Nirex 3-D Modelling Data.

During the interpretation of the geological structure of the Sellafield site, a series of 3-D models were created using EarthVision and Vulcan software. These models have been imported into the computer systems operated by British Geological Survey. Geological investigations of the Sellafield and Dounreay areas were undertaken between 1989 and 1997 as part of its programme to determine whether one of the areas might be a suitable location of a deep repository for the disposal of radioactive waste. The Nirex (Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive) Geological Archive was deposited with BGS in 2000 and BGS have undertaken to retain the records for a minimum of 50 years as part of its national geological archive. The archive has been moved to permanent storage locations and normal BGS arrangements will apply for non-commercial (academic) access to the material. 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.
 
Citation proposal
British Geological Survey. Nirex 3-D Modelling Data.. https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/9df8df51-63a4-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
 

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Date ( Creation )
1998
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480336

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  Originator

  Point of contact

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Deep drilling , Seismographs , Boreholes , Geophysics , Site investigations , Geology
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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.
Spatial representation type
grid Grid
Denominator
1000
Metadata language
English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
SELLAFIELD [id=98585]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

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Supplemental Information
The collection of data is complete as far as possible. All models supplied by Nirex have been retained unchanged. Software/version specific model data files are held in the formats originally supplied.
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

 

Date ( Revision )
2005

Distribution format
  • MODEL - 3-D Model using Earth Vision and Vulcan software ()

  Distributor

  +44 115 936 3276 
OnLine resource
Nirex Geological Archive Homepage  

This page provides details of the Nirex geological archive that was transferred from Nirex to the British Geological Survey (BGS) during 2000/2001.

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dataset Dataset
Other
dataset

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
false
Statement
The digital models were constructed by Nirex during their investigations at Sellafield and Dounreay. All work was carried out to BS 5750 pt 1 and BS EN ISO 9001.

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File identifier
9df8df51-63a4-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98   XML
Metadata language
English English
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2020-04-03
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3

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Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480336
 
 

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