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August 16, 1954

Letter, G. Zhukov to the Marshal of the Soviet Union, Comrade N.A. Bulganin

Zhukov informs Bulganin of his efforts to ensure the safety of troops and ordinary citizens during the Totskoye nuclear exercise.

September 4, 1954

Meeting held by Marshal of the Soviet Union Com. G.K. Zhukov 4 September 1954 at Totskoye Camps

Notes from a discussion among Soviet military leaders concerning the risk of contamination during the Totskoye nuclear exercise.

April 1954

I. Petrov, 'On Safety [during the Totskoye Nuclear Exercise]'

Petrov details efforts to limit contamination from the Totskoye nuclear exercise in 1954.

Date unknown

File No. 104. Poland

References, apparently from an index, to different Soviet reports: the first from 1950, on atomic attacks, and the second from 1980, on the Solidarity movement in Poland.

August 19, 1955

Proposal of the USSR Ministry of Higher Education on Providing Assistance to the Chinese People’s Republic in Training Specialists for Work in the Area of the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy

A Presidium entry on aiding China in the work of nuclear energy.

April 26, 1986

A.N. Makukhin, 'Concerning the accident at unit Nº 4of the Chernobyl AEhS [Atomic Power Station]'

The Soviet Minister of Power and Electrification reports on an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Station in Ukraine. The Soviet Ministry of Heath has determined that "it is not required to take special measures, including the evacuation of the population from the city."

February 21, 1979

Yu. Andropov, 'Shortcomings in the Construction of the Chernobyl AEhS [Atomic Power Station]'

Yuri Andropov, then Chairman of the KGB, reports concerns about the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Serious flaws in the construction "might lead to failures and accidents."