Recent Research
Cadmium Isotopic Composition Indicates Multiple Geological...
Large areas (>500 km2) of Jamaica are uniquely characterized by soils...
Determination of CO2 Emissions from Agricultural Soils...
Soil organic matter (SOM) contains more carbon than...
The Dietary Intake of Minerals and Trace Elements from...
Jamaica, a net exporter of coffee, has in recent years seen the importation of...
Who We Are?
I.C.E.N.SInternational Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Science
ICENS is a complex of multi-disciplinary research laboratories founded in 1984 on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica and covers a diverse range of the geochemical, environmental and nuclear sciences. In 1984 it brought into operation a small Slowpoke-II research reactor provided by the European Economic Community (now the European Union). Located in a pleasant green area of 2.64 km2 (653 acres) situated at the foot of the spectacular Blue Mountains about 20 km from the Norman Manley International Airport, ICENS occupies an attractive, modern and purpose-built air-conditioned building of 950 sq. m. area.
ANALYTICAL AND SUPPORT FACILITIES
Nuclear Analytical LAB
ICENS operates two very powerful complementary nuclear techniques, Neutron... Read More
Atomic Spectroscopy and Wet Chemistry Lab
Samples in solution are analysed in this laboratory and as such, solids must either be extracted or dissolved, as appropriate. The typically... Read More
Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security
The Department of Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security, formally the TLD department, was conceived out of the need to monitor ICENS personnel... Read More
Latest News
Turn Challenges into Opportunities, says Debbie Gilley, an IAEA Radiation Protection Specialist
In 1987 when Debbie Gilley started working as a safety inspector of healthcare facilities for the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control, which is responsible for the US state’s radiological safety programme, she was one of only three women out of... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/turn-challenges-into-opportunities-says-debbie-gilley-an-iaea-radiation-protection-specialist
IAEA Board of Governors, March 2021
The IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has briefed representatives of Member States this week on nuclear safeguards issues in Iran and around the world and ways the Agency is using nuclear science to battle COVID-19.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/iaea-board-of-governors-march-2021Iran, COVID-19 and Climate Change: IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors
A recent technical understanding agreed with Iran and the IAEA’s response to COVID-19 were the focus of Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi’s statement to the IAEA’s Board of Governors today.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iran-covid-19-and-climate-change-iaea-director-general-briefs-board-of-governorsIAEA Women Leaders Share Their Journeys on International Women’s Day 2021: Panel Discussion
The importance of diversity in leadership and its organizational benefits are some of the topics to be discussed at an IAEA online panel on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-women-leaders-share-their-journeys-on-international-womens-day-2021-panel-discussionSafe to Drink: IAEA-Supported Water Treatment Unit to Make Aquifer Waters Potable in Jordan
In Jordan, where water scarcity is a matter of growing concern, a new groundwater treatment unit, developed with the support of the IAEA, will soon begin pumping high-quality drinking water to thousands of homes in Aqaba Governate at the country’... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/safe-to-drink-iaea-supported-water-treatment-unit-to-make-aquifer-waters-potable-in-jordan
Deadline Extended: Call for Papers: International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management
The deadline for interested contributors to submit abstracts for the International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management: Solutions for a Sustainable Future, to be held in Vienna, Austria from 1-5 November 2021, has been extended to 6 April... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/deadline-extended-call-for-papers-international-conference-on-radioactive-waste-management
Recent Projects
The Jamaican SLOWPOKE HEU-LEU Core Conversion
The 2014–2015 academic year was a pivotal year for ICENS, after 31 years of...
Coordinated Research Project (CRP): Options and...
Coordinated Research Project (CRP): Options and Technologies for Managing...