The Chernobyl Disaster: The Players

Part 2 Viktor Brukhanov Continued

Part one of this series examined the life of Viktor Brukhanov up until 1986, when he was arguably riding on top of the world as the director of the top nuclear power station in the Soviet Union. But behind the scenes, Brukhanov was managing a house of cards that was going to collapse sooner or later.

For years, KGB informants had reported myriad code vio…