Vyacheslav Danilenko
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Dr. Vyacheslav Danilenko (born 1935) is a Ukrainian
Ukrainian
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-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.

Ukraine

After the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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, he moved to Ukraine
Ukraine
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 where he ran a private company called ALIT in Kiev
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Iran

In 1995, he began networking with Iran
Iran
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 to develop their nanodiamond industry. 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
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. Danilenko denied these claims and in November the IEAE published an annex to their original publication confirming that his assistance in nanodiamond development was purely for civilian purposes.

Czech Republic

He presently operates with a company called Nanogroup in the Czech Republic
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