In memory of the scientist :: NESTERENKO Vasily Borisovich

Vasily Borisovich Nesterenko (02.12.1934, v. Krasny Kut, Lugansk region, Ukraine – 25.08.2008), scientist in the field of nuclear energy. Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (1972), Doctor of Engineering Sciences (1968), Professor (1969). Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the BSSR (1979).

— Graduated from the Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School (now - Moscow State Technical University) (1958).
— In 1958-1962 - Researcher of the Institute of Engines of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
— In 1963-1965 - Head of Laboratory of the Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR.
— Since 1965 - Head of the department and Deputy Director for Scientific Work, in 1977-1987 - Director of the Institute of Nuclear Energy of the Academy of Sciences of the BSSR, simultaneously in 1971-1987 - General Designer of the Mobile Nuclear Power Plant "Pamir".
— Since 1990 - Director of the Institute of Radiation Safety "Belrad".
— In 1980-1985 - Deputy of the Supreme Council of the BSSR.
— In 1990-1994 - Chairman of the United Expert Committee of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia.

Work in the field of nuclear energy and radiation safety. One of the authors of the use of dissociating coolants in nuclear power. He conducted a series of studies on the study of new chemically reacting coolants, on the development and creation of methods for calculating thermal properties, heat exchange, gas dynamics and dissociating gas technology, analyzing cycles and schemes of nuclear power plants, identifying the technical and economic characteristics of nuclear power plants with fast neutrons.

Author of more than 300 scientific papers, incl. 15 monographs, more than 320 inventions.

State Prize of the BSSR in 1986 for the development of biotechnology and the creation of industrial production of rizotorfin using the radiation method of sterilization of the substrate and the introduction of the drug in agriculture.

Awarded with the Order of the Badge of Honor (1975), medals.

Major papers:

Научно-технические основы применения диссоциирующих газов как теплоносителей и рабочих тел АЭС. Мн., 1970.
Схемы преобразования тепла АЭС на диссоциирующих газах. Мн.,1975 (совм. с В.П. Бубновым).
Теплообмен в ядерных реакторах с диссоциирующим теплоносителем. Мн., 1980 (совм. с Б.Е. Тверковкиным).
Чернобыльская катастрофа: причины и последствия. В 4 частях. Мн., 1993 (на рус. яз.), 1997 (на англ. яз.).
Масштабы и последствия катастрофы на Чернобыльской АЭС для Беларуси, Украины и России. Мн., 1996.
Чернобыльская катастрофа: радиационная защита населения. Мн., 1997; Майнц (Германия), 1998.
Состояние и динамика радиационного загрязнения продуктов питания детей Чернобыльской зоны Беларуси (совм. с А.Н. Девойно, А.А. Мухлаев, И.Э. Нестеренко).