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 atmosphere and terrestrial...
The Dietary Intake of Minerals and Trace Elements from...
Jamaica, a net exporter of coffee, has in recent years seen the importation of soluble...
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 Activation Analysis and... 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 Visits Philippines: Discusses Support for Nuclear Techniques in Food Security, Health and Nuclear Power
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano met with senior officials during his visit to Philippines last week, and in discussions with Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, he was briefed about the country’s consideration of a possible future nuclear power... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-director-general-visits-philippines-discusses-support-for-nuclear-techniques-in-food-security-health-and-nuclear-power
How Nuclear Technology Helped Mexico after Strong Quake
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings in Mexico City, where many damaged structures still stand. The IAEA briefed Mexican experts about using non-destructive testing techniques to examine whether the buildings are still safe... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/how-nuclear-technology-helped-mexico-after-strong-quake
Interagency Task Force Continues Work on Cervical Cancer
An update on the progress of the United Nations (UN) Joint Global Programme on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control was presented at the tenth meeting of the UN Interagency Task Force on Noncommunicable Disease (UNIATF). The meeting, in which... https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/interagency-task-force-continues-work-on-cervical-cancer
Global patterns of nitrate storage in the unsaturated zone
The unsaturated (vadose) zone between the base of soils and the water table can be an important store of nitrate. Water moves slowly downward through the unsaturated zone and so a large store of nitrate can accumulate if this water contains... http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/groundwater/quality/nitrate/global-unsaturated-zone.html
IAEA Advises Mozambique on Strengthening Regulatory Infrastructure
An IAEA Advisory Mission to Mozambique, conducted as part of a project to support African states in regulatory infrastructure development, found that the country has a strong foundation for radiation safety legislation.
https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-advises-mozambique-on-strengthening-regulatory-infrastructure