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VESSELS ‘World’s Largest’ Nuclear Icebreaker Launched ussia has unveiled Arktika, a double-draft design for use both in the towing in ice and open water, rendering ??+ Icebreaker9 [2] AUT2-ICS EPP), touted as the world’s largest Arctic and in estuaries of the Polar riv- assistance to ships and carrying out res- will be able to break ice up to 2.9 meters and most powerful nuclear ers (in particular, in shallow water of the cue operations. This ship, which is being thick and reach speeds of up to 22 knots.

Ricebreaker, during a launch- Yenissei River (Dudinka) and the Gulf of built to the class of the Russian Maritime Metal for the body of the icebreaker was ing ceremony on June 16 at Baltic Ship- Ob). The icebreaker can also be used for Register of Shipping (RS class notation: supplied by OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron yard in St Petersburg. and Steel Works (MMK).

The 173 x 34 meter Arktika is the lead The icebreaker will be ? tted with dou- nuclear icebreaker ordered by Russia’s ble-reactor electrical power installation

Rosatom state nuclear agency for navi- with the main steam source from the re- gation through the Northern Sea Route, actor plant of a new generation RITM- and more speci? cally the delivery of 200 with the power of 175 MW being hydrocarbons to Asian markets. “There specially designed for this ship. Arkti- are no analogs of the icebreaker such as ka’s keel was laid on November 5, 2013, the Arktika in the world,” said Rosatom and the vessel is set for sea trials in 2017.

CEO Sergey Kirienko at the launching ceremony. “This icebreaker is most up- to-date by its parameters; all technical

Arktika main particulars: capabilities which have never been used

Power .............................60 ??? (shaft) on other vessels are implemented here.

Speed ...........22 knots (at clean water)

The icebreaker Arktika means real new

Length ....173.3 m (160 m as per CWL)

Breadth .........34 m (33 m as per CWL) opportunities for our country.”

Depth .........................................15.2 m

Designed by Iceberg Central Design

Draft ............................. 10.5 m/8.65 m

Bureau, the vessel is engineered for pi-

Maximum icebreaking capability 2.9 m loting large-tonnage ships and leading

Full displacement ....................33 540 t caravans in the West Arctic (Barents Sea,

Speci? ed lifetime .....................40 years

Pechora Sea and Kara Sea) and features

ARKTIKA

The launching ceremony for nuclear icebreaker Arktika took place at the

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