POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY, MOSCOW, USSR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000400230091-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 91
• Publication Date: December 17, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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'MH~0RAMUM FOR: Chief, Nuclear Energy Division, OSI
A riON: IMM/NED 25X1A
THROUGH: Chief, Regj4.rnts Branch, Reconnaissance Group, CGB
Chief, Photographic Intelligence Division, CIA
Possible Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility,
SUBJECT: Moscow, USSR =
NITS: Rei1irent No. C-514-81 935
CIA Project No. C 1679
1. This facility was tentatively identified
Mon w Liquid haste Decontamination Station in
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It is located at 55-48N 37-21B (UUATC 0167-51M,
tember 1964.
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2nd edition, April 1963), on the east bank of the Moscow River near
the "Kurchatov". Institute of Atomic Energy. The facility contains
3 large but 1 cgs, 7 smaller buildings, 2 possible underground tanks,
1 large basins 8 medium basins, 8 small possible covered basins, and
a possible pipeline.' The entire installation is secured by?a wall.
Although this facility has some features of a radioactive waste dis-
posal plant it cannot be confirmed or negated on the available infor-
mation. There appear, to be 8 of the medium sizbd basins; hav M- ver, this
cannot be determined positively.. The'small baatns are at a lover ele-
vation than the others and they appear to be separated from the rest
of the facility by a possible retaining wall. here appears to be
little internal traffic, and the roads are not Siistinct. The roads
25X1D shown on the attached sketch shou1ce considered approximate. The
winter coverage reveals as ice-free area where a
discharge. is entering the Moscow River. The discharge can be traced
-for approximately 800* feet to the east. The actual discharge point
cannot be determined because of poor image quality but there is no
melted snow further up the bill. The winter coverage also reveals
that all the basins and the possible pipeline are snow-free, indi-
eating that they are warm. The large building in:the northwest section
has snow on its roof, but the snow. has been removed around it.
2. The immediate area (2 nautical mile radius) was searched for
a burial area for radioactive waste, but no such. site could be identi-.
fled.
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3. The following photographic missions were used in this
study: =
One annotated 4OX enlargement from Mission one 25X1 D
25X1 D - annotated 20X enlargement from Mission and one annotated
sketchoP-the facility are forwarded for your retention. All measure-
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meats have been made by the NPIC.Tecbnical Intelligence Division, with
the exception of those noted with an asterisk (*).- These measbrements
were made by the CIA/PID project analyst. They should be considered as
approximate and must not be taken as official NPIC mensuration data.
The NPIC/TID measurements should be considered approximate (no closer
-than to the nearest five (5) feet) because of poor image quality. 25X1A
5. The photo analysts on this project were
They may be'reached on extension 2317 should you have
any further questions regarding this requirement.
6. This -randum with enclosures completes the referenced
requirement.
Enclosures:
CIA/PID/ABCB/P-318 --
(Total of 3 Enclosure
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MOSCOW,USSR
POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY
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DESCRIPTION
- DIMENSIONS.
1
Building
50' x 30
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Building
65' x 25'-
3 "
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Building
75' x 35 ` - Height--- 10'
4
Buildings
Insignificant.
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Buis, in
x.35 x .15 ?
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Building
C o u l d not b . $at ed
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Building
x 25'
8 -
Pass. 2 Underground Tasks
9 -
Basins .(8)
30'. X. 30'
10
Basins ((~
80 s.: x- -3p'
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-Building
35' X.25 Height- 20'
12 -
Basins- (8)
30' x 10'
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Building.
Could not b e determined
bEASUREMENTS, SHOWN WERE iED BY: PH S IN NPIC/TID ` Egt; a i WHERE NOTED ' -
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IN CIA/PfD:
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