Service Ships

Murmansk Shipping Company operates six nuclear service ships at the present time. Bellona, 20/06-2003

 

 

 

 

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
Volodarsky Receiving and storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF)
+ +
- . + - Receiving and storage of fresh fuel assemblies
+ -
- - + - Equipment for loading SNF to transport containers - +
- - - - Receiving and storage of solid radioactive waste
+ - - - +
+
Receiving and storage of liquid radioactive waste + - + - +
- Filtration of liquid waste
+ - - - - - Equipment for decontamination + - - - +
- Preparation of filter materials + - - - - - Generation of nitrogen
+ - - - - - Generation of evaporator +
- - - +
- Storage of specialised equipment
+ + - - +
+
Laundry for working clothes + - - +
+
- 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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