Tokarenko, Vladimir Petrovich (October 24, 1937, Murmansk , Murmansk District , Leningrad Region , RSFSR , USSR - February 13, 2019, Pasichna , Baryshevsky District, Kiev Region , Ukraine ) - the Chernobyl accident liquidator , honorary power engineer of the USSR, deputy managing director of the Yuzhteploenergomontazh accident .
| Vladimir Petrovich Tokarenko | |||
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 Vladimir Petrovich Tokarenko | |||
| Date of Birth | October 24, 1937 | ||
| Place of Birth | Murmansk , Murmansk district , Leningrad region , RSFSR , USSR | ||
| Date of death | February 13, 2019 (81 year) | ||
| Place of death | Pasichna , Baryshevsky district , Kiev region , Ukraine | ||
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Ukraine | ||
| Occupation | Honored Power Engineer of the USSR, liquidator of the Chernobyl accident | ||
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Biography
Born October 24, 1937 in Murmansk .
At the beginning of World War II with his family was evacuated to the Ukrainian USSR.
He began working at the age of 17 as a mechanic at the Vostokenergomontazh trust in the city of Angarsk , then he studied as a turner, and soon became a master.
In 1960 he worked as chief engineer of the assembly site in the city of Biysk .
From 1968 he was chief engineer at the Krivoy Rog power station .
In 1973 he became the head of the Chernobyl assembly management. Supervised motor works on the construction of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant , installing all thermal and nuclear equipment at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
1982 appointed deputy manager of the Yuzhteploenergomontazh trust (UTEM).
At the time of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was in Pripyat, at 5 am was already at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, evacuated by personal transport personnel.
On April 26 and 27, he worked at a distance of 150 m from the damaged reactor. From April 28 to May 2, he worked at helipads. Participated in extinguishing the reactor from helicopters. In total, work at the Chernobyl NPP until December 1986 amounted to more than 70 days. [one]
He was sent several times for the treatment of radiation sickness, but each time he returned and continued to work to eliminate the consequences of the accident. Supervised installation and repair work.
Received personal thanksgiving from Boris Yevdokimovich Shcherbina .
In 1986 he was awarded the Order of Lenin for selfless labor in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident. [2]
Since 1988 he has led Soviet specialists in the construction of the Temelin nuclear power plant in the Czech Republic .
In 2001 he returned to Ukraine.
He died on February 13, 2019 in the village of Pasechnaya in the 82nd year of life after a long illness.
References to his actions in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident in the literature
“Reviving Chernobyl” - Lenina Kaibysheva (1987)
At the forefront of this front, civilian people could not be ordered. But you can lead you. So did the deputy manager of the Yuzhteploenergomontazh trust V. P. Tokarenko. He evacuated people from the territory of the NPP, supervised installation and repair work on the first and second power units. [3]
"Chernobyl notebook" - Grigory Ustinovich Medvedev ( "New World", 1989)
“Approaches to the reactor from the air were dangerous, prevented the ventilation pipe of the fourth block, whose height was one hundred and fifty meters. Nesterov and Serebryakov measured the activity above the reactor at different heights. Below one hundred and ten meters did not fall, for activity sharply increased. At an altitude of one hundred and ten meters - 500 Xenggen per hour. But after the "bombing" probably will rise even higher. To discharge the sand, it is necessary to hover over the reactor for three to four minutes. The dose that pilots will receive during this time will be from 20 to 80 roentgens, depending on the degree of background radiation.
Finally, the first batch of six sandbags was loaded onto the Mi-6. Along with the helicopters, N. K. Antonchuk, V. D. Deygraf, and V. P. Tokarenko flew alternately to the “bombing”. They mounted this reactor, and the pilots needed to show them more precisely where to throw the bags. ” [4]
“After Chernobyl” - Lenina Semenovna Kaybysheva ( 1996)
“ Literally on the eve of the accident, V. P. Tokarenko, deputy manager of UTEM (trust Yuzhteploenergomontazh), who installed all the thermal and nuclear equipment at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, arrived in Pripyat from Kiev. It was necessary to discuss how best to use the YuTEM tower crane “Demag” at the station’s fifth unit, which was under construction at that time. Stayed overnight to go to the construction site on Saturday. And about 5 in the morning the phone rang - an accident. I tried to call Kiev, but the line was blocked. Then Vladimir Petrovich in his personal car, and behind him to another - Viktor Grigorievich Mikitas and other installers rushed to the station. The guards knew them well by sight and missed them. ” [5]
“The base of UTEM was only 150 meters from the fourth block. Tokarenko did not yet know what exactly happened at the station, but it was absolutely clear to him: he must immediately take out the people who remained there. Count those present so as not to forget anyone. ...
He then walked, then traveled in his car from object to object, as it turned out, directly on pieces of graphite in Pripyat, in Chernobyl, and again to the station. He received a dose of about a hundred rem (tentatively, since dosimetrists and physicians began to examine installers only on April 29). The car had to be abandoned - it turned out to be too “dirty.” [5]
“The leaders of UTEM constantly worked together with their teams. V. V. Tokarenko was replaced by another deputy head A. I. Zayats, then Tokarenko came again, then F. M. Khlystov, and Tokarenko had to go to the hospital for a month. V. Fedorenko, department heads E. G. Stein, A. P. Matveev, I. S. Demchenko, V. Khudoley, V. I. Borodi, party organizer Serik, worked alternately. And in the fall of '86, I again saw Tokarenko in Chernobyl, an intelligent and very tired person, and I became convinced that he, the manager and the man, enjoys enormous respect from others. ” [5]
“Chernobyl 12 years later” - Gennady Prisyazhny (Odessa, 1998)
“F. Khlystov and V. Tokarenko found an opportunity to render assistance at any time of the day.
They helped to see the accident through their eyes, their advice and recommendations on the conduct of work had a crucial role in improving my professional training and performance of official duties in the accident zone of a nuclear power plant. " [6]
Awards
- 1970 - Medal for Valiant Labor
- 1975, 1977, 1978 - Signs Winner of Socialist Competition
- 1976 - Badge Excellent for the USSR Ministry of Energy
- 1977 - Order of Badge of Honor
- 1983 - Medal Veteran of Labor
- 1982 - Order of the October Revolution
- 1986 - the Order of Lenin for selfless labor in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident [2]
- 1986 - Sign of the participant in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident
- 1987 - Honorary Power Engineer of the USSR badge
- Two Golden Medals VDNH "For success in the national economy of the USSR"
- Sign Honorary Power Engineer of Russia
- Sign Honorary Power Engineer of Ukraine
Family
His sister, Vera Petrovna Smetnik (1938–2017) is a Soviet and Russian scientist in the field of gynecological endocrinology, doctor of medical sciences, professor, honored worker of science of the Russian Federation , president of the Russian Association of Gynecologists and Endocrinologists.
Notes
- ↑ Extract from the case history. 25 cl. Bat-tsa Kiev, December 16, 1987
- ↑ 1 2 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR December 24, 1986
- ↑ Lenin Kaibyshev. Revived Chernobyl. - 1987.
- ↑ Gregory Ustinovich Medvedev. Chernobyl notebook. - New World, 1989.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Lenina Semenovna Kaybysheva. After Chernobyl. - 1996.
- ↑ Gennady the Jury. "Chernobyl 12 years later." - 1998. - p. 8.