The first director of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Viktor Bryukhanov, died. He led the station during the disaster

The first director of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Viktor Bryukhanov, who led her during the disaster in 1986, died. He was 85 years old. This was reported by the press service of the nuclear power plant in Facebook.

Bryukhanov was appointed to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1970. After the accident, Bryukhanov was removed from the leadership. From July 1986 to July 1987, he held the position of deputy head of the production and technical department of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

In August 1986, Bryukhanov was charged under Article 220 of the Criminal Code of the Ukrainian SSR "Violation of safety regulations in explosive industries and enterprises." In July 1988, Bryukhanov was sentenced to 10 years in prison, after 5 years he was released ahead of schedule.

After that, Bryukhanov continued to work at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant as the head of the Tekhoddel, and since 1992 - in the structure of the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Ukraine.

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986. As a result of the explosion in the 4th power unit, the reactor was completely destroyed, and a large number of radioactive substances were thrown into the environment.

During the first three months after the accident, 31 people died, in the future from 60 to 80 people died due to irradiation. More than 130 people transferred radiation disease of varying severity.

The nuclear power plant is located near the city of Pripyat 18 km from the city of Chernobyl. Of the 188 settlements in the 30-kilometer zone of alienation around the station, about 116 thousand people were evacuated. The station was finally closed on December 15, 2000.