Anatoly Dyatlov
Chernobyl deputy chief-engineer
Died when: 64 years 285 days (777 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov (Russian: Анатолий Степанович Дятлов, Ukrainian: Анатолій Степанович Дятлов; 3 March 1931 – 13 December 1995) was a Soviet engineer who was the deputy chief engineer for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
He supervised the safety test which resulted in the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for which he served time in prison as he was blamed for not following the safety protocols.
He was released due to health concerns in 1990.Later investigations found that reactor design flaws were a more significant factor than operator error, although some safety procedures were not followed.
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