Exhibit 23


                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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       As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
   incorporation by reference of our reports dated November 1, 1996, included
   in or incorporated by reference into Thermo Power Corporation's Annual
   Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 1996, into the
   Company's previously filed Registration Statements as follows:
   Registration Statement No. 33-19061 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
   33-19062 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-25051 on Form S-8,
   Registration Statement No. 33-52814 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No.
   33-87674 on Form S-8, Registration Statement No. 33-87686 on Form S-8,
   Registration Statement No. 33-87692 on Form S-8, and Registration Statement
   No. 33-65273 on Form S-8.



                                                     Arthur Andersen LLP



   Boston, Massachusetts
   December 5, 1996