ATOMIC RESEARCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF URANIUM PROCESSING PLANTS

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CIA-RDP80-00810A007400180010-3
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December 21, 2016
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May 27, 2008
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10
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July 11, 1955
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2008/05/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400180010-3 CENTRAL -INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains Information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the 8splotuse Laws. Title 18, U.B.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the tranimiesion or re elation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. COUNTRY SUBJECT DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIREq DATE ACQUIRED 1. Approximately 15 physicists are now engaged in nuclear physics research in Sofia. The most prominent among them is We. Elisabeta Ehramikhaylova, professor of nuclear physics at Sofia University, who vas recently trans- ferred to the Academy of Science` and relieved of all other duties in order to divot. full time to nuclear physics research. Leon Mitre i is. her tempo- rary replacement as lecturer in physics at Sofia Bniversity. 2. In addition, 10 or 15 Bulgarian physicists have bees sent to the USSR for further studies. Upon their return, they will conduct nuclear physics research in Bulgaria. 3. In the near future, the Bulgarian Government will issue a decree to begin preparations for the construction of installations to process fission materials. Uranium processing plants, to be constructed near the villages of Bukhovo (N 42-46, E 23-34).. X "An (N 41-30, E 214-56), and Rudose's (N 141-29, E 214-51), are already beyond the planning stage. Bulgaria Atomic Research and Construction of Uranim Processing Plants REPORT DATE DISTR. NO. OF PAGES REQUIREMENT NO. REFERENCES 11 July 1955 z RD SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. .rne_ntt s in September 19514, Mitrani had been transferred from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics at Sofia University to the Academy of Sciences to to work in a special department for atomic research, then being established. A subsequent report stated that, as of February 1955, Mitrani was still doing atomic research at the Institute of Atomic Physics (under the jurisdiction of the Academy of Sciences. Mitrani is an expert in the field of cosmic ray work. FBI AEC ~X I I1a1 E'V I X 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/05/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400180010-3 Approved For Release 2008/05/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400180010-3 Approved For Release 2008/05/27: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA007400180010-3