ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX NOVOSIBIRSK, USSR

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 7, 2002
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• Publication Date: February 1, 1961
• Content Type: REPORT

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PREFACE
This joint photographic intelligence report has been ~ ~epared by the
Army, Navy, and Central Intelligence Agency in response i ~ CIA require-
ment PIC/OSI/R-41/60, calling for a detailed description ~f the changes
which have taken place in the Novosibirsk Uranium ME al Plant since
The report is based on a comparison of satellite
photography with aerial photography of as interpreted in
CIA/HTA/JR-5/58.
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INTRODUCTION
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On the northern outskirts of Novosibirsk, 110 nautical miles (nm)
southwest of Tomsk, is a large atomic energy (feed materials) complex.
This complex was previously covered by excellent quality photography
and a joint photographic intelligence report 1/ was prepared describing
the entire complex in some detail. With the acquisition of satellite pho-
tography of it is now possible to update the information
presented in that report.
The scale of the satellite photography is roughly one-eighth the scale
of the ~ aerial photographs. This fact precludes the possibility of
precise measurements and detailed descriptions on the new material, but
several changes in the facilities can be identified along with indications
of continued activity.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COMPLEX
The complex has been described 1/ as a feed materials complex
engaged in the refining of uranium ore concentrates, the production of
uranium metal from the concentrates, the fabrication of the metal into
slugs, and the packaging and shipping of the slugs for reactor use. It
consists of two areas -- a uranium metal plant and an adjacent area re-
ferred to as the Steam and Power Plant Area. Housing areas lie to the
northwest and southwest of the complex,
In addition there are a number of possibly-associated
facilities to the west and north of the complex. They include forced labor
camps, an unidentified industry, and several large storage areas.
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CHANGES NOTED
A study of the satellite photography (see Figure 1) has revealed a
number of additions and changes in the feed materials complex and in
some of the adjacent facilities which may be related to it. These additions
and changes are depicted in Figure 2 and are described in the table below.
Facilities Added or Changed Since ~ Coverage
1 Fenced, monitor-roofed building similar to building 1-a
just east of it (previously described as probable main-
tenance building)
2 Partially-fenced building, possibly monitor-roofed; pos-
. sibly associated with support or storage facilities in
the area
3 Building similar in appearance to buildings 3-a and
3-b (previously described as probable fire stations)
4 Cooling tower previously u/c, now in operation, and
another added just east of it
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Probable ore-processing plant previously u/c, now
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7 Two u/i structures added within a fenced area
8 Fifteen housing units added
9 L-shaped building added
]0 'i'wo possible buildings added
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Approx Dimensions
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Undetermined
90 x 50 each
base - 275 x 125
leg - 160 x 90
a-Undetermined
b - 300 x 55
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FIGURE 2. NOVOSIBIRSK ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX AND ADJACENT FACILITIES. (Photography is from umission), Changes or odditions seen on~~l~otography are show
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CONCLUSIONS
1. With the addition and/or completion of a number of facilities within
the Uranium Metal Plant and the Steam and Power Plant- Area and also the
construction of 15 additional housing units, the feed materials complex at
Novosibirsk appears to be complete.
2. The considerable amount of steam and smoke emitted from cooling
towers and stacks and ,the removal of snow from all the .major roads indi-
cate that the complex was probably in full operation at the time of the
photography.
4. With regard to electric power, there is no evidence of high-voltage
transmission lines leading from the on-site power plant to off-site sup-
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PHOTOGRAPHY
MAPS OR CHARTS
REFERENCES
SAC. US Target Complex Chart -Series 100, 0162-9998-100A (PROV),
4th ed, Sep 58, 1:100, 000 (S }
ACIC. US Air Target Chart -Series 200, 0162-10A, 1st ed, Jun 5'9,
1:200, 000 (S )
DOCUMENTS
1. CIA. HTA/JR-5/58, Atomic Energy Feed Materials Complex, No-
vosibirsk, USSR,. 25 Jul 58
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