According to the newspaper "Sea News of Russia", after 2030, Russia can continue to build up the nuclear icebreaker fleet. And in particular, to build four icebreakers: two nuclear-powered vessels of the project 22220 type "Arctic" and two vessels of the project 10510 type "Leader". The relevant proposals were sent to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin by Rosatom. This was stated by the representative of the state corporation Mikhail Belkin during the final extended meeting of the Board of Rosmorrechflot. His words are quoted by the correspondent of "Sea News of Russia".
The main universal nuclear icebreaker "Arktika" of the project 22220 (LK-60YA) in the Arctic (c) info / forums.airbase.ru
"Additional materials on the rationale for making this decision are planned to be presented following the results of the recent flights with gas carriers of the Yamal LNG project this year in May," Belkin added.
He recalled that within the framework of the federal project "Development of the Northern Sea Route" until 2030, it is planned to build and put into operation five nuclear icebreakers of the project 22220 and the lead nuclear-powered vessel of the project 10510 "Leader".
It is also planned to extend the life of the reactor installations of the existing nuclear icebreakers Yamal, Taimyr and Vaigach.
