Service Ships
Murmansk Shipping Company operates six nuclear service ships at the present time.
| Service Ship | Year of construction | Length, m | Width, m | Discplacement, tons | Crew | Vessel utilization |
| Imandra | 1981 | 130 | 17 | 9700 | 100 | Floating nuclear service base |
| Lotta | 1960 | 122 | 16 | 7000 | 60 | Floating nuclear service base |
Serebryanka | 1974 | 102 | 12 | 4300 | 30 | Special nuclear service tanker |
| Rosta-1 | 1985 | 62 | 12 | 1650 | 14 | Radiation monitoring barge |
| Lepse | 1936 | 87 | 17 | 5600 | 40 | Floating nuclear service base |
| Volodarsky | 1929 | 96 | 16 | 5500 | - | Floating nuclear service base |
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- . + - Receiving and storage of fresh fuel assemblies
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- - + - Equipment for loading SNF to transport containers - +
- - - - Receiving and storage of solid radioactive waste
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Receiving and storage of liquid radioactive waste + - + - +
- Filtration of liquid waste
+ - - - - - Equipment for decontamination + - - - +
- Preparation of filter materials + - - - - - Generation of nitrogen
+ - - - - - Generation of evaporator +
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- Storage of specialised equipment
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Laundry for working clothes + - - +
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- Note: the service/storage ships Lepse and Volodarsky are currently used solely for storing waste, not receiving it. Volodarsky is partly decommissioned.
Table: Functions of the service ships
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