THE POLDI STEEL WORKS AND POWER STATION AT KLADNO

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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 20, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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,LASSl-iU/U ION SZCT;.e'T/C0i 1R0IL - U.S. "I FICIA JS OULY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
11FORMAT1ON REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Czechoslovakia
SUBJECT The Poldi Steel 11orks and Power
Station at Kladno
PLACE
ACQUIRE
DATE OF
INFO.
TDLD DOCUGERT C071TAI T31HFOIICiATtUAAPFECTU OTRYl4ATIOWAiDEPERS?
OP T11S Ug1TCD STOICS L71TU113 TF3s 1CAC12O of THE RSPiODAOR ACT SO
C. S. c.. OC AnD 38.' AS AI 1fDED. 1T3 TOUMM-1G0 OA 105 REVULATtSO
OF ITS CO Wfl IN ACT UACIAGR To An UL[AUTGOII13RD PC SO3 IS VW-
DATE DISTR. 20 July 1950
NO. OF PAGES
NO. OF ENCLS.
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. The Poldi Steel t'Torks at K'ladno produce the following types of steel:
a. AKV 1-5: hardened steel which can be melted and recant.
b. AKV B-D: Steel which cannot be melted and recast..
c. Rapid: A special extra-hard steel for manufacturing drills, etc.
d. Radekum: Flexible steel.
50X1-HUM
e. Diadur: This is the hardest steel produced and is m. d frnr+ nrndered steel
which is compressed and heated until it fusee. The steel, which is
reported to be only ?3 percent less hard than a diamond, is used only
for the points of drills for work on hard steel. It retains its dur:a--
bility at high temperatures and no cooling system is required. The
process for producing Diadur steel is a highly complicated and secret
one, not known even to the Soviets. The steel seems
to be similar to, if not identical a tungsten-
carbide product. 50X1-HUM
2. The power station at the Poldi Steel Works was built, in 1943 by Ceskomoravska
Kolben-Dank (CKD). An addition to the power station wbi.ch is now under con-
stracti is to be identical with the original station; the co-otruction is being
done by CKD under Chief construction ing. Pavilk. The station is to be a turbo-
generator power station, with a capacity of 20,000 kwh - per dgV.. The water
supply, which is plentifult comas directly from Karamy.
3. The K3adno power station supplies the Poldi Steel Works and SlwW.
CLASSIFICATION 014TR0L --
DISTRIBUTION
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SECRET/CONTROL - U. S. 0 FICI((LS ONLY
GE; iT AL INTELLIGLTNCE . .IICY
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vulnerable points in the station.
Disorders occur mainly in the pipes, and there are frequent failures In the
steam and crater supplies. The ventilators and the turbo'?nerators are the
5. The power station is laid out as follows:
a. Basement, with a reservoir of treated water at 2-3 atr-,
Temperature of raw water:
Temperature of soft
b. t?1eszanine
Waste reservoir
Waste expander
c. First Floor
`mall steam distribute
heaters for evaporators
Evaporators I, II0 III, II
Steam
Water
Steam drawer for boilers
Large steam distrib.itor
d. First Extension:
Intake of raw water: morning 7 T/h
afternoon 6 T/h
ni"ht 5 T/h
III
e. Second Extension:
Srall reservoir of treated water
f, Third Extension:
Leu'ge reservoir of treated water
for boilers
Control valve of main steam supply
for the turbo-generator:
800
6$?C, 2 atm.
68?C
5 atm.
120 -? 125?C, 5 atm.
320- 12540C, 5 atm-
80 - 85?C
2,000 att/min
5 at?n.
going in 65?C
going out 96"?C
going in 9600
going out '99?C
not working
115?C9 2, 5 - 3 atm.
138?C, 15 atm.
400?0, 60 atm.
Attachments: 12 photostats of the Poldi Steel Works power station and Installations.'
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