EXHIBIT 23






                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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   To Thermo Process Systems Inc.:


   As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our
   reports and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of
   this Form 8-K.


                                                           ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


   Roseland, New Jersey
   April 19, 1995