On May 12, 2026, before the meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a ceremony was held to present Rosatom State Corporation commemorative plaques "For Participation in the Elimination of the Accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. 40 Years."
RAS President and Academician Gennady Yakovlevich Krasnikov presented this award to Alexander Georgievich Viktorov, Deputy Academician-Secretary of the RAS Division of Biological Sciences, who is also a staff member of our institute.
After the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986, IEE RAS staff were in the accident zone within five days. In June 1986, large-scale work by institute scientists on aquatic and terrestrial radioecology began in the 30-kilometer zone around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Over the years, our institute participated in developing measures to mitigate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. The effects of the Chernobyl radiation disaster on living organisms were studied. A number of patterns in the accumulation and redistribution of radionuclides in animals and biota as a whole have been identified. A.G. Viktorov also participated in this research.
We congratulate Alexander Georgievich Viktorov on his well-deserved award!