a British company that specializes in defense and security, transport, and energy. In April 2014, PNL was awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to design a high-current negative hydrogen ion source under the SBIR Phase II project. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Phoenix Nuclear Labs: Awarded one million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy )〕 In August 2014, PNL and SHINE Medical Technologies successfully operated the second-generation neutron driver prototype for 24 consecutive hours with a 99% uptime. The test was said to be a key milestone towards the production of medical isotopes, such as molybdenum-99. SHINE plans to start production at a facility in Janesville, WI in 2017.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= SHINE Medical and Phoenix Nuclear achieve key technical milestone with 24-hour accelerator test )〕 In October 2014, PNL announced that it was awarded a $3 million contract by the U.S. Army to develop an advanced neutron radiography imaging system. The second-generation version will be sent to Picatinny Arsenal, a military facility in New Jersey, as an upgraded unit to one that PNL sent there in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website= KYTX CBS 19 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phoenix Nuclear Labs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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