Abstract
Contemporary key nuclear physics questions are introduced. The role of radiation detection in the study of exotic nuclei is illustrated with examples related to NuSTAR at the FAIR facility. The discussed detection systems include: Si-tracker for light charged particle detection, the AGATA gamma-ray tracking detector, diamond detectors for heavy ion measurements, the AIDA implantation and decay detector, and the LaBr3(Ce) fast-timing array. Due to technology transfer, applications related to radiation physics are expected to benefit from these developments.