Russia to Introduce New Nuclear Arctic Icebreaker Project by End of 2015
17:05 08.06.2015(updated 17:16 08.06.2015)
Russian Deputy Defense Minister announced that the layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-powered icebreaker will be presented by the end of 2015.
GORKI (Sputnik) – The layout of Russia's Leader-class nuclear-powered icebreaker will be presented by the end of 2015, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced Monday.
'Also in development until the end of the year is a 'super-nuclear' icebreaker project,' the official said at a briefing with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Rogozin estimated the new nuclear-powered icebreaker will be able to power through 13-feet ice sheets.
The St. Petersburg-based Krylov State Research Center will be in charge of developing the new nuclear icebreaker, according to Vyacheslav Ruksha, director general of Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet operator Rosatomflot.
The new Leader-class icebreaker is estimated to have a crew of 50-60 and be powered by two nuclear reactors.
The Leader has an estimated deadweight capacity of 100,000 tonnes and will afford round-the-clock navigation from northern Russia's Cape Zhelaniya to the Bering Strait.
The new icebreaker's 164-foot beam will be able to clear paths up to 54.6 yards wide.
Russia is developing two additional nuclear-powered icebreakers as part of Project 22220, expected to be built by the Baltic Shipyard by the end of 2020.
© Sputnik
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