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.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-new...ruction-of-leader-nuclear-powered-icebreaker/


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:
https://en.portnews.ru/news/268723/
https://en.portnews.ru/news/267546/

 

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From October 2018:
https://en.portnews.ru/comments/2584/

 

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On a tangent:
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/n...harp-raise-hazardous-nuclear-waste-management

 

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https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2022/08/reactor-will-power-worlds-largest-icebreaker