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Telyatnikov Radiation Illness

Kazakhstan · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1986Date range
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Chronological records

1986

Leonid Telyatnikov26 April 1986

Pripyat · Warfare / Nuclear

Develops symptoms of severe radiation exposure after spending hours directing firefighting operations at the plant.

Names involved

Leonid Telyatnikov

Provenance

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