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Systems Engineer

Закончил факультет Автоматизированные системы управления Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute.

Before the accident at the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, worked as a dispatcher of the US Chernobyl nuclear power plant

1.injured from the Cheka - evacuated from the city. Припять 27.04.1986г.;

2.Participant – lокализации очага аварии fourth power unit

Chernobyl nuclear Power Plant – from 27.04.1986. by 13:00 06.05.86city;

3.Participant in the liquidation of the accident of the fourth power unit Чернобыльской АЭС -с 13:00 06.05.86g. по 27.12.1986г.;

4.Доза внутреннего и внешнего облучения за период 27.04.1986г.по 30.04.1986г.- 78 bride.

which are based on objective facts of a direct participant in the epicenter of events, system analysis and conclusions, without the use of fiction

City of Pripyat, 26.04.1986g. 08:30 called my sister's apartment, I had to talk to her husband about some personal matters, the sister picked up the phone, what surprised me. I was well aware of the mode of her work at the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, today her shift began with 8 hours of the morning. I immediately asked: Why not at work?I took her answer then as a joke: "The power unit exploded". To which I replied with an inappropriate joke: "one or all?». Sister offended, I understood it from her voice, and convincingly repeated: "There's been an accident, all roads to the nuclear power plant are blocked by police, transportation of workers to construction 5 power unit of the nuclear power plant is terminated".

Первое о чем подумал, this is what, that accidents are different and if something serious happened, then this would have already been reported on the radio broadcast network. The second thing was not clear to me - why the police posts and the cessation of transportation of builders to the fifth power unit under construction, which is scheduled to launch this year.. Usually in the "start-up year" work is carried out in three shifts, regardless of the days of the week and holidays.

Перед глазами невольно возникла местность района Чернобыльской АЭС, operating units and the fifth one under construction (the so-called ІІІ - turn). The road to the III stage from the side of g. Pripyat, passed through the formed corridor of four blocks No. 4, №3, No. 2 and No. 1 on the left side and ARU-750 on the right side, beyond the siphon bridge, behind the bridge sandy islands of straw-yellow color, on the left, newly built two-story buildings of the offices of subcontractors, preserved pines. To the right, one kilometer from the duker, huge whatnot 5 power. To the right side of the shelf are the columns of the deaerator shelf and the machine room.. In the foreground in front of the fifth power unit, seems tiny, two-storey capitally constructed administrative building, in which the control room of the US Chernobyl nuclear power plant was located, my place of work.

Подневольно и внезапно на смену пришли непонятные, previously unknown sensations. A red-hot huge ball of plasma appeared before my eyes., from which the enormous temperature emanates, erasing everything in memory. From a white-hot ball of plasma, an invisible, infinitely dividing grid pierces through you, with tremendous energy, and there is nothing else around, a hot ball of plasma and the energy of the grid piercing through you, от этого становится дурно и жутко. (It's now later 26 years after the Chernobyl disaster, everything is valued differently., at that time, with the existing arms race and the confrontation between the superpowers with the accumulated nuclear weapons and deployed around it ideologies about the threat of nuclear war, and the consequences of it, felt like a nightmare and madness), но здравый смысл берет верх, by force of will I begin to understand, that this is obviously fate for me and it needs to be accepted .

Исходя из сложившейся ситуации, обстановка оценивается быстро, there is no longer any doubt, that there is work to be done in unusual conditions that are still difficult to fully imagine, and these unusual conditions must be well known. I remember the book, about radioactive damage to the body, which I bought back in 1981 year, then I quickly reviewed it, but showed little interest. Now I'm interested in everything., what was associated with radiation. I quickly reviewed the title, dwelling in detail on the chapters of the most relevant, clarified the normal dose of natural solar radiation and the consequences and symptoms from the level of received radiation doses. Conclusion one, the main thing is not to get a dose leading to radiation sickness, in other cases, if you have to receive radiation, then only for the benefit of business. The thought is tormenting, what happened anyway 4 NPP power unit. I decided to call the Chernobyl shift supervisor.

После того, how i introduced myself after the call, as he usually did on a shift during work. We call the head of the Chernobyl shift, usually to coordinate current operational issues, that occur during the construction process. The answer was short: "There's been an accident". Other questions were not answered.. I understood perfectly, I don't get the answer I need, but still asked them. I thought about my naivete, was it worth asking these questions?, when it was clear beforehand, that my questions are unlikely to be answered, especially on the phone.

Желание получить информацию, what happened, becomes more and more insistent and desirable and more and more unfeasible on the basis of, that it was not possible to obtain such information from a source from the immediate place of the accident, по инерции звоню ДП УС ЧАЭС своему коллеге диспетчеру Batyuk VS. Я знал о том, what Batyuk VS. работал последнюю смену, and goes on vacation, which he has already completed, and got holiday pay. Поздоровавшись с Batyuk VS., I asked a question about, what is known about the accident. In response, I heard from him, facts already known to me. At the end of a phone call, Batyuk VS. asked me on April 27, 1986. change it early, for an hour or an hour and a half. I replied: "…We will see according to the circumstances". It was getting on in the evening, I had a lot of work scheduled for that day as usual, I didn't want to do anything.

