Nirex Digital Geoscience Database (NDGD)
The Nirex Digital Geoscience Database (NDGD) holds extensive sets of data describing geoscientific, geographical, hydrogeological and logistical aspects of the Sellafield area in western Cumbria region. Some datasets comprise unmodified field data (as collected, measured or observed in the field). Others include values assessed during laboratory analysis or testing. Derived or interpolated information, resulting from modelling activity or the integration of several datasets, also accounts for a significant portion of the NDGD holding. The data consists of mainly borehole derived information including Borehole location and survey information, Sample location information, Logistics, Geological, geophysical (including borehole geophysical logs) and geotechnical borehole Geology datasets and Hydrological, hydrogeological and hydrochemical borehole datasets (though information from the down-hole monitoring strings and most groundwater related information is not held in the NDGD). The NDGD holds all of the raw and processed digital data arising from the Nirex (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive) Sellafield Geological investigations boreholes drilled during their investigation programme into the suitability of Sellafield as a site for the disposal of intermediate and long-lived low level radioactive waste between 1989 and 1997. The ownership of Nirex (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive) was transferred from the nuclear industry to the UK Government departments DEFRA and DTI in April 2005, and then to the UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in November 2006.
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Identification info
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1993
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
British Geological Survey
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Enquiries
0115 936 3276
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
- Maintenance and update frequency
- asNeeded
- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
- BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
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- Geophysics
- Stratigraphy
- UK Location (INSPIRE)
- Geochemistry
- Lithology
- Keywords ()
- Keywords
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- NERC_DDC
- Limitations on Public Access
- otherRestrictions
- Use constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
- The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
- Other constraints
- Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk ) for advice, should the position not be clear.
- Denominator
- 10000
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
- Extent
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SELLAFIELD [id=98585]
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 1979
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- Begin date
- 1989
- End date
- 1997
Vertical extent
- Minimum value
- 100.0000
- Maximum value
- 2000.0000
Vertical datum
No information provided.
Distribution Information
- Data format
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Digital - Data from Oracle tables can be supplied in a variety of formats
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Digital - Data from Oracle tables can be supplied in a variety of formats
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- Resource Locator
- BGS Data - National Geological Repository: Nirex geological archive
- Resource Locator
- BGS Data - National Geological Repository: Nirex geological archive
- Quality Scope
- dataset
- Other
- dataset
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2011
- Explanation
- See the referenced specification
- Degree
Report
- Dataset Reference Date ()
- 2010-12-08
- Explanation
- See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
- Degree
- Statement
- The NDGD holds all of the raw and processed digital data arising from the Nirex Sellafield Geological investigations boreholes drilled during their investigation programme into the suitability of Sellafield as a site for the disposal of intermediate and long-lived low level radioactive waste between 1989 and 1997. The scope of the NDGD is fully described in Nirex Report S/96/001 The Nirex Digital Geoscience Database (NDGD) - An Overview (1996)
Metadata
- File identifier
- 9df8df52-d62d-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML
- Metadata Language
- English (en)
- Resource type
- dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2024-09-12
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
- 2.3
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth
,
NOTTINGHAM
,
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
,
NG12 5GG
,
United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100