Viktor Bryukhanov, Chernobyl nuclear power plant director, dies at 85

Within the quick aftermath, an amazing a part of the blame for the catastrophe was positioned on Mr. Bryukhanov, a thermal energy engineer with years of expertise within the Soviet nuclear energy trade. Within the broadly watched 2019 HBO collection “Chernobyl,” through which he was portrayed by actor Con O’Neill, he was depicted as a villain. However the actuality, stated Serhii Plokhy, a professor of Ukrainian historical past at Harvard College, is extra advanced.