PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE USSR AND EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00415R010900170001-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 3, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Germany (Russian Zone)
SUBJECT Production of Nuc}ear Research Equipment
for Use in the USSR and East Germany
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1. Shortly before the end of the war, the Max-Planck Institute forfBiophysi
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cascade generator type for the generating of radioactive isotopes by me
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of accelerated particles, jEvacuation of this instrument to a salt mina
Stassfurt was ordered by the German Government in 1945. However, the Fr
institute returned essential parts of the installation, as well as the c
blueprints. On its way to Stassfurt, the instrument was damaged in an a
attack. Later, it fell into Russian hands in this incomplete and damage
condition.
2. 1"_"ly in 1951, it was reported that Transformatoren-und Roehrenbau VEB (
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Koch and Sterzel), Dresden, had repaired the apparatus and that, sometim
toren-und Roebrenbau is reported to have had a series of four or five ins
ments of this type under construction. One of these was scheduled to be
at the disposal of Prof. Dr. W. Friedrich, head of the Deutsche lkademie
jissenschafte:n Iristitut fuer Medizin and Biologie in Berlin_ :Bach. A seco
apparatus was destined for use at an unspecified site in Eastern Germany.
The others were scheduled to be shipped to Russia.
3. Generally,. the instruments are rated at an energy of 3 MeV. They are pro
with two tubes, one for X-rays and cathode rays, and one for ions. The o
put of the ion tube depends on the kind of ion source used; that of the
X-ray and cathode ray tubes is 10 milliampere (3 KW of pure radiation).
4 # The instrument rebuilt by Transformatoren-und Roehreabau, and prepared fo
shipment to Russia early in 1951, had only the X-ray and cathode ray tube
Source believes that the ion tube was also left out in the entire series
under construction at Transformatoren-und Hoehrenbau.
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