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Russian scientist and inventor
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Male
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Birth:
10 January 1935(Kirov, Russia)
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Education:
Moscow Aviation Institute
The details
Biography
Introduction
Vyacheslav Danilenko (born 1935, Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Васильович Даниленко) is a Russian-born, former Soviet scientist who specializes in nanodiamonds.
Soviet Union
During the Soviet-era, he was employed at the nuclear installation known as NII-1011 located in the closed city of Chelyabinsk-70. There he worked on miniaturizing detonations, which led to discoveries in nanodiamonds.
Post-Soviet years
Ukraine
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he moved to Kiev, where he ran a private company called ALIT.
Iran
In 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.