The Chilling Story Of Aleksandr Akimov, The Soviet Engineer Who Was On Duty During The Chernobyl Disaster
All That's Interesting | 07.03.2026 23:00
On April 26, 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, sparking the worst nuclear disaster in world history. While thousands of deaths from cancer have been attributed to the catastrophe, around 30 plant employees and emergency responders died from radiation exposure in the immediate aftermath, including Aleksandr Akimov, a supervisor at the facility.
