Project 10510 nuclear powered icebreaker

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Also somewhat confusingly referred to as the Leader-class, not to be confused with what is now the Project 23560E Shkval-class light cruiser.

Russian Shipyard Begins Construction of Leader Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker - Naval News

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.

www.navalnews.com

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The Leader Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker can lead vessels in two-meter thick ice at a speed of 11 knots and thus ensure effective operation of the Northern Sea Route.



ORIGINAL CAPTION: Leader-class icebreaker is powered by two RITM-400 reactors

 

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A tiny bit of background from 2018:

Central Design Bureau “Iceberg” to develop documentation for construction of Leader icebreaker

News from 2018 December 3: Central Design Bureau “Iceberg” to develop documentation for construction of Leader icebreaker . Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

en.portnews.ru

RF Ministry of Industry and Trade announces tender for documentation on construction of Leader icebreaker

en.portnews.ru

 

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From October 2018:

With no ‘leader’ at home

 

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On a tangent:

Murmansk eyes sharp raise in hazardous nuclear waste management

Atomflot calls for a tender for a pre-study of a new complex for reloading and handling spent nuclear fuel from Russia’s new generations of maritime reactors used onboard icebreakers and floating nuclear power plants in the Arctic.

thebarentsobserver.com

 

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This reactor will power the world’s largest icebreaker

Two milestones for Russia’s first icebreaker of the giant Leader-class are reached in August: The first reactor pressure vessel is ready and contract for metal to the bow is signed.

thebarentsobserver.com