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Anatoly Dyatlov

Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatlov (Анатолий Степанович Дятлов, 1931 – 1995) was a Soviet engineer who served as a deputy chief engineer at the <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Chernobyl%20Nuclear%20Power%20Plant">Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant</a>. He is primarily known for his role in the <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Chernobyl%20disaster">Chernobyl disaster</a> of 1986.

Dyatlov was a graduate of the Pacific Higher Naval School and had experience working on nuclear reactors in submarines before joining Chernobyl. He was considered a demanding and sometimes abrasive supervisor.

During the safety test that led to the Chernobyl disaster, Dyatlov oversaw the experiment in Reactor 4. His actions and decisions during the test have been heavily scrutinized and blamed as contributing factors to the accident. Specifically, his insistence on continuing the test despite the reactor's unstable low power levels is seen as a critical error.

Following the disaster, Dyatlov was tried and convicted of gross violations of safety regulations leading to a catastrophe. He was sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp. He was released early due to illness.

Dyatlov maintained until his death that the reactor's inherent design flaws, rather than his own actions, were the primary cause of the disaster. He wrote a book defending his actions and criticizing the official investigation. He died of heart failure in 1995, reportedly due to the effects of <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/radiation%20exposure">radiation exposure</a>.

His role and culpability in the Chernobyl disaster remain a subject of debate, with some arguing he was made a scapegoat for systemic issues within the Soviet nuclear industry.