"Zvezda New Leader-Class Nuclear Icebreaker" Topic
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| Tango01 | 09 Jul 2020 9:04 p.m. PST |
"Zvezda Shipyard in Bolshoi Kamen in the Far East began to cut metal for the first Leader-class nuclear icebreaker of project 10510. It has been ordered by Rosatom nuclear corporation, the Atomflot Company said. The Leader was designed by Iceberg Bureau and is the most powerful icebreaker in the world. Its capacity is 120 MW, the clean water speed is 22 knots. It is 209 meters long and 47.7 meters wide. The displacement is close to 69700 tons. Maximum ice thickness is 4.3 meters. It is powered by two RITM-400 reactors. It can lead vessels in two-meter thick ice at a speed of 11 knots and thus ensure effective operation of the Northern Sea Route…"
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Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 09 Jul 2020 9:51 p.m. PST |
The icebreaker has to become operational in 2027. Interesting choice of words. Does it have to become operational by 2027 because they don't expect there to be any ice left by then? |
| Tango01 | 10 Jul 2020 12:15 p.m. PST |
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