V'yacheslav Vasilovich Danilenko (Ukrainian: Выячеслав Васильович Даниленко; born January 10, 1935)[1] is a Ukrainian[2] physicist who specializes in the nanodiamonds, which he gained expertise during his time in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons.[3][4]
Vyacheslav Danilenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 (age 88–89) |
| Citizenship |  Ukraine |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Polytechnic Institute |
| Known for | Detonation nanodiamond Soviet atomic bomb project Nuclear program of Iran |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | VNIITF |
In 2011, the IAEA investigators and the investigative report by the Washington Post leveled serious allegations on him as a "foreign expert" and accused him of being a central figure in the nuclear program of Iran after the Soviet collapse in 1991.[5][6]
Soviet Union
editFrom 1955 until 1991, Danilenko worked as a physicist in the former Soviet program of nuclear weapons, where he was based in the NII-1011 facility which is located in the closed city of Chelyabinsk-70.[3] His initial work was focused on Nanodiamond that were produced from detonation of former Soviet nuclear devices in the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan.[7] He later gained expertise in the Detonation nanodiamond–a technology developed from the former Soviet program that improved the detonation process.[8][3]
Post-Soviet years
editUkraine
editAfter the Soviet dissolution, he moved to Kyiv in Ukraine, where he ran a private company called ALIT, which was known for producing diamonds.[3][9] In 2004, he authored a paper on nanodiamonds.[10]
Iran
editIn 2011 the Washington Post released an article alleging that he provided expertise in the development of nuclear detonators for the country at their Physics Research Centre between 1996 and 2002, and cited a report published by the International Atomic Energy Agency.[3][11]
References
edit- ^ "Даниленко В'ячеслав Васильович". esu.com.ua. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Don't Worry, Ukraine Won't Go Nuclear". Time. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Russian scientist Vyacheslav Danilenko’s aid to Iran offers peek at nuclear program", Joby Warrick. Washington Post. November 13, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2011
- ^ Даниленко В’ячеслав Васильович - Енциклопедія Сучасної України. esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-06-14.
- ^ "Soviet Scientist Denies Being 'Father' of Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program". Haaretz.
- ^ Warrick, Joby (13 November 2011). "Russian scientist Vyacheslav Danilenko's aid to Iran offers peek at nuclear program". Washington Post.
- ^ Jervis, Robert; Wirtz, James J. (12 May 2022). The 2007 Iran Nuclear Estimate Revisited: Anatomy of a Controversy. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-58820-0.
- ^ Solomon, Jay (23 August 2016). The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-8129-9365-3. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Ultrananocrystalline diamond: synthesis, properties, and applications", Olga A. Shenderova, Dieter M. Gruen. William Andrew, 2006. ISBN 0-8155-1524-3, ISBN 978-0-8155-1524-1. p. 335
- ^ Danilenko, V. V. (2004). "On the history of the discovery of nanodiamond synthesis". Physics of the Solid State. 46 (4): 595–599. Bibcode:2004PhSS...46..595D. doi:10.1134/1.1711431. S2CID 121038737.
- ^ "Iran nuclear report: IAEA claims Tehran working on advanced warhead", Julian Borger. The Guardian. November 7, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2011