The former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant says the HBO series got its villain right, but its hero wrong

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• The HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" is nominated for 19 Emmy awards; the award show will be held September 22.
• The miniseries mirrors the real-life events of the tragic 1986 nuclear disaster. But the former deputy director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Alexander Kovalenko, said the real tragedy was "much worse."
• Kovalenko was called to Chernobyl in July 1986 to minimize the risk of radioactive contamination following the accident.
• He shared a room with Valery Legasov, the HBO show's protagonist, but said Legasov wasn't a key figure in the actual cleanup.
• Kovalenko also said the show's villain, deputy chief engineer Anatoly Dyatlov, was "an arrogant narcissist" who was responsible for the accident.
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The HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" took a few artistic liberties with its portrayal of the 1986 nuclear-power-plant accident. It invented a main character, exaggerated certain responses to the crisis, and adjusted the chronology of a fatal helicopter crash. 

The show earned 19 Emmy nominations, including in the Outstanding Limited Series category, in which it's considered a frontrunner. The award show will be held Sunday, September 22.

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