Graduation from Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Graduates from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute after training in engineering and automation of heat and power processes.
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Alexander Akimov Biography and Timeline
Follow Alexander Akimov through 30 dated historical records for Russia.
Alexander Akimov, historical timeline
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1976
1979
Employment at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Joins the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and begins work in the operating organization several years before the Unit 4 accident.
1984
Appointment as Unit 4 Shift Supervisor
Is appointed a Unit 4 shift supervisor, placing him in charge of operating crews during assigned reactor shifts.
1986
Akimov Ambulance Request
Requests medical assistance as injured workers and firefighters begin showing the effects of burns, trauma and intense radiation exposure.
Akimov Automatic Regulator Transition
Oversees the control room when transfer to the automatic regulating system is followed by an unexpected collapse in reactor power.
Akimov Continued Power Reduction
Supervises the continued reduction of Unit 4 power after the reactor reaches about 720 megawatts thermal shortly after midnight.
Akimov Control-Rod Stall Response
Responds when the emergency shutdown rods stop before full insertion and attempts further action through the control-rod drive system.
Akimov Department Chief Notifications
Contacts electrical and other plant department chiefs to obtain power, cooling support and other resources required for emergency stabilization.
Akimov Electrical Damage Briefing
Receives Razim Davletbayev's report of lost electrical power, torn cables and electrical arcing in the damaged turbine area.
Akimov Emergency Feedwater Direction
Instructs operators to start emergency feedwater equipment because the control room still believes reactor cooling may be possible.
Akimov Emergency Shutdown Action
Orders the AZ-5 emergency shutdown as Unit 4 enters the final seconds before the destructive power surge.
Akimov Feedwater Valve Work
Works with Leonid Toptunov on manual feedwater valves in contaminated plant areas after normal cooling controls become unusable.
Akimov Fire Brigade Call
Summons the plant fire service after the explosions and begins contacting specialist departments needed for the emergency.
Akimov Left-Circuit Pump Startup
Supervises the test configuration as a standby main circulation pump is started in the left cooling circuit at about 01:03.
Akimov Low-Power Test Concern
Questions the safety of continuing after reactor output falls unexpectedly to a very low level during test preparations.
Akimov Metlenko Valve Mission
Sends Igor Metlenko toward the turbine hall to assist with manual opening of cooling-system valves after electrical controls fail.
Akimov Midnight Shift Handover
Assumes responsibility for the Unit 4 night shift at midnight after the turbine rundown test has been delayed by grid demand.
Akimov Night Shift Command
Takes charge of Unit 4 during the night shift, inheriting responsibility for the delayed turbine rundown test.
Akimov Palamarchuk Communication Mission
Sends Pyotr Palamarchuk to contact radiation-monitoring staff after damaged internal telephone lines disrupt normal plant communications.
Akimov Power Recovery Supervision
Directs control-room work while Leonid Toptunov raises reactor output from the unexpected low-power condition.
Akimov Pripyat Hospital Admission
Is admitted to the hospital in Pripyat after prolonged emergency work at Unit 4 leaves him seriously affected by radiation exposure.
Akimov Pump Failure Indications
Sees control-panel indications showing failed pumps and loss of normal coolant flow immediately after the reactor explosions.
Akimov Reactor Damage Reports
Receives eyewitness reports of catastrophic structural damage while trying to reconcile them with incomplete control-room instrument readings.
Akimov Right-Circuit Pump Startup
Oversees addition of another main circulation pump to the right cooling circuit as preparations for the rundown test continue.
Akimov Steam Drum Level Response
Supervises corrective action as operators increase feedwater flow to recover the falling steam-drum water level before the test.
Akimov Turbine Test Start
Allows the turbine rundown sequence to proceed once the operating team considers preparations complete at about 01:23.
Akimov Transfer to Moscow Hospital
Is transferred from Pripyat to specialist treatment in Moscow as the severity of his radiation injuries becomes apparent.
Akimov Severe Radiation Syndrome
Shows symptoms consistent with the most severe category of acute radiation syndrome while receiving specialist hospital treatment in Moscow.
Akimov Death from Radiation Syndrome
Dies in Moscow after developing severe acute radiation syndrome from the dose received during the Unit 4 emergency response.
2008
Posthumous Order for Courage
Receives Ukraine's Order for Courage, third degree, posthumously in recognition of his actions during the Chernobyl disaster.
Records, sources and methodology
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