Valery Khodemchuk
Valery I. Khodemchuk | |
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Валерій Ходемчук | |
| Born | Valery Ilyich Khodemchuk 24 March 1951 |
| Died | 26 April 1986 (aged 35) Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Collapsed floor during the explosion at reactor hall |
| Burial place | Entombed above МСР-22 Main Circulation Pump |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, Senior Operator for Chernobyl Power plant |
| Known for | Night shift circulating pump operator at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant |
| Spouse | Natalia Khodemchuk |
| Children | Oleg Khodemchuk (son) Larisa Khodemchuk (daughter) |
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| Awards | Order of the Badge of Honour Order For Courage Third Class |
| Chernobyl disaster |
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Valery Ilyich Khodemchuk (Ukrainian: Валерій Ілліч Ходемчук; Russian: Валерий Ильич Ходемчук; 24 March 1951 – 26 April 1986) was a Soviet engineer who was the night shift circulating pump operator at the Chernobyl power plant, and the first casualty of the Chernobyl disaster.