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
IAEA Support in the Caribbean Region
In the Caribbean region, nuclear techniques are helping address problems in food and agriculture, water and the environment, health and nutrition, industrial applications, energy planning and radiation safety.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/iaea-support-in-the-caribbean-regionIsotope Tool to Help Fight Childhood Obesity Now in Use in Southern and Eastern Europe
Public health professionals from nine countries in Southern and Eastern Europe are equipped to use a stable isotope method to assess body composition following a four-year project to strengthen efforts to reduce childhood overweight and obesity,... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/isotope-tool-to-help-fight-childhood-obesity-now-in-use-in-southern-and-eastern-europe
IAEA Concludes Long Term Operational Safety Review of Romania’s Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts today completed a review of long term operational safety at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Romania.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-concludes-long-term-operational-safety-review-of-romanias-cernavoda-nuclear-power-plantIAEA Safety Mission Sees Significant Progress at Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant, Encourages Continued Improvement
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts said the operator of Finland’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has strengthened operational safety in many areas, such as severe accident management and emergency preparedness, since... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/iaea-safety-mission-sees-significant-progress-at-finlands-loviisa-nuclear-power-plant-encourages-continued-improvement
Fighting Two Major Cassava Diseases in Burundi with Nuclear Technology
When Burundian cassava farmers split open the plant’s starchy root, they’re hoping to find white flesh that resembles coconut meat.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/fighting-two-major-cassava-diseases-in-burundi-with-nuclear-technologyRegistration Open: IAEA Offers Laboratories to Test their Capacity for the Isotopic Analysis of Water
Analysing the source of water is the first step in the development of effective strategies to ensure its availability in the long run and protect water quality.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/registration-open-iaea-offers-laboratories-to-test-their-capacity-for-the-isotopic-analysis-of-waterRecent 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...