USSR: CHERNOBYL RECOVERY TIMETABLE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06862490
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 23, 2025
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2025
• Case Number: F-2016-02406
• Publication Date: May 22, 1986

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Director of
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National Intelligence Daily
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Contents
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Libya-USSR: Qadhafi Lieutenant To Visit Moscow
OPEC: Considering Its Next Move
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USSR: Chernobyl' Recovery Timetable
UK: Defense Leaders Lean Toward US AWACS
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Philippines: Meeting With Bilateral Aid Donors
South Korea: Anti-US Radicalism Increasing
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South Africa: Factional Violence
Cyprus: UN Negotiations Still Stalled
In Brief
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Special Analyses
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USSR: Organizing for S&T Progress
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USSR: Chernobyl' Recovery Timetable t
Soviet cleanup crews are storing
debris from the area around reactor 4 in large containers located
nearby at the partially constructed reactor 5. According to press
reports, the disposal of this contaminated debris is part of a recovery
program slated to continue until 15 June. The operation proposes to
entomb unit 4 in concrete, prepare the other three units for operation,
and clear the 30-kilometer zone around Chernobyl' of radiation
hazards, contrary to earlier
indications�the Soviets may not have shut down the Smolensk
power plant, which has the same kind of reactors as unit 4 at
Chernobyl'.
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Comment: The Soviets probably will not meet their target date for
completing the Chernobyl' cleanup, especially the reopening ot unit 3
and decontamination within the entire 30-kilometer zone. They
appear willing to delay construction of unit 5 in order to speed the
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operations at Smolensk supports
Soviet statements that they are treating the Chernobyl' accident as an (b)(3)
isolated event, not an indicator of generic problems with that model
reactor. Two other such reactors at Kursk appear to be operating at
reduced levels or possibly shut down.
UK: Defense Leaders Lean Toward US AWACS
In addition, the major Nimrod contractors are
losing confidence that the program can be revived, according to our
attache.
Comment: Cancellation of the Labor Party-initiated Nimrod program
and the selection of a US alternative will be a difficult decision for
Prime Minister Thatcher's government because of budget constraints
and anti-US sentiment following the recent takeover of two large
British companies by US firms. As a face-saving measure, some
Nimrod avionics systems probably could be incorporated on a US
AWACS. The UK could select either the Grumman E-2C or the Boeing
E-3A AWACS. The French are also discussing the purchase of a US
AWACS, raising the possibility of AWACS coverage and
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