Bryukhanov Birth
Is born in Tashkent in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic on 1 December 1935.
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Viktor Bryukhanov Biography and Timeline
Follow Viktor Bryukhanov through 38 dated historical records for Russia.
Viktor Bryukhanov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1935
1959
Bryukhanov Electrical Engineering Degree
Graduates from Tashkent Polytechnic with a degree in electrical engineering before beginning a career in the Soviet power industry.
Bryukhanov Angren Power Plant Career Begins
Begins work at the Angren Thermal Power Plant and gains practical experience in turbine and power-station operations.
1966
Bryukhanov Slavyanskaya Power Plant Appointment
Moves to the Slavyanskaya Thermal Power Plant, where he takes on increasingly senior engineering and workshop-management responsibilities.
1970
Bryukhanov Chernobyl Director Appointment
Is appointed the first director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and takes responsibility for construction and future operation.
1972
Bryukhanov Main Building Foundation Milestone
Leads the plant during construction as the first cubic metre of concrete is placed in the foundation of the main building.
1977
Bryukhanov Unit One Grid Connection
Heads the station when Unit 1 first supplies electricity to the grid through Turbine Generator 2.
Bryukhanov Unit One Second Turbine Connection
Directs the operating organization as Unit 1's second turbine generator is connected to the electrical grid.
1978
Bryukhanov Unit One Full Power
Sees Unit 1 reach its design output of 1,000 megawatts, completing the first reactor's power-development programme.
Bryukhanov Unit Two Physical Commissioning
Leads the plant when physical commissioning of Unit 2 begins with preparations for reactor startup and power operation.
Bryukhanov Unit Two Reactor Power Rise
Oversees station management as operators begin raising reactor power during the commissioning of Unit 2.
Bryukhanov Unit Two Turbine Grid Connection
Manages the station as Turbine Generator 3 is connected to the grid during Unit 2 commissioning.
1979
Bryukhanov Unit Two Commissioning Completion
Leads the plant when Turbine Generator 4 produces industrial current and Unit 2 enters commissioned operation.
Bryukhanov First Ten Billion Kilowatt Hours
Marks the station's production of its first ten billion kilowatt-hours of electricity as output from the first two units expands.
Bryukhanov Unit Two Full Power
Heads the station when Unit 2 reaches its design capacity of 1,000 megawatts after its commissioning programme.
Bryukhanov First Stage Full Output
Leads the plant as the first stage reaches a combined rated capacity of two million kilowatts.
1980
Bryukhanov 750 Kilovolt Grid Link
Supervises plant operations when the 750-kilovolt transmission line is energized, strengthening the station's connection to the wider power system.
1981
Bryukhanov Unit Three Commissioning
Directs the station when Unit 3 is commissioned and the Chernobyl generating complex expands to three operating reactors.
1982
Bryukhanov Fifty Billion Kilowatt Hours
Records another production milestone as the plant reaches fifty billion kilowatt-hours of generated electricity.
Bryukhanov Unit Three Full Power
Heads the station when Unit 3 achieves its 1,000-megawatt design capacity ahead of the planned schedule.
1983
Bryukhanov Unit Four First Fuel Loading
Leads the plant as the first fuel assembly is loaded into the Unit 4 reactor during commissioning.
Bryukhanov Unit Four Turbine Seven Connection
Oversees station management when Turbine Generator 7 is connected to the grid during Unit 4 startup.
Bryukhanov Unit Four Turbine Eight Connection
Heads the plant when Turbine Generator 8 is connected to the grid, completing another stage of Unit 4 commissioning.
1984
Bryukhanov Unit Four Full Power
Leads the station when Unit 4 reaches its 1,000-megawatt design output more than three months ahead of schedule.
Bryukhanov One Hundred Billion Kilowatt Hours
Marks the plant's generation of one hundred billion kilowatt-hours of electricity after the expansion to four operating units.
1986
Bryukhanov Emergency Arrival
Arrives at the plant after the Unit 4 explosion and takes part in the emergency management response.
Bryukhanov Moscow Accident Report
Passes early information about the accident through the Soviet nuclear-management chain toward Moscow.
Bryukhanov Plant Bunker Command
Works from the plant emergency bunker as incomplete reports underestimate the extent of reactor destruction and radiation.
Bryukhanov Reactor Damage Confirmation
Receives increasingly clear evidence that the Unit 4 reactor has been destroyed despite earlier assumptions that it remained intact.
Bryukhanov Chernobyl Arrest
Is taken into custody while prosecutors prepare criminal proceedings concerning management and safety failures at the plant.
Bryukhanov Removed from Plant Leadership
Is removed from senior plant leadership as Soviet authorities investigate management failures surrounding the disaster.
Bryukhanov Communist Party Expulsion
Is expelled from the Communist Party after senior Soviet authorities assign managerial responsibility for failures surrounding the Chernobyl disaster.
Bryukhanov Production Technical Department Transfer
Moves from the director's post to a deputy position in the plant's production and technical department after the accident.
1987
Bryukhanov Ten-Year Sentence
Receives a ten-year labour-camp sentence after being convicted over his role in the Chernobyl accident.
Bryukhanov Chernobyl Trial
Stands trial with other plant officials over violations connected with the Unit 4 disaster.
1991
Bryukhanov Early Release from Prison
Is released on parole after serving about half of his ten-year sentence for safety violations connected with the disaster.
Bryukhanov Returns to Chernobyl Technical Work
Returns to professional work at Chernobyl and serves in a technical department after his early release from prison.
2021
Bryukhanov Death
Dies in Kyiv on 13 October 2021 after a career defined by the construction, operation and aftermath of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
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