OSA holdings, Part II
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HU OSA 300 Records of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute (RFE/RL RI), 1949-1994
-- continuedHU OSA 300-2 East European Research and Analysis Department, 1951-1982
HU OSA 300-2-1 Subject Files Relating to the Bloc, 1962-1982
’Whatever their official line, the communist governments of Eastern Europe are facing the same problems as the west’ (East Europe’s Nuclear Gamble). This is the introductory line of an article from a folder titled ’Nuclear Energy’, which is part of the compilation made by the staff of Radio Free Europe’s East European Research and Analyses Department. It is a perfect example of the relevance of this set of documents has in policy research concerning the use of the atom. This set contains articles mostly in English, and is a short but conclusive intercourse on the western perception of the Soviet Bloc’s attitude towards nuclear energy at the time. Besides the evaluation of ’political games’ around this issue, it also touches on the important debate about radiation, with a special focus on medical problems such as leukemia, which started in the 1970s and culminated with the reactions of public opinion after the Chernobyl accident.
HU OSA 300-2-1:1
Energy: Nuclear Energy, 1973-1979
Power and Fuel: Nuclear Power, 1966 -- 1974, 2 foldersHU OSA 300-2-2 Subject Files Relating to Bulgaria, 1963-1979
Today, Bulgaria and Romania are facing similar problems concerning nuclear power plants and resources for the provision of electricity as they begin to integrate into the European Union. In Bulgaria, the political decision has already been made to shut down three important reactors and at the same time the building of a new reactor has begun. This decision will cause a significant energy vacuum not only for the country, but also for some of Bulgaria’s major contractors, as Bulgaria is an important electricity exporter in Eastern Europe. The financial implications of these political-economic steps regarding the standards of EU integration are quite negative for the state. This current debate is reflected in materials of this series, where similar political patterns during Communism can be researched.
Industry: Nuclear Industry: Bulgaria -- Soviet Union, 1972-1979
The documents from the folder Industry: Nuclear Industry: Bulgaria - Soviet Union present an overview of the development of the Bulgarian nuclear power industry as the best application of the scientific technical progress, work of Bulgarian-Russian cooperation and an important party task. In 1978 Bulgaria has agreement with the UN development program to start construction of centre for development of industrial use of isotopes. Special base for repairing of the equipment of the Kozhlodui atomic power station is built there. It is expected that the 18-20% supply from the central will be raised to 50% of the energy needs of the country.Power: Fuel: Nuclear Power, 1963-1974
The folder under entry Power: Fuel: Nuclear Power contains, for example, the article by Nadgakov (1965) about the building of nuclear station. It states, that Bulgaria asks Soviet Union ’to project it for us and supply us with devices for such a central’. The request is accepted and in the next five years plan period the station would be built. According to the negotiations with the USSR it is placed in Northern Bulgaria, which is poor in power. In 1966 Skopie comments on the electricity production in Bulgarian five-year plan between 1960 an 1966 and ten-year plan for nuclear power. In 1970 when the reactor comes it is expected to work from 1979 and to raise the power to 1.320 megawatt, 12% of the consumption. With the second one in 1975 it will raise to 880MW and to 1.760 MW, etc. From 1970 is the decision for second central on suitable place (Belene) and expected 2.000MW energy. These steps are decisions of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Our energy production is developing quickly. Moreover the natural resources of coal are limited (they will last not more than 150 years). In 1974 the run up of the first reactor at Kozhlodui is reported. Scientific journals follow in the reverse order of the texts the development of the central. Serious articles come out in political periodicals as ’Politicheska agitacia’ (political agitation). By 1969 scientific literature on the Bulgarian capacity of practical use of nuclear power is very rich and of high quality. The improvement of the reactor and the issues of security are in the agenda of the scientific discussions. Environmental texts still does not concern the nuclear energy production. But the economic issues continue from the field of traditional energy production, as we can see from the documents in the other folders in this box. Here the cost of the future building of the central and the fuel supply begin to gain importance. Documents on international cooperation and agreements with different countries, mainly from COMECON and USSR in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy show some ongoing advancement in the administrating of nuclear power management. This folder contains also such small announcement, among the bigger texts of the translations of administrative documentation from the official periodical of the Bulgarian legislation authorities Darzhaven Vestnik. Some of the official state documents regulate at length the work with radioactive sources, including nuclear research and later on production of isotopes. Together with these requirement we can find edited the safety standards of the ministry of health.
