1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
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Ukraine
August 14, 1984
This document summarizes the specialists' report on the lack of reliability of the reactors at Chernobyl, citing that the lack of protective layers and other structural flaws in the reactor that could lead to radioactive contamination and accidents.
July 20, 1984
The document refers to a conversation with a specialist in nuclear energy, who explains how gaps at the joints of pipes are causing problems in the blocks at both the Chernobyl and Kursk plants.
May 20, 1983
This document discusses weaknesses in the technical designs of nuclear power plants in the USSR and their potential consequences, concluding that the Leningrad, Kursk, and Chernobyl plants are extremely dangerous.
April 26, 1986
This KGB report provides a chronology of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and gives information on the disaster's first victims.