PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF POWER STATIONS IN 1953

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form to prohibited.
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SECURITY INFOiWAI;ON
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Planned Construction of
Power Stations in. 1953
PLACE ACQUIRED
REPORTI
DATE DISTR. 20 June 1953
NO. OF PAGES 3
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1. The following power stations are at present (sic) under construction in
East Germany. It is planned to continue Work. on them during 1953, and at v.
the same time to increase the capacity of existing power plants, notably
at Luetzkendorf and 'Dessau, the latter to provide power for the aircraft
industry whose reconstruction at this site is planned.
"Elbe" at Vockerode
2. This power station is to be completed in two ].paxta, the first half is
scheduled to be completed by October, 1953, and will consist oft
a. 2 boilers (Kesel) each of 160't/h at 80 atmospheres at 5000 C.
b. 3 condensing engines (Kondensationsmasahinen), each of 32,000 K.W.
The second part, due for completion during 1955, will consist oft
c. 6 boilers each of. 160 4;,/h at 80 atmospheres at 500? C.
d. 6 condensing engines, each of 32,000 K.W.
3, At present, work on "Elbe" Vockerode is behind schedule and its oomplefio i.
has not been given the highest priority. One of the 6 boilers was ready
for installing, when the Russian authorities ordered its immediate ship-
ment to the Soviet Union. This fact in itself means that the Qctober' 1953
completion date cannot be kept,
Trattendorf .
4. Work on this power station has been postponed indefinitely because of short-
ages of materials. The power station has been designed to contains.
a. 4 boilers each of 160 t/ h at 125 atmospheres, at 500? C.
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be 2 condensing engines each of 75,000 E.W.
5e At present, there is some doubt as to whether the condensing engines designed to
produce 75,000 I.W. can actually be bu .
Calbe
The power plant at Ca_lbe is designed to grow with, and supply, the 3.LW.
(Risen Werke West). At present, there are only three furnaces at Calbes.
and the power plant currently under construction is to consist of:
3 boilers each of 64 t/h at 4O . atmospheres, at 4604-C,
be 2 condensing engines each of 126,000 LR.
1 back-pressure engine (Gegendruckmasbhine) of 1,200 LW.
7. It is intended to increase-.the number of furnaces to 20 as and 'Then money and
materials can be found. The power plant is being constructed so as to allow
for expansion when necessary.
Hirschfelde
8. The construction of this plant has been temporarily postponed. When complerted,
the power plant is to have:
a) 4 boilers each of 200 t/h at 125 atmospheres at 5000 C.
b) 5 high-pressure engines (Vorsobaitmasohinen) each of 25,000 I.W.
o) 1 outlet._aoupled engine (Naaohsohaltmasohine) of 50,000 LW.
9? It is intended to aoaplete this power at+~tioa in 1955 . in a modified forma' The
original design included:
a. 8 boilers each of 160 t/h at 125 atmospheres at'500?C.
be 4 back pressure enginer each of 25,000 LW.
o) 1 condensing engine of 25,000 LW.
o) 1 condensing engine of 12,600 LW.
The new plan only requires the construction of 4 boilers and 2 back-pressure
engines at this plant.
H"itsoheid
be.2 condensing engines, each of 12,500 I.W.
11. Work continues on this power plant, which is due to be completed in February 1954.
The plant is to consist, of a
a. 2 boilers each of 50 t/h at 28 atmospheres at 4250 C.
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12. Work on this power plant has been indefinitely 'postponed. When oompleted, it
is intended that the plant shall consist ofz
a. 4 boilers each of 160 t/h.at 125 atmospheres, at 5000 C.
b. 2 high-pressure engines, each of 25,000 K.W.
o. 2 outlet coupled engines (Naohschaltmaschinen) eadh of 50,000 K.W.
Eisenhuettenkombinat Oat, Fuerstenber Oder
13. This power plant, which at present is receiving the highest priority, is designed
to pro-Pide power for, and itself run on, waste gases supplied by Fisenhuetten-
kombinat Oat, Fuerstenberg/Oder. The plant is to haves
a. 6 boilers each of 80 t/h at 40 atmospheres at 4506 0.
bo 5 condensing engines each giving 25,000 K.P.
14. It is intended to have two of the five condensing engines in operation by
October 1953 and the remainder sometime during 1954.
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Comment Pi?obably Kraftwerk ftdolf.-Bve .techeld
Energ''e.
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