{"id":27335,"date":"2020-05-02T16:49:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T16:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?post_type=research_project&#038;p=27335"},"modified":"2022-02-02T08:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T08:05:07","slug":"national-geological-screening","status":"publish","type":"research_project","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geological Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>National Geological Screening<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=National%20Geological%20Screening&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=National%20Geological%20Screening&#038;body=A%20series%20of%20studies%20compiling%20existing,%20publicly%20available%20geological%20information%20relevant%20to%20the%20safety%20requirements%20of%20a%20geological%20disposal%20facility%20for%20radioactive%20waste.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geology-projects\/national-geological-screening\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>In response to the launch of the UK&#8217;s government White Paper\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/implementing-geological-disposal\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Implementing geological disposal<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/nuclear-waste-services\" target=\"_blank\">Nuclear Waste Services<\/a>\u00a0(formerly Radioactive Waste Management) commissioned the BGS to independently put together a series of studies compiling existing, publicly available geological information about England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This is referred to as the National Geological Screening (NGS) exercise. The outcome of the exercise is a series of 13 Regional Summary reports corresponding to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/publications\/home.cfm\">BGS Regional Guide series<\/a>\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each report describes geological features relevant to the safety requirements of a geological disposal facility (GDF) for radioactive waste emplaced onshore and up to 20&nbsp;km offshore at depths between 200 and 1000&nbsp;m from the surface. The geological topics considered in the exercise are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>rock type<\/li><li>rock structure<\/li><li>groundwater<\/li><li>natural processes<\/li><li>resources<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reports<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NGS reports were written for a technical audience to inform Nuclear Waste Services in its discussions with communities interested in finding out about the potential for their area to host a GDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reports for each of the 13 regions can be accessed by clicking the relevant region on Map 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An appendix (Appendix A) to the 13 reports was also produced, providing an overview of the structural evolution of the British Isles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" 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BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/label>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the NGS reports were produced<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to gather and present the appropriate geological information in a systematic and consistent way across the 13 regions of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Nuclear Waste Services worked with the BGS to develop suitable methodologies to provide the information on five geological topics relevant to safety requirements. The methodology, termed <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/510689\/national-geological-screening_detailed-technical-instructions-and-protocols.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detailed technical instructions<\/a> (DTI), developed by BGS scientists in collaboration with Nuclear Waste Services  safety case experts, was evaluated by an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geolsoc.org.uk\/irp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">independent review panel<\/a> of the Geological Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the methodology used to undertake the NGS was developed jointly with Nuclear Waste Services, the individual regional reports for England, Wales and Northern Ireland were compiled solely by BGS scientists, using only publicly available geological information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions or queries relating to geological aspects of the NGS exercise can be requested by contacting&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk?subject=National%20Geological%20Screening\">BGS Enquiries<\/a>. 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