Leonid Toptunov
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Fedorovych and the family name is Toptunov.
Leonid Fedorovych Toptunov (Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Топтунов, Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Топтунов; 16 August 1960 – 14 May 1986) was a Soviet electrical engineer who was the senior reactor control chief engineer at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Unit 4 on the night of the Chernobyl disaster, 26 April 1986.[1]
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Leonid F. Toptunov | |
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Леонід Федорович Топтунов | |
Born | 16 August 1960 |
Died | 14 May 1986 (aged 25) |
Cause of death | Acute radiation syndrome |
Nationality | Soviet Union |
Other names | Леонид Фёдорович Топтунов (in Russian) |
Alma mater | National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (at Obninsk) |
Awards | Order For Courage |
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