CAPACITY OF TURBINES IN POWER PLANT AT ALEKSIN

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPR.T CD NO.
COUNTRv USSR (Tula Oblast)
SUBJECT Capacity of Turbines in Power Plant at Aleksin
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25X1 A L. The statement in a previous report" that each of the taro turbines in the
power plant at Aleksin has a capacity of 50,000 KWs is based upon remarks
made by Soviet workers. This information has not bee
25X1A It is possible that Soviet workers who
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a total capacity of 100,000 MIS for the power plant had in mind its poten , a
20 It is seriously doubted that the capacity of the entire plant in 194:3
was 50,000 Js, even though this figure was mentioned in the "List of Power
Plants, Status in 194414 Issued by the former German High Command of the Air
Forces. According to the statements of repatriated German Ms., which
appear to be in agreement, the power plant was destroyed during the war by
the Soviets themselves rather than by the Germansa This must have occurred
in 1941, during the German advance against Moscow before Tula and Aleksin
fell to the enemy. At any rate, the first turbine was reportedly not in op
erttion again before 1945
The evaluation of a German aerial photograph, dated 29 August 1942 (referred
to- in t o "J4st of Power Plants, Status in 1944"), stated that the power
x lanewas in full operation at that timed However, this is doubtful, since
the photograph, 25X1 A
fter the installation of the planned third and fourth turbinese
this figure to apply to the two turbines
actually in operation, thus arriving at a figure of 50,000 K s for each
shows no produc i
therefore probably refers to the status of the plant before the winter of
194]. when the turbines were installed in it m 25X1 A
4, It is entirely possible that in 1946 each of the turbines had a capacity ??5X1A
25X1 A 129500 K:3 as This
the capacity of the turbines was to be doubled. eves
the installation of a number of new boilers which may have increased the
capacity of the turbines beyond 25,000 We.
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