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Valery Alekseyevich Legasov (Russian: Валерий Алексеевич Легасов; 1 September 1936 – 27 April 1988) was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He is primarily known for his efforts to contain the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Legasov also presented the findings of an investigation to the International Atomic Energy Agency at the United Nations Office at Vienna, detailing the actions and circumstances that led to the explosion of Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Valery Legasov - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Former Soviet inorganic chemist and member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1936–1988) Valery Legasov Валерий Легасов Legasov, c.  1986 Born ( 1936-09-01 ) 1 September 1936 Tula , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union Died 27 April 1988 (1988-04-27) (aged 51) Moscow , Russian SFSR, Soviet Union Cause of death Suicide by hanging Resting place Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow, Russia Alma mater Moscow D. Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology Known for Efforts to contain the 1986 Chernobyl disaster

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