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32-689: As of September 2020, the company operates a fleet of five nuclear-powered icebreakers, including the world's largest, the Arktika , which joined the fleet on her maiden voyage. The company employs between 1,000 and 2,000 people. The company has a ship to transport radioactive waste , and another to monitor radiation. It also maintains a museum ship, the Lenin . Sanctioned by Canada on 22 August 2023 for association with Russian government. A total of about 1,000 people work on atomic icebreakers, nuclear light carriers, and ATOs (atomic technology services), all under

64-543: A compact integrated layout placing equipment within the steam generator casing, halving system weight compared to earlier designs and improving ability to operate in rolling and pitching seas. It powers the Project 22220 icebreakers , the first of which went critical in October 2019. Since 2012, ten RITM‑200 reactors have been manufactured for five Russian Project 22220 multi-purpose nuclear icebreakers. Six reactors are installed on

96-559: A graving dock in Kronstadt in mid-August. The faulty electric motor was replaced in September 2021 and the icebreaker went on post-repair trials in the Gulf of Finland in late November alongside its sister ship, Sibir , that was on builder's pre-delivery trials. With full propulsion power restored, Arktika departed Saint Petersburg in the beginning of December and headed for icebreaking duty in

128-636: A license was given for a pilot RITM-200N plant to be built near the village of Ust-Kuiga, with commissioning planned for 2028. RITM‑200M reactors will also be installed on the floating power units to supply power to the Baimsky GOK mining site in Chukotka . They are planned to be put in operation in 2029. The volume of investments in the project was estimated at RUB900bn ($ 10bn). However, Georgy Fotin, Director General of Baimskaya Management Company, said in April, that

160-424: A nuclear-turbo-electric powertrain. The onboard nuclear power plant consists of two 175   MWt RITM-200 pressurized water reactors fueled by up to 20% enriched Uranium-235 and two 36   MWe turbogenerators . The propulsion system follows the classic polar icebreaker pattern with three 6.2-metre (20 ft) four-bladed propellers driven by 20-megawatt (27,000 hp) electric motors. With

192-645: A so-called dual-draft functionality which would allow the vessel to operate in shallow coastal areas after de-ballasting. Although the preliminary designs had been developed almost two decades earlier, the LK-60Ya design was finalized in 2009 as Project 22220 by Central Design Bureau "Iceberg" and the construction of the first vessel was awarded to Saint Petersburg -based Baltic Shipyard in August 2012. Three additional contracts in May 2014, August 2019 and February 2023 have increased

224-523: A total propulsion power of 60 megawatts (80,000 hp), Arktika is designed to be capable of breaking 2.8 metres (9 ft) thick level ice at a continuous speed of 1.5–2 knots (2.8–3.7 km/h; 1.7–2.3 mph) at full power when operating in deep water at design draught. RITM-200 RITM-200S RITM-200N RITM-200M RITM-400 RITM-200S: 198  MW th RITM-200N: 190  MW th RITM-200M: 198  MW th RITM-400: 315  MW th The RITM-200

256-486: Is 173.3 metres (569 ft) long overall and has a maximum beam of 34 metres (112 ft). Designed to operate efficiently both in shallow Arctic river estuaries as well as along the Northern Sea Route, the draught of the vessel can be varied between about 9 and 10.5 metres (30 and 34 ft) by taking in and discharging ballast water , with displacement up to 33,327 tonnes (32,801 long tons). Arktika has

288-472: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arktika (2016 icebreaker) Arktika (Russian: Арктика , romanized : Arctic , IPA: [ˈarktʲɪkə] ) is a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker built by Baltic Shipyard in Saint Petersburg . It is the lead ship of Project 22220 icebreakers and superseded the preceding class of nuclear-powered icebreakers as

320-508: Is a project of a pressurised water reactor with a planned capacity of 80 to 90 MW. The reactor is being developed by OKBM Afrikantov, a nuclear engineering company that is part of Rosatom. As of November 2023, Nornickel and Rosatom were considering the possibility of setting up low-capacity nuclear power plants to supply energy to the Norilsk Industrial District. A high-tech project of a low-capacity nuclear power plant based on

