HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT AT KRASNAYA POLYANA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010700060004-2
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 29, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
fl FO ATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY ISR{Krasnodar Krai)
SUBJECT
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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kyrdroelectric Power. Plant at Krasnaya Po1.vana
1, -ocati.arzr
DATE DISTR. 29 February 1952
NO. OF PAGES 2
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NO. OF ENCLS. 10
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Saver"1 kilometers eoutizwest of Krasnaya Polyant (40013'i1/43?1+1'i?)a
1tr snodpr Krai, ncr t-Izmwst of river. or s.ocation see
Arrl ex.
2. Plant :Installation:=.:
a.. The construction started in :y 1947 with =z aanll power ,)!ant
for construction r:.:ruirerrkents on a steep slope, north of 1 rasns4Ye
Polyana, This arsa]1 -lant., complete-1 in early it., ,z'ad one. turbine,
ca.racity 700 kw,
b. The construction of tie main dower plant proza,ressed in three
steEpm
4l) Reservoir with do,,zn ar.s Nock rouse, $et 13.nL basin, canal.
and tum,al.
( ) Lock house at tuna el exit, construction ox water i es in the
tun-:el, pile litres rind brad -es for pipe lines.
(3) "ater tovrcr, lock, ziouee, turbine izouee, cnuto pipes, trans-
fowner station and dischar6e canal.
e, he plant started operation on 1L.ay 1549 with tvwo a1ter,aately
workinE turbines v.hieh, accordini. to a jer..an eni ineer, esme frma a
powe - plant near Dresden. Founuations and con fect: orzs i'or r,:ic i,.h-
s .all tion of two ad.tiorrml turbines were comj):.eted but t 4a tun-
bines had not a~~rived.
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d6 A second reservoir, vas undor constructiozi xt texr tie bu::..,er
o:' ie,'49 . Accor: iri, La uexr:u n eri iaer.rs, 3~),JU0 cb.;~ oxrt,i. vr:s to
be :riovcU. of ~.41o reruir?el. excaw>iticiiS ::riu do:LL .nL! lock.--
,ouse 4317 .,,et+~rs loci.,, rria 14 rieters i-i.Eti) ih..t[, con- tiOf,a to
t e chute: pipe:, v;;ss co:rt.-.lcteci. the rus ervoir will nave .tin .ts,toyt
round shr1.pe :Jr" di..-.e:,er of 200 to .-50 :;etcrs.
e. After f.Dur o-c':k_ of operation the .:.sin. ci Lire: throttle
ol. tcs broke on the b rrnch Point of ripe- Vries in Liie lock ii;)use
so the " tor? fell 40 : peter n clox.n L,i;c sleep slopa to the turbine
houso arid dat:a-cad one turbine which ri,. to be repaired .rid rc:su..ed
o; er =tion drily after tour to six. v.e ks. l:.cr outer turbine also ri:ta
to be r'c .;sirc:ri t .rec necks lawex , i'hu?., iu.11 opot'r,tLn is r.,su.ied
only in December 1 u,<
!7. Soviet ,.. d Ger.,,.nz laborers stz;ted tns:.t t:.e s;;,Pal mourrtx..in
river wr...s utilized by sever.,.1 a ditional -sower slants.
3. Fork force:
' .U e~ri~.s ~avrx]lf1' ls.
4. Via. He iris kiiO turbine c::r,acit: o.C 6,LJU t each was deLen inod
from jriscri7tionns on tiro L, o turbines.
5. In duly 1';49 L.se power ?lrant Land t,,.ro turbines %zith a dia:;:e:Lcr of
4 :;.et.er s. The c..:Gc Crou JrcoQen, acc.;rdin,; to tuiei I' lasu.;rip 4ons,
~l[!d 't'erc 1 s-,:?.lied in t.w, riortho?,st scction ui. ...LE: t:u'binc uousev,
in line wit.i foundati,,ns i?or L'ro .'wciitional turbin.s.
11-rutex: Uydro-Powt r Plant in hr asnayn i oiyana,
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S v1~. power r1ant vcitlr oa wur? Izie, capaciLy !) kw
a `:$iter Louer
h rip: line
e L)igc::r:r4 o canal
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Dan :grid ock !:oust :?.iz'n t o lock re. ervoir depth
10 meters
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tiettli.n sire
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concrete canal
'Ainrel, 600 Meters lorik
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Lock ,iouse r,t tunnel exit
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?ire ll io, 3,200 r,,.eters 3.- n&eters in diameter
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Bridge for pipe line across s~ douritrJ.n river
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a Small tunr;ea, EU meter:- long
',-ater tower, 40 ;uetore ':,uen refiahinj_ 30 deters, its
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vnter leve'. wao o'ual ritL. tart oi" t:je reservoir. the
tower is to erualize t:ie rater pressure
ib;o cl,uto .apes, 2.2 z:jeters in dia:reter ,4U meters incline.
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Tot,-.1 incline fro:ci reservoir to lock horse (11) 70 meters :Ind
110 t?ieters fro,:., reservoir to turbine :rouse
Turbine noose vitri two turbines ' nd t-~;o foazikl:ti.~tis for tur-
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bines
T nnsi'on..;er station, with to trr,sis,fon.,Lcrs exact,
40 ton-. ioundp-Lions for tv.o additio.ral oil transiozxiers.
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Ponor transiuission lane, trellis ass supportin six copper
cables, l(;r=ds nlono.. the roa,:: to tho soutnvest.
}'": Caw- ;+o 714L/13
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:per.orvoir under construction, rLb, toot ru,.ud, ;BUJ Le 5U ...e-
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tere in dia.aoter
Lock f.ouse, 30 :fieters lonb, 114....eters ri1 c ci
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L:arth darn under construction
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Fipo line
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)rid{. for Ape iine across the u.ouritai:, river, under eon-
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siruetion
T shRped connection to the mai:, pipe line.
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