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Uranium has been used for brightly colored ceramic glazes.

Americium is used in smoke detectors, and I assume doping with small amounts of radioactive materials occurs in other applications where encouraging cold sparking or arcing is desired.

Thorium is used in some (arc) welding rods:

https://ehss.energy.gov/SESA/Files/corporatesafety/safety_bu...

https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclide-basics-thorium

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