352-411: Is an integrated Generation III+ pressurized water reactor developed by OKBM Afrikantov and designed to produce 55 MWe. The design is an improvement of KLT-40S reactor. It uses up to 20% enriched uranium-235 and can be refueled every 10 years for a 60 year planned lifespan in floating power plant installation. If installed in a stationary power plant the fuel cycle is 6 years. The RITM-200 has

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384-486: The Arctic , after her predecessor . While the hull of the icebreaker was still being assembled on the slipway, the shipyard began the construction of the 2,400-tonne (2,400-long-ton) superstructure that would be installed after launching. Similarly, the 180-tonne (180-long-ton) RITM-200 nuclear reactors were installed after launching: the first one on 2 September 2016 and the second one on 21 September. By early 2017, it

416-504: The Arktika , Sibir and Ural icebreakers, which are already in operation. Construction of the other two, Yakutia and Chukotka , is nearing completion. In November 2020 Rosatom announced plans to place a land-based RITM-200N SMR in isolated Ust-Kuyga town in Yakutia . The reactor will replace current coal and oil based electricity and heat generation at half the price. In April 2023,

448-513: The Gulf of Ob . In June–August 2020, Rosatomflot filed three lawsuits against Baltic Shipyard in the Moscow Arbitration Court, claiming almost 1 billion rubles of compensation for undisclosed reasons. Initially, Rosatom stated that one of the first missions of the newly commissioned nuclear-powered icebreaker would be to take 25 Russian teenagers between 12 and 16 years old, finalists of

480-430: The keel was laid on the slipway on 5 November 2013. By August 2015, 70% of the hull assembly including the icebreaking bow had been completed, and the construction was proceeding according to the original schedule according to which the vessel would be delivered by December 2017. The launching ceremony , initially scheduled for May 2016, was held on 16 June 2016. The new icebreaker was named Arktika , Russian for

512-508: The "Arctic Olympiad", to the North Pole in October 2020. However, Arktika remained at Atomflot's base in Murmansk until mid-November following the official flag-raising ceremony. The vessel departed on its first working voyage on the Northern Sea Route on 14 November but briefly returned to Murmansk for minor technical adjustments. The first escort operation was carried out on 24 November. After

544-455: The Arctic. Russian icebreaker expert, Professor L. G. Tsoy, has publicly voiced concerns about the Arktika ' s excessive lightship weight which has led to the minimum operating draught in fresh water reportedly increasing from the planned 8.7 metres (29 ft) to 9.3 metres (31 ft). This would not allow the icebreaker to operate efficiently in shallow ice-covered river estuaries such as

576-600: The assessment had been revised upwards and some RUB170bn had already been invested. The Baim project will be supplied with electricity using the new FNPPs of the PEB-106 project, designed for operation in the Far North and Far East. They will use the new RITM-200S reactors, which will supply 106 MWe to consumers. Their service life is 40 years and the interval between refuelling is five years. The units will be held in place by rigid mooring devices, which make it possible to compensate for

608-511: The delivery date of the icebreaker. In March 2020, it was further reported that Arktika may be accepted to trial service with reduced propulsion power of 40 to 50 megawatts while a replacement motor is being manufactured. According to Central Design Bureau "Iceberg", this would reduce the vessel's maximum icebreaking capability by about 20 centimetres (8 in). In late June, the United Shipbuilding Corporation confirmed that

640-561: The deteriorated Russia–Ukraine relations . Similarly, the supplier of the integrated electric propulsion system was changed from the GE Power Conversion , a subsidiary of General Electric , to TSNII SET, a subsidiary of Krylov State Research Center . On 12 July 2017, President Vladimir Putin ordered the United Shipbuilding Corporation to postpone the delivery of the new icebreaker to 2019. Further delays in

672-539: The initial deployment, the icebreaker was expected to return to Murmansk to stock up provisions in mid-December and then head back to the Northern Sea Route. However, due to technical issues Arktika remained in Atomflot's base until late February 2021. On 1 January 2022, the ship arrived in Pevek with two cargo vessels, but one vessel of the convoy had been left on the route until the Arktika could go back for her. Arktika

