Aleksandr Akimov

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Akimov (Russian: Александр Фёдорович Акимов; 6 May 1953 – 10 May 1986) was a Soviet engineer who was the supervisor of the shift that worked at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Unit 4 on the night of the Chernobyl disaster, 26 April 1986.

For other people with the name Aleksandr Akimov, see Aleksandr Akimov (footballer) and Alexander Akimov (general).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Akimov.
Aleksandr F. Akimov
Александр Акимов
Born
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Akimov

(1953-05-06)6 May 1953
Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 May 1986(1986-05-10) (aged 33)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Cause of deathAcute radiation syndrome
EducationMoscow Power Engineering Institute
OccupationNuclear engineer
Known forUnit shift supervisor of Unit 4 at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
AwardsOrder For Courage
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