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 Director General Reviews Use of Nuclear Technologies in Georgia
IAEA Director General met President Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia this week, following the country's deposit, on 10 April, of its Instrument of Accession to the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-director-general-reviews-use-of-nuclear-technologies-in-georgia
Call for Presentations: International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material due 30 April 2018
Interested parties have until 30 April 2018 to submit synopses for oral, interactive content or poster presentations at the International Conference on the Security of Radioactive Material: The Way Forward for Prevention and Detection, to be held... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/call-for-presentations-international-conference-on-the-security-of-radioactive-material-due-30-april-2018
Thai Scientists Use Stable Isotopes to Improve Food Labelling and Nutrition Programmes
Thai consumers will soon have access to more precise nutrition labelling on food products and recommendations on nutrient intake, thanks in part to scientific data collected using stable isotope techniques.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/thai-scientists-use-stable-isotopes-to-improve-food-labelling-and-nutrition-programmesPreparing the Bonn Call-for-Action Toolkit: Strengthening Radiation Protection in Medicine
The creation of an online IAEA toolkit to strengthen radiation protection in medicine is nearing completion, with participants in a recent technical meeting agreeing on final details...
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/preparing-the-bonn-call-for-action-toolkit-strengthening-radiation-protection-in-medicineMichael Watts elected SEGH President
Congratulations to Dr Michael Watts who was recently elected to the post of President of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Michael has been involved in the SEGH for nearly 15 years as a member of the European board and active... http://segh.net/articles/michael_watts_elected_segh_president/
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...