The biggest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker “Arktika” was launched on May – Business Portal

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The biggest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker “Arktika” has launched in May. This was reported Trend. TASS in the press service of the “Baltic Plant”. “Baltic Shipyard – Shipbuilding” May 26 is going to lower the water head-purpose nuclear-powered icebreaker “Arktika” project 22220. On that day, the company will celebrate its 160th anniversary, “- said the plant.

Next, the vessel will have to finish building on the waterfront, and in December 2017 after all the tests give the customer – FSUE “Atomflot”.

The new generation of icebreakers designed the “CDB” Iceberg “. The lead ship of the project “The Arctic” is incorporated in November 2013, the first serial icebreaker “Siberia” – in May 2015. Bookmark the second series – “Ural” – is scheduled in September 2016. Under the contract, the serial nuclear submarines worth 84.4 billion rubles are to be delivered in late 2019 and 2020.

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The latest Russian nuclear submarines will be able to overcome the almost three-meter ice and carry ships with cargo capacity of up to 100 thousand tons. They will serve the Northern Sea Route and drive vessels carrying hydrocarbon feedstock from the fields of Yamal and Gydan peninsulas, the Kara Sea shelf to the markets of the Atlantic and the Pacific.

22220 nuclear-powered project larger and more powerful than their predecessors. Double-draft design will allow the ship to use in Arctic waters, and in the mouths of the rivers polar. Maximum length is 173.3 m, width – 34 m, draft of the design waterline – 10.5 m, minimum working draft – 8.55 m. Displacement – 33.54 thousand tons. Power icebreaker – 60 MW.

Icebreakers type LK-60YA receive a two-reactor power plant. The main source of steam – the installation of new generation RHYTHM-200 with 175 MW, specially designed for this vessel on behalf of OKBM Afrikantov. On the “Arctic” to set it up in 2016. The cost of one installation RITM-200 – 8 billion rubles.

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“Baltic Plant” (included in “United Shipbuilding Corporation”) built all Soviet and Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers with the exception of the first in the world – “Lenin”. In 2007 it completed the construction of the atomic icebreaker “50 Years of Victory”, which to date remains the largest icebreaker in the world with a length of 159.6 meters, a displacement of 25,000 tons and a capacity of 55 MW.

In just over 160 years of St. Petersburg, the company produced about 600 warships, submarines and civilian courts. The length of the largest stocks in the Russian Federation “A” of 350 m. It allows you to build and float ships with deadweight up to 100 thousand tons. State enterprise – more than 4 thousand people.

Roman Podervyansky, corr. TASS