Valery Legasov

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 USSR. He is known for his work as the chief of the commission investigating the Chernobyl disaster.^[1]

Legasov hung himself at his Moscow apartment on 27 April 1988, aged 51.^[1]

Valery Legasov Media

Press conference held during the Chernobyl Post- Accident Review Meeting from 25-29 August 1986. (IAEA Boardroom, Vienna, Austria)*Copyright: IAEA Imagebank Photo Credit: IAEA
Reactor 4 several months after the disaster.
Legasov (second from right) at a Vienna press conference, August 1986

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Associated Press (April 30, 1988). "Chemist, investigator of Chernobyl nuclear accident dies at 51". AP News Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2014. [the official Soviet news agency] Tass said Legasov made a "significant contribution in the working out and realization of immediate measures aimed at liquidating the consequences of the accident."

[ap-obituary-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Associated Press (April 30, 1988). "Chemist, investigator of Chernobyl nuclear accident dies at 51". AP News Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2014. [the official Soviet news agency] Tass said Legasov made a "significant contribution in the working out and realization of immediate measures aimed at liquidating the consequences of the accident."

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