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File: cia_65773_65773_01.txtSubject: IRAQI DAMAGE ASSESSMENT Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. JUN 91 COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND STATUS OF REPAIR AT IRAQI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX NEAR BASRAH DOI: 1991 TEXT: 1. IN EARLY JUNE 1991, THE IRAQI PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX NUMBER ONE (PC-1) NEAR BASRAH WAS GETTING ELECTRICAL POWER SHATT AL-ARAB RIVER WATER INTAKE STATION NEAR BASRAH HAD BEEN REPAIRED: CONSEQUENTLY, WATER WAS BEING PUMPED TO PC-1 RESUMPTION OF THE WATER SUPPLY COULD MEAN THE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AT PC-1 IS OPERATING, AND AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GOOD DRINKING WATER IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, IT IS DOUBTFUL PC-1 PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN THE SPECIALIZED CHEMICALS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM PROPERLY. 2. THE ETHYLENE UNIT, THE CAUSTIC CHLORINE UNIT, AND SEVERAL OF THE LARGE WAREHOUSES AT PC-1 ALSO SUSTAINED "BOMB" DAMAGE. THE TERM "BOMB" DAMAGE COULD REFER TO SHELL, BOMB, OR ROCKET DAMAGE. DURING THE IRAQI OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT, THE IRAQIS CONTINUED OPERATING A FAIRLY NEW CAUSTIC CHLORINE UNIT AT SHUAIBA, AND TRANSPORTED THE SHUAIBA PRODUCTION TO IRAQ IN ORDER TO MEET INTERNAL DEMANDS. PURPORTEDLY, ONE OF IRAQ'S LARGEST PROBLEMS IS THE LACK OF SAFE DRINKING WATER, AND RESIDENTS OF BASRAH ARE DRINKING UNTREATED WATER, WHICH WOULD INDICATE AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF CHLORINE TO TREAT THE WATER.) THE CAUSTIC CHLORINE UNIT AT PC-1 IS TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NATIONAL GRID FOR ITS POWER. ALTHOUGH PC-1 HAS FOUR TURBO GENERATORS WITH A COMBINED CAPACITY OF 72 MEGAWATTS, THE POWER THEY GENERATE WOULD BE INSUFFICIENT TO OPERATE THE CAUSTIC CHLORINE UNIT. 1.5 (c) 65773-65773
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