The former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant says the HBO series got its villain right, but its hero wrong - StamfordAdvocate

The former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant says the HBO series got its villain right, but its hero wrong - StamfordAdvocate: Liam Daniel/HBO

The HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" closely mirrors the real-life events of the tragic 1986 nuclear disaster , according to Alexander Kovalenko, the former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
Kovalenko was called to Chernobyl in July 1986 to minimize the risk of radioactive contamination following the accident.
He worked closely and shared a room with the HBO show's protagonist, scientific investigator Valery Legasov.
Kovalenko said Legasov wasn't a key figure in the actual cleanup.
Kovalenko also said the show's villain, deputy chief engineer Anatoly Dyatlov, was "an arrogant narcissist" who was responsible for the accident.

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