**14 people trained** ![5 Stars](/sites/g/files/dvc2436/files/styles/default/public/image/2026/05/5%20Stars.png.webp?itok=e7sRDPks) **Rated 4.73 / 5** **(data from 2025)** ## Summary A course designed to go beyond the basics and deepen your understanding of gamma spectrometry. From interpreting complex spectra to quantitative analysis, via uncertainty management and understanding coincidence phenomena, this course provides the keys to understanding, diagnosing and resolving the advanced issues encountered in gamma spectrometry. Essential for gaining greater independence and rigour in nuclear measurements. ### Practical Information & Prequisites **Price:** €3250 excl. VAT per trainee **Location:** At Veolia | Nuclear Solutions offices in Aix-en-Provence or at your premises (for a course with at least 6 participants) **Duration:** 5 days (35 hours) **Prerequisites** - Be able to read, write, understand and speak French - Have completed Module 3A or an equivalent course - Have A-level standard maths knowledge (logarithms, exponentials, solving equations with one unknown, statistics and probability) ## Who is this course aimed at? Any staff capable of carrying out gamma spectrometry measurements on behalf of a laboratory or a project. Technicians and engineers specialising in nuclear measurements. [Sign up](#contact) ### Learning objectives - Understand the concept of probability in nuclear physics - Correlate energy patterns with gamma spectra - Read and interpret gamma spectra - Identify the causes of certain problems that may arise during gamma spectrometry - Understand low-level measurement and methods for calculating the decision threshold ### Teaching methods and tools - Course materials and discussions with the trainer - Tutorials ### Assessment criteria Tutorials and multiple-choice assessment tests at the end of the course. ### Detailed content - A review of radioactivity and energy distributions up to the gamma spectrum, a probabilistic view of radiation-matter interactions - Qualitative analysis of simple and complex gamma spectra - Efficiency and quantitative analysis: principles of detector operation, experimental approach and measurement model, total absorption efficiency - Uncertainties, SD, LD in nuclear measurements: empirical approach to measurement uncertainty and SD, uncertainties as defined by the GUM, Poissonian process, variability and uncertainties" - Deconvolution - Concepts of coincidences and how to avoid them [ ![Students in a classroom during a training on nuclear measurement](/sites/g/files/dvc2436/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2026/07/Hero%20banner%20navy%20blue%20%283%29_1.jpg.webp?itok=pBP_LRVm) ](/en/training-courses/module-1-raising-awareness-radioactivity "Module 1: Raising Awareness of Radioactivity") [Module 1: Raising Awareness of Radioactivity](/en/training-courses/module-1-raising-awareness-radioactivity "Module 1: Raising Awareness of Radioactivity") Understanding radioactivity, made simple — so you can work with confidence in a nuclear environment. 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[Sign up](/en/module-2-life-cycle-radioactive-waste-production-disposal "Sign up") [ ![A trainee using a nuclear measurement device during a nuclear measurement lesson ](/sites/g/files/dvc2436/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2026/07/Formation_Module%203A.jpg.webp?itok=OzrEAmWi) ](/en/training-courses/module-3a-general-principles-gamma-spectrometry "Module 3A: General Principles of Gamma Spectrometry") [Module 3A: General Principles of Gamma Spectrometry](/en/training-courses/module-3a-general-principles-gamma-spectrometry "Module 3A: General Principles of Gamma Spectrometry") The essentials for successfully carrying out your first gamma spectrometry measurement with confidence [Sign up](/en/training-courses/module-3a-general-principles-gamma-spectrometry "Sign up") [ ![An engineer in a lab performing some tests in nuclear measurement](/sites/g/files/dvc2436/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2026/07/Formation_Module%204.jpg.webp?itok=o9nl5kpt) ](/en/training-courses/module-4-alpha-spectrometry-measurements-and-use-visu-alpha-software "Module 4: Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha Software") [Module 4: Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha Software](/en/training-courses/module-4-alpha-spectrometry-measurements-and-use-visu-alpha-software "Module 4: Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha Software") Have you ever wondered why alpha spectra look the way they do? This course provides all the answers, from the physics of interactions to a complete mastery of Visu Alpha [Sign up](/en/training-courses/module-4-alpha-spectrometry-measurements-and-use-visu-alpha-software "Sign up") [ ![An engineer performing some nuclear measurements with an equipment](/sites/g/files/dvc2436/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2026/07/Formation_Module%205.jpg.webp?itok=P8evxJSQ) ](/en/training-courses/module-5-passive-neutron-measurement-principles-and-technologies "Module 5: Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies") [Module 5: Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies](/en/training-courses/module-5-passive-neutron-measurement-principles-and-technologies "Module 5: Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies") Neutrons are neutral, but your ability to detect them certainly won’t be! Find out how to detect, count and measure these elusive particles! 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[**Module 1**](/en/training-courses/module-1-raising-awareness-radioactivity "Module 1: Raising Awareness of Radioactivity")**:** Introduction to Radioactivity [**Module 2**](/en/module-2-life-cycle-radioactive-waste-production-disposal "Module 2: The Life Cycle of Radioactive Waste – from Production to Disposal")**:** The Life Cycle of Radioactive Waste – from Production to Disposal [**Module 3A**](/en/training-courses/module-3a-general-principles-gamma-spectrometry "Module 3A: General Principles of Gamma Spectrometry")**:** General Principles of Gamma Spectrometry [**Module 4**](/en/training-courses/module-4-alpha-spectrometry-measurements-and-use-visu-alpha-software "Module 4: Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha Software")**:** Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha software [**Module 5**](/en/training-courses/module-5-passive-neutron-measurement-principles-and-technologies "Module 5: Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies")**:** Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies [**Bespoke Module**](/en/training-courses/bespoke-module-tailored-session "Bespoke Module: Tailored Session")**:** Tailored Session You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. ## Your details Name Email Company Job Title ## Select which module you are interested in Training Course Modules Module 1: Introduction to RadioactivityModule 2: The Life Cycle of Radioactive Waste – from Production to DisposalModule 3A: General Principles of Gamma SpectrometryModule 3B: Advanced Gamma SpectrometryModule 4: Alpha Spectrometry Measurements and Use of the Visu Alpha softwareModule 5: Passive Neutron Measurement – Principles and Technologies Bespoke module: Specialist training courses ## Message Enter your message By completing this form, you give your consent to the collection and use of the personal data that concern you. 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