ARGAYASH THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANT, KYSHTYM ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX, USSR, (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04560A002100010005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 1, 1964
• Content Type: REPORT

A roved For Release 2~A03~~ITA-RDP78B04560AQ~~,Qp~~05-0
Copy ry /
~~ ` January 1964 ~
4 P
ages
/ ~ ~ ~. ~ . ,..-.. -r s ~ r r-ti w w w it Ir ~ li- /~ T ~ 1 ~ ~ r1 l A / C L~ D I O ICI T
25X1 D
Handle via TALENT -KEYHOLE Control Only
DECLASS REVIEW BY NIMA / DoD
This document contains classified information affecting the national security of the United States within the
meaning of the espionage laws U. 5. Code Title 18, Sections 793 and 794. The law prohibits its transmission
or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person, as well as its use in any manner
prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or far the benefit of any foreign government to the
detriment of the United States. It is to be seen only by personnel especially indoctrinated and authorized to
receive TALENT-KEYHOLE information. Its security must be maintained in accordance with KEYHOLE and
TALENT regulations.
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
i
i
TOP SECRET
GROUP 1
E.cl~d ed (ra~~ a?~omoi~c
do.+ngrod d dec a..~iica pion
Approved For Release 2001/03/03 :CIA-RDP78B04560A0021000~Ov=p
 Approved For Release~2D01763S0~~TCIA--1~~~7$~04560A002100010005-0
ARGAYASH THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANT,
KYSHTYM ATOMIC ENERGY COMPLEX, USSR,
25X1A
25X1A
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
This report updates infor-
mation 1/ on the Argayash Thermal Electric
Power Plant (Argayash TFTS,
and is based on K>/YIIOLE photography
Detailed reports
on the other principal areas in the complex have
been published 2/ or are being prepared for
publication by NPIC under project number
J-220/63.
The excellent quality of the~hotography
of Argayash TITS provides details not previ-
ously discernible and permits an analysis of
changes which have occurred as well as a re-
25X1 D
finement of building configurations and measure-
ments (Figure 1). The boilerhouse consists of.
two sections: an older section which probably
houses four boilers attached to one stack by
flues and a newer section which probably houses
five boilers connected to two stacks by flues.
The newer section of the boilerhouse may be ex-
tended in the future to house an additional boiler.
Newly identified buildings include a fanhouse, a
possible water treatment building, a coal thawing
building, and several service and maintenance
buildings. Item numbers are keyed to 1~'igure 2
and Table 1.
The Argayash TE'I'S (55-38N 60-46F) lo-
cated 3 nautical miles south of the Main Produc-
tion Area is the principal source of both electric
power and steam used in the Kyshtym Atomic
Energy Complex, particularly in the Main Pro-
duction Area (Figure 2 and. Table 1). The power
plant is separately secured and is served by at
least seven rail spurs. It contains a combined
boilerhouse (item 5) and generator Ball (item 4),
three stacks (A, B, and C), a newly identified
fanhouse (item 6), a switching yard, a newly
identified possible water treatment building
(i.tem 16), and several service and maintenance
buildings. A newly identified coal thawing build-
ing (item 17) and a large coalyard are visible
in the southern portion of the plant. "1'he boiler-
house is approximately 595 by 100feetandprob-
ably houses nine boilers. The locations and con-
figurations of the flues and stacks south of the
boilerhouse indicate that this building consists
of an older section at the west end which houses
four boilers and a newer section at the east end
which houses five boilers. Flues connect the
four boilers in the old section to stack A. In the
new section flues connect three of the boilers
to stack B and the remaining two boilers to
stack C. "I'lhe flues pass through a. fanhouse
(item 6) containing induced draft fans. An uncon-
nected flue section projecting from stack C may
indicate that the east end of the 'boilerhouse will
be expanded to accommodate at least one more
boiler. Stacks A and B are about 210 feet apart
on centers, and stacks B and C are about 185
feet apart on centers.
The generator hall (item 4), which is about
785 by 100 feet, probably houses seven steam
turbogenerators since seven step-up transform-
ers are visible in the power plant's 11.0-kilo-
volt (kv) switching yard north of the generator
hall. Three, possibly four, 110-kv circuits
Approved For Releas TOP1/S~(~~~~I~~~P~8~~4~60A002100010005-0
 TOP SECRE~ ? ~'~~~ ~~~
Approved For Release 2001/03/0 P 4560A002100010005-0
} _--- ?~
4 0' 6
_~\ SVERDLO VSW
,?KYSH TYM
~_
M 09C ONE '??
