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Why isn't there a solar panel of sorts, for gamma radiation?

I know scientists are making great progress in increasing efficiency for solar panels absorbing the suns radiation here on earth, is there not a way to absorb radiation from a nuclear reaction? Or even nuclear decay? I know I'm not the first to have this idea so whats stopping us?
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Gamma rays penetrate very deep into materials, so a thin layer will not to work.

>  is there not a way to absorb radiation from a nuclear reaction? Or even nuclear decay?

Have you heard of nuclear reactors?

They have material around the reactor which absorb the neutrons and gamma rays. The material heats up and heats water, etc.

Obviously that does not work exactly like a solar panel.

Gamma rays have too much energy per photon to be easily used to directly drive electrons as in regular solar panels.