'STALIN'S ORGAN'- - AN EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEAVY WATER

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02894517
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-01272
• Publication Date: June 4, 1952

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SECIIR I TY I N FORMAT ION
SECRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Soy Zone)
SUBJECT : "Stalin's Organ"� An Experimental
Installation for the Production of
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igackground:
1.
prryviously provided information on Soviet development of
heavy water installations, including the unit known as "Stalin's
Organ",
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port as
Enclosure
The
appears with this re-
(A). explanation of its operation,
appears belowx1
Explanation of Enclosure (A)
2. Heavy water of low concentration passes from catalyst cell one to cells
2, 3, etc, and flows from the last cell as about 95 heavy water. It
then goes to an electrolytic cell in the center of the ring of catalyst
cells where it is partially decomposed with an electric current. The
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,2 .tout, is circul.:Lted back thxouz, the catalst cells
to t1-.3 first in the directiou counter to tho flow
25,; 3f ;::011 is added to the elctrolytic cell a:1
iter obtained fro c the electrelz:tic cell, after
.1ctro1yzed, in 99-100.; heav:y water
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Cells ;or Coko.ltjtic Exchange of
Heav9 Water Isotope over Hiciceleatolist
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DIAGRAMATIC SKETCH OF HEAVY WATER PR.ODUCTION
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