Viktor Bryukhanov
soviet and uzbek engineer (1935–2021)
Viktor Petrovich Bryukhanov (Russian: Виктор Петрович Брюханов; 1 December 1935 – 13 October 2021) was an Uzbek politician and engineer. He was the manager of construction of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the director of the plant from 1970 to 1986.[1] Bryukhanov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Bryukhanov died in Kyiv on 13 October 2021, at the age of 85.[2][3] The cause of death was multiple strokes caused by Parkinson's disease.[4]
References
change- ↑ Higginbotham, A. (2019). Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster. London: Bantam Press.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) The ex-director of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant died during the accident, Ukrayinska Pravda (13 October 2021)
- ↑ Скончался руководитель Чернобыльской АЭС во время катастрофы Виктор Брюханов, Moskovskij Komsomolets (13 October 2021) (in Russian)
- ↑ Viktor Brjoechanov, oud-directeur van de kerncentrale van Tsjernobyl, overleden, VRT nieuws (13 October 2021) (in Dutch)