New nuclear powered icebreaker will be able to equally qualitatively operate in the water routes of the Northern sea route, and in the rivers of the Arctic region. Also the management of the company «Rosatom» is planning to replace the new nuclear powered icebreaker existing nuclear icebreakers of the type «Taimyr» and «the Arctic. The fact is that the width of the current existing vessels not exceeds 30 metres, while the width of a new icebreaker is 34 meters. This fact will allow the new nuclear powered icebreaker independently carry out at sea route in the Arctic tankers with a displacement of more than 70 thousand tons.
In addition, the nuclear-powered icebreaker of new generation will be equipped with special ballast system, thanks to which he could for the time setting change the draught from minimum to maximum and back. «Sit down» nuclear powered icebreaker will be able to due to a set of water in special containers - this will allow him to increase permeability through the ice.
As said Ivan Kamenskikh, Deputy General Director of the Corporation, continues to grow dynamics of cargo transportation by the Northern sea route. By 2018, the capacity of the icebreaking fleet may not be enough to accomplish the tasks of Russia in the Arctic. New nuclear powered icebreaker is designed to solve this problem.
Tender for the construction of the new nuclear-powered icebreaker was won by «Baltic Shipbuilding plant», according to the contract, a new ship to be built by 2017. Price of the project is equal to almost 37 billion rubles. The design life of icebreaker - 40 years.
