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Another nuclear sub for scrapping

K-496 Borisgleb (sumarines.narod.ru)

The nuclear powered submarine K-496 “Borisgleb” this week made its last trip to the Zvezdochka yard in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, were it will be decommissioned and scrapped.

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The dismantling of the vessel will be done with finances from Russian state nuclear power company Rosatom, as well funding from Canada and the USA, Regnum reports.

The vessel - a Kalmar-class (project 667BDR) sub was constructed by the Sevmash company and included in the Russian fleet in 1978. It has been based in the Northern Fleet’s Olenya Bay and Saida Bay in the Kola Peninsula, submarines.narod.ru informs.