Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant CIA Files - Paperless Archives

CONTENTS
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THE PROBLEM ..................................................... 1
SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS .......................................... 1
DISCUSSION ........................................................ 6
I. THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM .................. :....... 6
A. The Nuclear Test Program ......... " . .... .... .................. 6
B. Weapons Developed During the Period of Atmospheric Testing .. '. 7
Thennonuclear Weapons ........ " ........................... 7
Fission Weapons .................... '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8
C. Weapons Developed Since the Beginning of Underground Testing. . .. 9
D. Other Weapon Developments ................................... 10
E. Storage and Control of Nuclear Weapons ......................... 11
II. PRODUCfION OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS .......... :........... 12
A. Production of Plutonium-Equivalent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12
B. U-235 Production .............................................. 14
Tails Method ............................................... 15
Electric Power and Efficiency Method ......................... 16
Estimate .................................................... 16
C. Uranium Procurement ................................... ' ...... 18
III. NUCLEAR POWER AND PROPULSION PROGRAMS ............. 18
A. Nuclear Power Stations ........................................ 18
B. Marine and Naval Nuclear Propulsion ............................ 21
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