Journées des Actinides

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International JdA Committee

  • Éric Colineau (JRC Karlsruhe, Germany)
  • Itzhak Halevy(Ben Gurion University, Be’er Sheva, Israel)
  • Ladislav Havela (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
  • Dariusz Kaczorowski (INTIBS PAN, Wrocław, Poland)
  • Kristina Kvashnina (HZDR, Dresden-Rossendorf Germany / Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF, Grenoble France)
  • Mathieu  Pasturel (University of Rennes, France)
  • Antonio Pereira Gonçalves (IST Sacavém, Portugal)
  • Gertrud Zwicknagl (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
  • Valérie Vallet (University of Lille, France)


JdA School- SPCA

The Journées des Actinides school, named School on the Physics and Chemistry of the Actinides (SPCA) shares focus on actinide chemistry and physics, welcoming researchers and students to learn through lectures, hands-on sessions, and collaborations.

Traditionally held every 2 years ahead of the JdA conference, the SCPA School is designed for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students, as well as early-career researchers. Renowned experts in the field deliver lectures and share their knowledge on a wide range of topics related to actinide research.

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A detailed macro view of a polished actinide-containing ceramic fuel pellet cross-section, mounted in epoxy and finely ground to reveal concentric microstructural patterns, resting on a smooth black sample stage. The pellet’s surface shows subtle gray tonal variations and tiny crystalline inclusions. Nearby, a precision caliper and a labeled specimen card sit in orderly alignment, slightly out of focus. Directional, cool-white laboratory lighting from one side creates delicate highlights across the polished surface and nuanced shadows in the texture. Shot with a shallow depth of field and tight framing to emphasize material detail. The mood is analytical and meticulous, designed to communicate advanced nuclear materials characterization with clean, technical, photographic clarity.

Journées des Actinides

An elegant, large-format wall display showing a chronological timeline of past Journées des Actinides conferences, printed on matte white panels with thin graphite-gray lines connecting years and cities. Subtle icons represent themes like nuclear fuel cycles, spectroscopy, and solid-state chemistry. The display is mounted on a smooth concrete wall in a bright, contemporary corridor with a glossy, pale floor reflecting faint shapes. Indirect ceiling lighting and gentle natural side light combine to produce soft, even illumination with minimal shadows. Photographed from a three-quarter side angle to emphasize depth and continuity of the timeline. The atmosphere is calm, analytical, and highly professional, with a clean, structured, photographic realism suited to an academic conference website.

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A high-precision glovebox interior focused on sealed, transparent containment chambers holding actinide sample capsules, each stored in labeled, anodized aluminum trays with laser-etched identifiers. The inner surfaces are brushed stainless steel, pristine and uncluttered, with integrated instruments and pressure gauges faintly visible at the periphery. Cool, controlled artificial lighting from the top of the glovebox creates subtle specular highlights on metal edges and clear reflections on the polycarbonate windows. Photographed from a straight-on, eye-level viewpoint through the front panel, with a balanced, symmetrical composition. The atmosphere is highly controlled, technical, and secure, reinforcing themes of safety and rigor in actinide research, rendered in crisp, photographic realism with a professional, corporate laboratory aesthetic.

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