Погода стояла хорошая, kids are bored, asking for the street, and all the time stuck out at the windows, watching it, how the kids ran in the yard, tumbling in the grass. After consulting with his wife, decided to let the children go for a walk in the yard for a while. At the same time, it was strictly forbidden to play on the grass and warned, that we let go for one hour and were allowed to walk only near the entrance of the house, in which they lived. Fell asleep as usual that day well after midnight.

AT 4-00 I was awakened by a phone call. Sister called, who hastily said: "Gather the necessary things and come to us". reported that, that a neighbor came to call her friend about the planned evacuation. I advised my wife to pack up and gather the kids, maybe it's really better to go to your sister, maybe it will be better, because i have to stay, because from today 8-00 27.04.86g. I will need to take a day shift. Wife flatly refused sister's proposal.

До утра уснуть я так и не смог, all sorts of thoughts came to mind. One of them haunted - this is an emergency unit. Tormented by the thought of, what was the accident and its extent, it was not clear to me, почему Батюк В., которого я должен сменить находиться на III очереди в районе строящего 5 power, which is cut off by the emergency power unit, there is cause for concern, this is a planned evacuation, the conclusion appeared automatically, the cases with the accident of the power unit are really serious. About construction work 5 power unit, of course, there was no question, it's pointless to sit in the DP at the communication console, there is an elementary option of relocation of the dispatch center to any office in the building of the Chernobyl control system in order to redirect the dispatcher phone number to this office, it takes minutes. This option made it possible not to be exposed to unnecessary radiation., eliminated unnecessary trips near the emergency unit and made it possible, in case of unforeseen circumstances, to leave the emergency power unit. At the location of the DP on the ІІІ stage, a kind of bag was obtained with one single exit through the corridor formed by 1, 2, 3, 4 power units and ARU-750, there is almost no other way. (Too, can also be attributed to the administrative building of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but these are already the costs of designing and building nuclear power plants).

Мысленно представил предстоящую работу и возможные пути её проведения исходя из основных функций выполняемых диспетчером в течении суток, this work during the pre-emergency period included: Transportation of workers on the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant from 25 settlements; Delivery of concrete and mortar to all construction sites; Issue and control over the operation of mechanisms and vehicles and its operational redistribution in the process of work; Based on the regime adopted in construction, is to conduct it only in operational mode, the head of the department of the Chernobyl Administration, in exceptional cases, his deputies impromptu gave out the names of the heads of departments, as their own strength, and subcontractors, the dispatcher is obliged to ensure their arrival and delivery at the appointed time and place as soon as possible. At the same time, it doesn't matter, what time of day is it, such a command could arrive at any time. For this reason, the main document, who was in the DP was indispensable in the situation that arose, was a directory with residential addresses, or temporary location, office and home phone numbers of executives, deputy chief foremen, specialists of all organizations involved in construction, including all necessary management services. Pripyat, including some phones of higher-ranking organizations involved in the processes associated with the construction and operation of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant throughout almost the entire USSR. So, that the relocation of the DP did not raise doubts about its expediency and did not provide any difficulty.

Так и не уснув, с этой мыслью в седьмом часу утра я позвонил ДП AT. Batiuk, in response he told me: "If you're afraid, say so", the conversation obviously did not work out it was pointless to convince, had to repeat: “If you put yourself in danger, then I consider it to be done for the benefit of the cause, change you, and then I consider it stupid to hang around as a watchman in the III stage ”, and hung up the phone.

Затем позвонил на квартиру главному диспетчеру Цуркан Л.С., told, о разговоре с Batyuk VS. also explained his views on the advisability of relocating the DP. And as an option, Batyuk closes the DP, takes a directory with addresses and phone numbers, gets into the duty car and hands me, I organize, relocation of the DP to any suitable place, based on the situation, which has developed and future work. Попросил Turcan LS. перезвонить Batyuk VS. так как мне звонить ему, not entirely acceptable with such a frank accusation of fear.

В восьмом часу не дождавшись результата от обеих сторон, I went on foot, to the building US Chernobyl, which was located approximately 3-4 km. Passing through the city and reaching the Pripyat city executive committee on the square, there were a lot of people, strangely scattered in small groups of several people, as well as many black cars. to one of the groups, recognizing in them the leaders of the Chernobyl construction, I came too. In conversation with them I learned, что начальник УС ЧАЭС Kizima V.T.. находится в Исполкоме, also learned, that others are no better informed about the accident than I am. More about that, that the government commission arrived, которую возглавляет Shterbina B.E. deputy arrived at the same time. Minister Семенов А.Н. and the Minister of the Ministry of Energy and Energy of the USSR Mayorets A.I.. representatives of ministries and Gossnab.

С лева от нашей группы стоял военный, junior officer. I did not pay attention to the rank of the military, two men approached him, who were wearing tracksuits, about something nstart talking, then the men began to resent loudly, o tom, why are people still kept in the city, the soldier tried to explain something, but he obviously couldn't..