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
General Conference Day 4 Highlights
During the plenary session of the General Conference XX delegations delivered statements, which are available here.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/general-conference-day-4-highlights-19-september-2019One Country, Ten Deposits: Benin Joins Nuclear Safety, Security and Liability Treaty Instruments, Brings into Force a Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol
In an unprecedented by any country, the Government of Benin yesterday deposited instruments expressing its content to be bound by ten international legal instruments under IAEA auspices in one fell swoop and brought into force its Comprehensive... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/one-country-ten-deposits-benin-joins-nuclear-safety-security-and-liability-treaty-instruments-brings-into-force-a-safeguards-agreement-and-additional-protocol
Preserving the Past: Nuclear Techniques Support the Conservation of Cultural Heritage around the World
On 19 September, on the penultimate day of the IAEA’s 63rd General Conference, delegates from Brazil, Croatia, France and Indonesia joined Agency staff in recounting recent achievements in the use of radiation technology to preserve and protect... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/preserving-the-past-nuclear-techniques-support-the-conservation-of-cultural-heritage-around-the-world
Health Check: IAEA Side Event Discusses the Application of Nuclear Safeguards at Radiopharmaceutical Facilities
IAEA safeguards verify the peaceful use of nuclear material in countries across the globe.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/health-check-iaea-side-event-discusses-the-application-of-nuclear-safeguards-at-radiopharmaceutical-facilitiesCollective Knowledge, Experience of International Organizations Support New Nuclear Power Programmes
As countries work toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure access to energy for all, many opt to include nuclear power in their energy mix.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/collective-knowledge-experience-of-international-organizations-support-new-nuclear-power-programmesGeneral Conference Day 3 Highlights
During the plenary session of the General Conference, 50 delegations delivered statements.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/general-conference-day-3-highlights-18-september-2019Recent 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...