Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

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Coutesy of Thomas Nilsen, the Barents Observer

[ 11.04.2013 ]
Russian nuclear icebreaker Rossiya taking last voyage along Norway’s coast
The Russian nuclear icebreaker Rossiya is headed back to its home port in Murmansk along the coast of Norway, where it will be decommissioned by the end of the year, a spokeswoman for the icebreaker port Atomflot said.
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Atomflot

[ 17.01.2013 ]
Russian nuclear icebreaker traversing Norwegian waters, worrying Bellona
The Russian nuclear icebreaker, the Rossiya, has left the Murmansk-based icebreaker port of Atomflot on Tuesday en route to the St. Petersburg area on what is likely to be its last voyage of Russia’s forth-oldest ship of this type.
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Foto: Alexander Raube

[ 24.08.2012 ]
Russia’s Atomflot inks deal to build world’s largest nuclear icebreaker
MURMANSK – Atomflot, the Murmansk based home to Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet and a division of Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has announced the construction of a new mega-ton generation of atomic icebreaker – the project 22220 – said to be the largest ever to put to sea.
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NEWS
[ 25.03.2009 ]
Russian nuclear icebreaker collides with tanker – no radiation release reported

The nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal collided with the tanker Indiga during ice escort in the Kara Sea last week, the Barents Observer reported.

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[ 22.10.2008 ]
New generation nuclear icebreaker model passes simulated sea tests

ST. PETERSBURG - A model new generation nuclear icebreaker tested out successfully at St. Petersburg’s Krylov Central Scientific Research Institute, meaning that next year money will be earmarked for construction of the new icebreaker.

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government.ru

[ 17.10.2008 ]
Putin and Kiriyenko meet to discuss new nuclear icebreakers

In a meeting yesterday between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom chief Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin requested Rosatom develop long term plans for strengthening Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet for the purpose of gaining predominance in the Northern Sea route, the official Russian government website government.ru reported.

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