HU OSA 300-2-3 Subject Files Relating to Czechoslovakia, 1962-1979
The materials in this series concerning nuclear energy mostly deal with the issues of eastern economic and political cooperation or with feasible solutions for solving the problems of electricity.
Industry: Nuclear Industry, 1976-1979
Power and Fuel: Nuclear, 1963 -- 1974, 3 foldersHU OSA 300-2-4 Subject Files Relating to the German Democratic Republic, 1963-1980
The Radio Free Europe didn’t broadcast to East Germany and so they did not focus on this regional area. There is minor information on the issue of nuclear energy because in post world war Germany they had to address many other first hand problems. This series contains western press newspaper clippings and serious scientific articles that give a brief introduction to the technical matters and the operation standards of nuclear power plants as well as a perspective on the problems of ’safety standards’. The influence of the Soviet Union is also observed -- as a differentiation from West Germany.
Industry: Nuclear Industry, 1975 -- 1979
Power and Fuel: Nuclear Energy, 1965 -- 1974
HU OSA 300-2-5 Subject Files Relating to Hungary, 1963-1980
Hungary was a target country for the Radios and the Eastern European Research Institute and Analyses Department gathered general information concerning the country in the communist period. A researcher will find references to nuclear energy policy and environment, but they are of a general character. More information can be in the subject files on Hungary (HU OSA 300-40-1), which are a good starting point. The boxes contain press survey references, situation reports, newspaper clippings and transcripts from Radio Free Europe.
Energy: Nuclear Energy, 1966 -- 1980
Power and Fuel: Nuclear, 1964 -- 1979, 2 folders
Power and Fuel: Nuclear: Soviet, 1975 -- 1978
HU OSA 300-2-6 Subject Files Relating to Poland, 1963-1981
There is one valuable folder concerning nuclear industry in this series. It contains the official outlines of the plans for the nuclear power plants to be built and a description of required equipment. The materials are both in English and Polish. The topics covered by this material Polish specialists working on nuclear power plants in the USSR, and Poland’s atomic energy policy and relationships with countries like Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Sweden and the Soviet Union.
Industry: Nuclear Industry, 1975 -- 1979
HU OSA 300-2-7 Subject Files Relating to Romania, 1962-1979
This series contains material on the external politics of the Ceausescu regime including his diplomatic visits and his interests in the issues of nuclear energy. It focuses mainly on different international relations in the field of atomic energy with Angola, Italy, Swiss, the US and England, including the case of the Romanian-Canadian cooperation in the construction of the power plant.
Energy: Nuclear, 1974 -- 1979
Industry: Nuclear Industry, 1975 -- 1978
Industry: Nuclear: Angola - Yugoslavia, 1975 -- 1979HU OSA 300-10 Balkan Section: Albanian and Yugoslav Files, 1943-1994
HU OSA 300-10-2 Yugoslav Subject Files I, 1943-1994
During the cold war period, Yugoslavia (SFRJ) was country between two confronted and antagonized blocks. As such, along with several friendly African and Asian countries, it invented a policy of Falsen-alignment, as a move to prevent further division and separation of the third world. In that context, Yugoslavia did Falset pursue an aggressive foreign policy that included the development of nuclear weapons in order to ’defend’ Falsen-aligned countries. In the mid 1970’s, part of the Yugoslav military establishment was interested in the military component of nuclear development, but Tito and the Federal leadership abandoned those suggestions due to a lack of money. There are some statements on possibility of Yugoslav reconsideration of the usage of nuclear energy, used for propaganda purposes to challenge Soviet Russia and the West. Thus, there are few documents concerning using the atom for military purposes.
A much larger part of the materials is devoted to the peaceful usage of nuclear energy in Yugoslavia. More...
