KRASNOYARSK ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM PLANTS, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000300210026-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 13, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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 TCS No. 1268/64-KH
IB No. 82/64
13 February 1964
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Resources Division, ORR
25X1 A ATTENTION
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THROUGH Chief, Requirements Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGS
FROM Chief, CIA/PID (NPIC) -
SUBJECT Krasnoyarsk Alumina and Aluminum Plants, USSR
REFERENCES (1) ORR Requirement No. C-RR4,80,974
(2) CIA/PID Project No. C 130/64
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1. This memorandum is in response to the above referenced requirement
requesting annotated enlargements from three photo missions to show the
construction activity, a description of the facilities from the latest photo
mission, and measurements of all major buildings at the Krasnoyarsk Alumina
and Aluminum Plants, USSR.
.2. An analysis of photo mission 25X1D
revealed a probable alumina plant in partial operation designated
25X1D;S Area "D" of enclosure CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64. The northern portion of the
plant is still under construction.
The largest building in the plant, other than those annotated on
enclosure CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64, could possibly be for sintering, leaching, and
desiliconization with the northern most section for sintering, the middle section
for leaching and the southern most section (the tallest section) for desilicon-
ization. However, the snow cover hampers the interpretation of the buildings
definite function.
The waste or red mud from processing the ore-is probably taken to a
cement plant in rail cars as no red mud lake was noted.
For a further break-down of the facilities refer to enclosure
CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64.
3. The aluminum plant was interpreted from photo mission _ and 25X1 D
annotated on enclosure CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64. This plant is not in operation,
but it has one pot room complete and probably operational. If the plant
continues at the present rate of construction it should be in operation by
late 1965.
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
5-0ii525
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SUBJECT: Krasnoyarsk Alumina and Aluminum Plants, USSR
The location and length of the rectifier building (Area "E" Annotation 12,
Enclosure CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64) indicates a probable total of five pot rooms to
be located in the southern area of the plant.
The terrain in the northern portion of the plant area is gullied and
would therefore take considerable grading and filling before construction of
additional pot rooms or other facilities could be accomplished.
were used to make the following comparison. See Attached)
The annotations used in this comparison are the same as those used on enclosure
CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64.
5. Measurements and a line drawing of both the Aluminum and the Alumina
Plants are given on enclosure CIA/PID/IB-P-300/64 and were prepared by TID/NPIC.
All height measurements are very approximate.
6. The photo analyst assigned to this requirement was
who can be contacted on extension 2547 should any further information concerning
this memorandum be desired. This requirement is considered complete.
25X1A
ENCLOSURES:
3 Annotated Enlargements (CIA/PID/IB-P-297/64 thru P-299/64)
1 Map (CIA/PID/IB-P-296/64)
1 Line Drawing (CIA/PID/IB-P-300/64)
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25X1 D
25X1A
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ARIA AND ANNO NO.
Area "A"
Area "B"
Area "C"
Area "D'"
Unidentified Area
Power Sub-Station
Plant Housing
Water Pipeline
Administration Area
Probable Alumina
Plant
Area cleared contains No \isible change
four buildings
Area cleared contains
two buildings
Contains approx. 307
houses and four
unidentified buildings
Not visible
Foundations Laid
Contains 27 Build-
ings
Probable Mud Washing Not \,isible
Tower
Complete, but not
operating
Precipitation and
clarification section
Construction is under
way
Ore Storage Building; Complete and service-
5. Probable Calcination In late stages of
Building construction
TOP SECRET RUFF
Transformer and
switching equip-
ment installed
19 Houses added
Construction
continues
Four Buildings
added
Not visible
No visible change
No visible change
No `isible change
Construction
continues
Two additional buildings
added contains possible
transformer equipment.
Power lines erected to
sub-station, operational
Four additional houses
added, four houses still
under construction
Installed and service-
able
Two additional buildings
added, construction
continues
Complete and operational
Operating
Roof added and operational
No visible change
Complete and operational
GROUP I
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Plant
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Contains 13 Buildings
Construction begin-
Contains 22 buildings
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num
um
Area
ning on one pot-room,construct:ion continues
Transformer Yard
Probable Electrode
Section
Possible Cryolite
Section
Digging begins
Four trenches noted
Area cleared
Under construction
Not visible
14 buildings
Digging continues
Six trenches noted
Foundation laid
Fence erected
Not visible
Construction
continues
Not visible
Excavation apparently
complete 25X1 D
Six trenches noted,,three
appearing on - are
covered
Complete and operational
Power poles erected to
yard, complete and
operational
Erected
Appears complete
Appears near completion
8.
Possible Carbon
Rodding Section
Not visible
Under construction
Appears complete
9.
Unidentified
Building
Pot Room
Stack
Foundation for
Rectifier House
Near completion
Foundation laid
Not visible
Area cleared
Appears completed
Near completion
Not visible
No visible change
No visible change
Complete
Complete
Foundation laid
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ARIA MD ANNO. NO.
ITEM
13.
Alumina Storage
Complete
No visible change
No visible change
14.
Pot Room under
Not visible
Foundation laid
Construction continues
construction
15.
Probable Floride
Not visible
Not visible
Appears complete
treatment units
16.
Foundation for
Not visible
Area clear
Foundation laid
Pot Room
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AREA "C" - Plant Housing
1. Pipeline (water)
2. Administration Buildings
AREA "D" - Probable Alumina Plant
1. Probable Mud Washing Towers
2. Boiler House
3. Precipitation and Clarification Section
4. Ore Storage Buildings
5. Probable Calcination
AREA "E" - Aluminum Plant
1. Excavation for a Building
2. Trenches for Pipelines
3. Steam Plant
4. Transformer Yard
5. Power Poles
6. Probable Electrode Section
7. Possible Cryolite Section
8. Possible Carbon Rodding
y. Unidentified Building
10. Pot Room Building
11. Stack
12. Foundation for Rectifier House
13. Alumina Storage
14. Pct Room Under Construction
15. Probable Floride Treatment Units
16. Foundation for Pot Room
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