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704-540: The largest and most powerful icebreaker ever constructed. In the late 1980s, the Russian research institutes and design bureaus developed a successor for the 1970s Arktika -class nuclear-powered icebreakers as part of a wider icebreaker fleet renewal program initiated shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . The new 60-megawatt icebreaker, referred to using a type size series designation LK-60Ya, would feature

736-570: The latter event was referred to as "physical launching" of the reactors. Arktika began the first stage of sea trials in Gulf of Finland under diesel power on 12 December 2019. During the two-day trials, the vessel achieved a speed of 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph) using the ship's auxiliary diesel power plant. The next trials, during which the vessel would sail for the first time on nuclear power, were originally scheduled for March–April 2020 but were later postponed to mid-June. The three-week trials finally commenced on 23 June when Arktika

768-420: The manufacturing and testing of the steam turbines later pushed this deadline to May 2020. The quayside trials, which included testing of the ship's systems while connected to shore power, began in May 2018. One year later, Arktika ' s reactors received their first batch of nuclear fuel and in October 2019 the ship's nuclear power plant was brought to the minimum level of controlled reaction. In Russia,

800-520: The movement of the power units from the ebb and flow. The power generated by the power unit is transmitted to the shore using 50 high-voltage cables. Three main floating power units and one reserve unit will be installed, which will be used during the repair of the main units. On May 27, 2024, Rosatom signed a contract to construct a 330 MW nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan's Jizzakh Region, featuring six 55 MWe RITM-200N small modular reactors. RITM-400

832-465: The nuclear-powered icebreaker was initially scheduled for 5 November 2020 according to a draft resolution of the Russian government, it was signed at the official flag-raising ceremony held onboard Arktika in Murmansk on 21 October 2020. In February 2020, it was reported that the propulsion motor on the starboard shaft had failed during the quayside trials due to a short circuit and, if the 300-ton motor needs to be replaced, this may have an impact on

864-409: The number of Project 22220 icebreakers under construction or on order to seven. The construction of the first Project 22220 icebreaker was awarded to Baltic Shipyard, the sole bidder in the public tender, on 3 August 2012 with a contract value of 36.959 billion rubles (about US$ 1.16 billion). The steel-cutting ceremony, which marked the beginning of construction, was held on 1 November 2012 and

896-434: The polar ice pack beyond Franz Josef Land to adjust the ship's electric propulsion system in ice-covered waters. Arktika reached the geographic North Pole on 3 October and, after the 1.1 to 1.2 metres (3.6 to 3.9 ft) thick ice turned out not to be enough to test the capabilities of the new nuclear-powered icebreaker, arrived in its home port on 12 October. While the signing of the final acceptance certificate for

928-659: The umbrella of Atomflot. The command staff undergoes special training at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg. In addition to orchestrating cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route , Atomflot organizes tourist cruises, the profit from which amounts to 6-7% of the company's total profit. This transport corporation-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Russian corporation or company article

960-444: The vessel would be accepted for trial service in the Arctic in September or October with a limited propulsion power of 50 megawatts while the replacement of the faulty propulsion motor was scheduled for August–November 2021. The work, which requires cutting the icebreaker's hull to access and replace the failed components, would be carried out at Kronstadt Marine Plant . Arktika returned to Saint Petersburg in summer 2021 and entered

992-696: Was revealed that the construction of the lead ship of Project 22220 icebreakers had fallen behind schedule and Baltic Shipyard was forced to apply for a one-year contract extension from the Russian Government. The reason for the delay was largely related to the Ukrainian crisis that began in November 2013. The ship's two main turbogenerators , initially ordered from the Ukrainian state-owned company Turboatom , had to be sourced domestically from Kirov-Energomash due to

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1024-415: Was towed out to the Gulf of Finland by four tugboats and concluded on 13 July. The final sea trials began in late August and were concluded on 16 September 2020, after which Arktika returned to Saint Petersburg to prepare the vessel for its maiden voyage to Murmansk . On 22 September 2020, Arktika departed Saint Petersburg for Murmansk. During the two-week voyage, the icebreaker would also head to

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