Russian nuclear icebreakers fleet

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Atomflot

[ 18.08.2010 ]
Russian icebreakers escorting gas condensate ship to China, halving usual journey
NEW YORK – Two Russian nuclear-powered icebreakers will escort a tanker transporting gas condensate from Russia to China via the Arctic rather than through the Suez Canal in a trial run is whose goal is to cut the time it takes to ship oil and gas to countries in the Asia-Pacific region, World Nuclear News Reported.
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Andrey Ponomarenko

[ 03.08.2009 ]
Nuclear icebreaker ‘Lenin’ says all board, but keeps the overly curious at bay
MURMANSK – Since its recent arrival to the future place of permanent mooring in Murmansk, the nuclear icebreaker "Lenin" has been visited by nearly 5,000 museum-goers. Yet the question persists if the more decorous version of the ship’s history presented on board does not do ill justice to the vessel and the people who served on it.
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Aleksandr Raube

[ 27.04.2009 ]
Russia’s Atomflot boasts of solid plans, yet prays for ‘global freezing’
MURMANSK – At a recent press conference in Murmansk, Vyacheslav Ruksha, head of Russia’s nuclear icebreaker operator Atomflot, boasted of the company’s stable present, but warned of a potential rough streak ahead.
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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.

[ 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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