A-bomb, 1975 -- 1977
Nuclear, 1965 -- 1985, 4 folders
Nuclear Power, 1963 -- 1986, 2 folders
Nuclear Power Plant, 1974 -- 1990, 3 folders
HU OSA 300-20 Bulgarian Unit, 1949-1994
HU OSA 300-20-1 Subject Files, 1949-1994
The documents show enthusiasm for the building of hydro- and themo-electric power stations, and for electrification as a product of Bulgarian-Soviet friendship, although accidents are also mentioned. Atomic energy is only mentioned at the beginning of the folder where there is a reference to the scientific reactor at Sofia. Nevertheless, these materials reveal the background to the need to provide Bulgarian electricity production with the more powerful source of atomic energy. More...
Industry: Atomic Energy, 1951 -- 1991, 6 folders
Propaganda: Peace Propaganda, 1951 -- 1989
HU OSA 300-40 Hungarian Unit, 1949-1995
HU OSA 300-40-1 Subject Files, 1949-1995
The materials consist mostly of articles from the Hungarian media, extracts concerning the subject of ’energy, atomic energy’ and, subsequently, ’atomic power plants’, the one from Paks having gained the most attention. There are also clippings from the media in Western Europe which offer an objective evaluation of the relationships between countries promoting the use of atomic energy as an alternative source. More...
Energetika: Atomenergia [Energy: Atomic Energy], 1955 -- 1994, 5 folders
Energetika: Atomenergia [Energy: Atomic Energy]: SR [Situation Report], 1979 -- 1992
Energetika: Atomenergia: Paksi Atomeromu [Energy: Atomic Energy: Paks Nuclear Power Plant], 1957 -- 1986, 11 folders
Energetika: Atomenergia: Paksi Atomeromu: SR [Situation Report] [Energy: Atomic energy: Paks Nuclear Power Plant], 1972 -- 1986
HU OSA 300-50 Polish Unit, 1951-1994
HU OSA 300-50-1 Old Code Subject Files, 1951-1993
The series encompasses a wide variety of data concerning the issue of nuclear energy and its applications. The materials consist of press clippings primarily from ’Trybuna Ludu’, ’Zycie Warszawy’, ’Polityka’, ’Prawo i Zycie’, ’Tygodnik Powszechny’, ’Rzeczpospolita’ and ’Gazeta Wyborcza’, wire service dispatches, transcripts of Radio Warsaw broadcasts, RFE/RL reports and research papers and news agency releases. These files comprise general information related to the Polish nuclear industry, its perspectives for development, peaceful use of atomic energy and international cooperation in the field of nuclear research. The documents concern also the specific questions of the construction of the first Polish nuclear plants, the use of atomic energy in Polish industry, national and international conferences and meetings related to the nuclear energy topic, Polish achievements in nuclear energy, Polish institutions and research institutes dealing with nuclear energy, the problem of nuclear waste and atomic security. The considerable part of materials in this collection is devoted to the accident in the nuclear power station in CherFalsebyl in 1986 and its repercussions. The documents gathered are principally in Polish, but some of them also in English, German and French.
103 Polityka i Rzad: Komisje Rzadowe: Rada Gospodarki Energetycznej [Politics and Government: Governmental Committees: Energy EcoFalsemics Council], 1981 -- 1988, 1 folder
500 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Atom [Atom and Psychological War: Atom], 1955 -- 1992, 17 folders
500 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: CzarFalsebyl [Atom and Psychological War: CherFalsebyl], 1986-1992, 3 folders
580 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Wojna psychologiczna [Atom and Psychological War: Psychological War], 1962 -- 1992, 12 folders
580 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Wojna psychologiczna: Akcja balonikowa [Atom and Psychological War: Psychological War: Balloon Action, 1982, 1 folder
580 J Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Zagluszanie [Atom and Psychological War: Jamming],1956 -- 1992, 4 folders
580.151 C Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa -- Ataki [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe -- Attacks],1961 -- 1967, 5 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa - Ataki: A. Czechowicz [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe -- Attacks: A. Czechowicz], 1971, 1 folder
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa - Ataki: Prasa polska [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe -- Attacks: Polish Press], 1972 -- 1980, 9 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa - Ataki: Prasa zagraniczna [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe -- Attacks: Foreign Press], 1972 -- 1980, 9 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Prasa polska [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Polish Press], 1981- 1982, 3 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Prasa zagraniczna [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Foreign Press], 1981 -- 1982, 2 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Zamach bombowy [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Bomb Attack], 1981, 1 folder
