Experts tested the electric power system under running conditions and maneuverable characteristics of the vessel under different draft variants.
“The program of sea trials has been fully implemented,” says Mustafa Kashka, Director General of FSUE Atomflot. The shipbuilders, contractors and the delivery crew have done a great deal of work. We are satisfied with the results. The Arktika nuclear icebreaker is ready to sail to Murmansk.”
On September 22, Arktika, the lead universal nuclear-powered icebreaker, will depart from the completion embankment of the Baltic Shipyard towards the Murmansk sea port. The passage is planned to take about two weeks. During this time, the nuclear icebreaker will be tested in ice conditions.
The lead universal nuclear icebreaker of project 22220 is being built by the Baltic Shipyard on commission of Rosatom. The keel for the icebreaker was laid on November 5, 2013 and the launch of the vessel took place on June 16, 2016.
It will be the largest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker in the world. The icebreaker is designed for independent pilotage of ships, including large-capacity ones, and for leading the fleet in the Western Arctic region.
The nuclear-powered ship was named after the legendary icebreaker “Arktika”, which became the first ship in history to reach the North Pole in the above-water position.
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