DNEPROPETROVSK IRON AND STEEL PLANT PETROVSKIY, USSR

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CIA-RDP78B07179A000100490001-5

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August 1, 1978

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Foreign Assessment Center Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Plant Petrovskiy, USSR Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 ' Top Secret RUFF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY National Foreign Assessment Center Office of Imagery Analysis UTM COORDINATES NA GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES 48-28-58N 034-58-52E The Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Plant Petrovskiy is one of the Soviet Union's oldest iron and steel plants and is relatively small when compared with other Soviet plants. Products include rails, girders, plate, wire, blooms, sheets, and sections. The plant probably provides semifinished steel for several nearby fabrication olants. Entrances to three basement civil defense shelters were observed on photography of the plant. At least one detached civil defense shelter was also seen at the plant. Three detached shelters, one probable basement shelter, an entrance to a basement shelter, and vents for a basement shelter were observed at nearby associated plants. The information and judgments presented in this publication were derived principally from analysis of imagery. Although information from other sources has been included, this publication does not reflect an all-source assessment and has not been formally coordinated within CIA. I Top Secret August 1978 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 The Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Plant Petrovskiy is located 1 kilometer south of the Dnepr River in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast (Figure 1). The plant is served by road and rail and is partially secured by walls. Steam and power are provided by the colocated Dnepropetrovsk Heat and Power Plant Petrovskiy TETS. The iron and steel plant occupies an area of about 55 hectares. Nearby associated industries include a steel fabrication plant, a pipe rolling mill, a metallurgical equipment plant, and a coke byproducts plant. The Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Plant Petrovskiy is one of the oldest iron and steel plants in the USSR; it began producing pig iron in 1887, and in 1889 four open-hearth furnaces were put into operation. The plant was extensively damaged during World War II but was subsequently reconstructed. 1/ There are no recent production figures available for the plant. The plant is small when compared with major Soviet iron and steel plants. In May 1978, facilities included four blast furnaces (the most critical component of iron and steel plants), a small open-hearth furnace building, a small basic oxygen furnace building, and a rolling mill (Figure 2). Other facilities included a lime plant, a probable foundry, and three pig iron casting buildings. Coke is provided by the Dnepropetrovsk Coke, Chemical, and Fertilizer Plant which is located 850 meters southwest of the iron and steel plant. A small air separation plant located 500 meters west provides oxygen for the basic oxygen furnaces. The function of several buildings at the iron and steel plant could not be determined. Products of the iron and steel plant include rails, girders, plate, wire, blooms, sheets, and sections. 2,3/ The plant probably provides steel for several nearby industrial plants. Minor additions to the rolling mill and an addition to an unidentified building have been constructed since 1972. Some sections of the rolling mill have been dismantled since 1972. A hot stove for one of the blast furnaces was removed and a new one installed in its place during 1977. An unidentified building was under construction at the plant in May 1978. A water treatment plant under construction in May 1978 northeast of the iron and steel plant will recover usable ore fines from water used to cool the blast furnaces and steelmaking furnaces. Most of the components of the iron and steel plant were operating when observed on photography from 1972 to 1978. One blast furnace appeared to be shut down during most of 1977 while a hot stove was being replaced. Table 1 provides a listing of the major components of the plant. -3- Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78B07179A000100490001-5 Top Secret RUFF At least one detached shelter and entrances to three basement civil defense shelters have been identified at the iron and steel plant. All of these shelters were built prior to 1972 and are probably very old. Their size could not be determined from photography. An entrance to a basement shelter and a detached shelter were identified at the steel fabrication plant immediately north of the iron and steel plant; the detached shelter appeared to be in disrepair. Vents for a basement shelter were observed next to an administration building at the steel fabrication plant. Two detached shelters were identified near the coke plant. A probable basement shelter was observed under construction near the coke plant in October 1977. In May 1978, an unidentified building was under construction over this probable shelter. Table 1 lists the shelters (Items 17-26) by type, size, association with plant facilities, location by geographic coordinates, and approximate construction date. The shelters are indicated on Figure 2. There is no photographic evidence indicating efforts to protect or harden production facilities within the plant. Hardening measures taken inside buildings for the protection of equipment obviously would not be observable on overhead photography. Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29 : CIA-RDP78B07179A000100490001-5 Top Secret RUFF Table 1. Major Facilities and Civil Defense Shelters at Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Plant Petrovskiy (Keyed to Figure 2) Item Facility Roof Cover (Sq. M.) Raw Materials Processing 1 time plant Iron Production 2 Blast furnaces 3 Pig iron casting building 4 Pig iron casting building 5 Pig iron casting building 6 Probable foundry 3,390 Steel Production 1 Open-hearth furnace building 6,720 8 Basic oxygen furnace building 6,160 Rolled Steel Production 9 Rolling mill 83,845 Miscellaneous 10 Air separation plant 8,130 11 Water treatment plant 12 Unidentified building 3,390 13 Unidentified building 6,060 14 Unidentified building 2,400 15 Unidentified building under 864 construction Power 16 Thermal power plant 9,210 Remarks Probably contains six small vertical kilns. Processes limestone for use in blast furnaces and steel-making furnaces. Four blast furnaces in a row 380 meters long centered on coordinates 48-28-37N 034-58-29E. Has two casting strands. Has two casting strands. Has two casting strands. Contains at least two furnaces. Probably contains three small furnaces. Recovers usable material from water used to cool blast furnaces and steel-making furnaces. 30 megawatts 4/ Dates First Seen Item Type 17 Basement 18 Basement 19 Basement 20 Detached 21 Basement 22 Detached 23 Basement 24 Detached 25 Probable basement shelter 26 Detached Rolling mill Administra- tion building Administra- tion building Raw material storage yard Steel fabri- cation plant Steel fabri- cation plant Steel fabri- cation plant Coke produc- tion area Coke produc- tion area Coke produc- tion area Floor Space Geographic Under (Sq. M.) Coordinates Construction Completed Undetermined 48-28-36N Before 034-59-11E Feb 72 Undetermined 48-28-47N Before 034-58-27E Feb 72 Undetermined 48-28-47N Before 034-58-26E Feb 72 Undetermined 48-28-36N Before 034-58-18E Feb 72 Undetermined 48-28-51N Before 034-58-57E Feb 72 144 48-28-54N 034-58-51E 810 48-28-45N 034-58-43E 864 48-28-15N 034-58-06E 1,584 48-28-18N 034-58-11E 360 48-28-OON 034-57-45E Before Feb 72 Mar 73 Apr 73 Jun 74 Sep 75 Oct 76 May 78 Before Feb 72 Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29 : CIA-RDP78B07179A000100490001-5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 Top Secret RUFF Imagery All pertinent photography since September 1971 was used in preparation of this report. Documents 1. "The Petrovsk Works," Metallurgist, January 1958 (UNCLASSIFIED) 2. Cordero, Raymond, Iron and Steel Works of the World, Metal Bulletin Books Limited, 1974 (UNCLASSIFIED) 3. Likhoradov, A. P., "Dnepropetrovsk Metallurgical Plant imeni Petrovskiy Hailed on 80th Anniversary," Stal', No. 4, 1967 (UNCLASSIFIED) 4. CIA. Report ERRP 74-14, USSR: Distribution of Electrical Power Capacity 1970-75, May 1975 CONFIDENTIAL COMIREX N03 Support Number 480817 EN The author of this paper isl (Economic Resources 25X1 Division, Office of Imager Anal sis. Comments and queries are welcome and should be directed to 25X1 Top Secret Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/03/29: CIA-RDP78BO7179A000100490001-5 Top Secret