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe],1983, 2 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Prasa polska [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Polish Press], 1984 - 1992, 9 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Prasa zagraniczna [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Foreign Press], 1984 - 1992, 9 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: W. Jaruzelski - A. Hitler. Audycja satyryczna [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: W. Jaruzelski -- A. Hitler. Satirical Broadcast], 1985, 1 folder
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Press summary: Ataki na RWE [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Press summary: Attacks on RFE], 1982 -- 1987, 3 folders
581 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: J. Urban w RWE [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: J. Urban in RFE], 1988, 1 folder
584 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe], 1952 -- 1957, 1 folder
584.151 C Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Radio Wolna Europa: Ataki [Atom and Psychological War: Radio Free Europe: Attacks], 1958 --1961, 3 folders
584.5 Atom i Wojna psychologiczna: Polskie Radio [Atom and Psychological War: Polish Radio], 1951 -- 1957, 2 folders
735.9 Gospodarka i Zwiazki Zawodowe: Elektrownie, linie energetyczne [EcoFalsemy and Labor Unions: Power Plants, Energy Lines], 1971 -- 1992, 11 folders
HU OSA 300-50-3 Subject Card Files, 1952-1992
The series provide general information on the Polish ministries listed below, their structure, names and functions of their higher and lower officials. General data concerning nuclear industry in Poland, the Chief Commission of Energy and its staff and th
103 Ministerstwo Gornictwa i Energetyki [The Ministry of Mining and Energy]
103 Ministerstwo Energetyki [The Ministry of Energy]
103 Ministerstwo Energetyki i Energii Atomowej [The Ministry of Energy and Nuclear Energy]
103 Komitet Nauki i Techniki [The Committee of Science and TechFalselogy]
500 Elektrownia atomowa [Nuclear Power Plant]
HU OSA 300-60 Romanian Unit, 1946-1995
HU OSA 300-60-1 Subject Files, 1946-1992
The materials consist mostly of articles and press clippings from the Romanian media (mostly Radio Bucharest, ’Scanteia’ and ’Romania libera’, ’Munca’), RFE/RL transcripts and reports, wire service dispatches, transcripts of Radio Bucharest broadcasts, and research papers. Most materials deal with the subject of ’energy, nuclear energy’ and, with ’atomic power plants’ and the propaganda that enforced the political agenda of ’the peaceful atom’. There are also press clippings from the Western European media which contextualize Romanian policy on nuclear weapons within the Eastern block. The Western materials offer a comparative perspective on the relationships between countries promoting the use of atomic energy as an alternative source. At the same time, these specific materials overtly expose the clash between socialist or communist propaganda about nuclear weapons and the implications such a policy actually had both on a national and international level. More...
1704 Industry: War Industry: Nuclear, 1983-1989, 2 folders
1704 Industry: War Industry: Plants, 1984-1988
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy, 1963-1986, 2 folders
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: CANDU [Canadian Deuterium Uranium] Reactor, 1975-1987
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Cernavoda, 1980-1991
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Computer, 1982-1983
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Cooperation, 1974-1985
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Cost Reduction, 1986
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Delays, 1983-1986
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Equipment, 1979-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Fusion, 1984-1987
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Heavy Water Plant, 1981-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency], 1983-1987
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Law, 1979-1982
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Macin-Tulcea, 1988
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Modernization, 1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Moldova, 1982-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Other countries, 1979-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Pitesti, 1972-1983
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Program, 1971-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Risk, 1980-1991
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Sacele-Constanta, 1988
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Thorium, 1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Transylvania, 1982-1987
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: Uranium, 1983-1989
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: VIP, 1983
1712 Industry: Nuclear Energy: VVER [Vode Vojanie Energeticeskie Reaktor: Water-water
Reactor; Soviet Name for Pressurized Light Water Reactor], 1984-1988
1716 Industry: Atomic Energy, 1970-1974
1716 Industry: Nuclear: Disarmament, 1958-1970
1716 Industry: Nuclear: National Institute for Atomic Physics, 1955-1975
1716 Industry: Nuclear: Various, 1957-1973
2604 Propaganda: Nuclear, 1950-1987, 11 folders
2604 Propaganda: Nuclear: SDI [Strategic Defense Initiative], 1986-1987
2604 Propaganda: Peace Propaganda, 1950-1966, 3 folders