Leonid Toptunov
Leonid Toptunov | |
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| Леонід Топтунов | |
| Born | Leonid Fedorovych Toptunov 16 August 1960 |
| Died | 14 May 1986 (aged 25) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Acute radiation syndrome |
| Alma mater | Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering |
| Honors | 3rd Class Order for Courage (2008) |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Nuclear engineering |
| Employer(s) | Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1983–1986) |
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Leonid Fedorovych Toptunov (Ukrainian: Леонід Федорович Топтунов, Russian: Леонид Фёдорович Топтунов; 16 August 1960 – 14 May 1986) was a Soviet nuclear 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.