Nuclear powered icebreakers
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Russia's newest nuclear powered icebreakers "50 Let Pobedy" ("50 Years of Victory") was put into service in 2007. -
Russia's nuclear powered icebreakers at their homeport Atomflot a few kilometers north of Murmansk center. -
The storage ship "Lepse" is loaded with damaged spent nuclear fuel assemblies. The vessel is moored at Atomflot just north of Murmansk on Russia's Kola Peninsula. -
"Lepse" forms one of the world's most difficult and potentially dangerous nuclear waste disposal problems. The damaged spent nuclear fuel is stored in the forward compartment of the vessel. -
"Taimyr" nuclear powered icebreaker is designed for operations in shallow waters, mainly in the Kara Sea and the river Yenisei to the port of Dudinka. The icebreaker is built in Finland, while the single reactor on board is made in Russia. -
The red and orange vessels are of the Arktika-class icebreakers, all powered by two nuclear reactors. -
The radiation on board "Lepse" exceeds permitted levels. A comprehensive plan on how to safely decommission the vessel is now under development. -
The nuclear powered icebreaker "Sovyetsky Soyuz" operates along the ice-covered waters of the Northern Sea Route. -
Director of Rosatomflot, Vyacheslav Rukhsa with the nuclear powered icebreaker "50 Let Pobedy" in the floating dock in the background. -
The nuclear powered container vessel "Sevmorput" (right) is the world's largest civilian nuclear powered vessel. Here together with the nuclear powered icebreaker "Sovyetsky Soyuz" and the "Lotta" service ship for spent nuclear fuel. -
Shark teeth painted on the bow of "Yamal" nuclear powered icebreaker. -
"Rossia" and "Arktika" side-by-side at Atomflot in Murmansk. They are both some of the oldest nuclear powered icebreakers. -
"Lenin" was the world's first civilian nucler powered vessel. The icebreaker was first sailing in 1959. Today, "Lenin" is laidup in the central harbor of Murmansk as a museum for the nuclear fleet. -
"Sevmorput" is a nuclear powered container vessel designed to sail through the ice along the Northern Sea Route. The vessel has however mainly been laidup here in Murmansk since it was commissioned in 1988. -
After a few years in operation, the spent nuclear fuel rods are transfered from the icebreakers reactors to one of the service vessels, like "Lotta" here moored side-by-side with the nuclear powered icebreaker "Sovyetsky Soyz" at port at Atomflot outside Murmansk. -
The servicebase Atomflot with its administration (blue building) is located a few kilometers north of central Murmansk. Here the two nuclear powered icebreakers "Taimyr" and "Rossia." -
"Arktika" (in front) was the first surface vessel in the world to reach the North Pole. She arrived at 90°N on August 17, 1977. -
The tanker "Serebryanka" is used for storage of liquid radioactive waste. In the 80ties, this vessel was used for dumping liquid radioactive waste from the icebreaker fleet several places in the Barents Sea.
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