CF~ELYABI NIS K:
'i ~~`~~
~, 5~a
`~ .O~ - --
~ R;LACK
`~~SF.A
FIGURE 1. ARGAYASH THERMAL ELECTRIC POWER PLANT (ARGAYA'>H TETS),
c~sPi.arv
~ .~A
25X1 D
Approved For Rele~~ 2Q~1~Q~L~3 ~~~S~DRU~,04560A002100010005-0
 Approved For Releasre~UOTiU~03rC~'-F~D~78SO4560A002100010005-0
TO
KY SH TYM
SUBSTATION 1
D
SECURED
DRAINAGE AREA
TO
NO VOGORNVY
AND
CH ELVABINSK
HOT WATER
OUTLET
TaGle 1. Desrri.y~tion of Structures aG ~1rgayash TLTS
(1(rm nu~aGera are key/ed bo Fiyure l)
Steam supply cantraL valve bldg (?)
Transformer maintenance bldg
Control bldg f'or switching ,yard
Generator hall
33oilerhousc
1`anhouso
Possible transformcroil storage tanks
Probable machine Shop
Probable materials storal;e bldg
SUBSTATION
D
MAIN
PRODUCTION
AREA
Railroad
Road
Rail for gantry crane
Fence
Steam line
Power line
Flue
Tall stack
Hardstand
Administration bldg
Probable security btdg
Hot-water outlet control bldg
Intake pumping station
Probable buried tanks
Coal conveyer system
Possible water treatment bldg
Coal thawing bldg
Approved For Releas T22QP1/~~1~,~~~I~R~~8~60A002100010005-0
 Approved For Releas~'ZOO~Q3t0'~: ~I~~P~4560A002100010005-0
the switching ~~ard and are connected to one
another by a ne~~~ly identified bypass steam line,
Although this bypass steam line existed at the
time of the-KIYI IOL,>/ photography of
the area, the poor quality of this photography
precluded its identification. Pipe connections
from the power plant to the steam supply control
valve buildings are probably buried and cannot
he identified nn tlie-photography,
Nn apparenT change is discernible in the pre-
viously reporter] hot-water circulation through
Lake lJlagach w~? ich i s used as a cooling pond. 1 i
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
supported on twoZ-circuit power lines leave
the separately secured switching yard and are
now believed to he tied into substation n in the
(;heroical Processing Area. Several buildings
east of the boilerhouse and generator hall may
have been used during the construction of the
power plant.
Steam generated by Argayash TP:TS is -fed
through two steam lines into a main control
and distribution point southwest ~f the ~~iain
Production Area, Two steam supply control.
valve buildings (item 1) are located north of
\C1C. i:S air Targer, Chart, 5erio,~ ~>00, rha~or 0161-:31, ??~l end, Jan 6U, .~~~~Lle 1:?~uu,00q (sF.CNI?T)
1. SPIC. R-103,'6:3, Atomic Fnor~y Complox, Kv~htvrn, i'~~R'~ Jun 6.', (TOP :iECRET CHESh RUFF)
SPU'. R-?Ih,-'63, Iteac~.ar .-1re~a I, Ky?.~htcm ALOmic FnE~r~c Cornpl
-
CHESS RUFF)
1PIC. R 281,6:3, Reactor 1rr,i II K,y=htym atomi_P:m~r~y~ ComplE~x, [,'~tiR~O~~t Ei3 (TOP SECRE'P
( HFSS RUFF -
SPIC. R-O99,'63, Reactor :1rc~a III, Kv~~ht.cm .-~Lornic P;n~~r~~~ Cumpl~~x, CSS]~~Nov Ei8 (TOP sFC~ZET
CIIR~S RIFF) ---
tiYIC. R 32;'63 TatySh Production Area, h}-'sh6,ym .Atnmic. Ener;
~FCNET CHESS RI?P'F) --- -- ---
Compiox, 1 :ASR Dec 63 (TOP
25X1 D
25X1 D
Approved For Release 2001/03/03 :CIA-RDP78B04560A002100010005-0
TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF
 Approved For Release 2001/Or370~3 :"C~='RDP78B04560A002100010005-0
Approved For Release 2001/~~(Q3$~~;f~,pP78B04560A002100010005-0