On February 2, 2023, FSUE Atomflot and JSC Baltiyskiy Zavod (as part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation) signed a contract for the construction of the sixth and seventh (fifth and sixth serial) universal nuclear icebreakers of Project 22220 (LK-60YA). The construction and financing of the fifth and sixth serial universal nuclear icebreakers (UAL) will be carried out in a 50-50 ratio from the federal budget and at the expense of FSUE Atomflot. According to the terms of the contract, the commissioning of the fifth serial UAL is scheduled for December 2028, and the sixth - for December 2030.
New nuclear icebreakers "Siberia" and "Ural" of project 22220 (LK-60YA) in the Yenisei Bay, January 2023 (c) Oleg Pitalenko"The continuation of the construction of a series of universal nuclear icebreakers is a key element of the integrated development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation," said Leonid Irlitsa, Acting Director General of FSUE Atomflot.
- Despite external factors, we are implementing a plan to increase cargo transportation in the waters of the Northern Sea Route. Modern nuclear icebreakers are the foundation for the success of Arctic projects. In high latitudes, only we can ensure the safe wiring of ships while maintaining commercial speed."
On the part of bmpd, we recall that on December 29, 2022, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed an order of the Government of the Russian Federation on the implementation of budget investments in 2023-2030 at the expense of budget allocations from the federal budget in the construction of two serial universal nuclear icebreakers of project 22220. The state customer of the construction is the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, and the developer (customer) is FSUE Atomflot. According to the orders, budget investments at the expense of budget allocations from the federal budget should cover 50% of the planned cost of ships, and another 50% will be the funds of FSUE Atomflot.
According to the decree, it is planned to make budget investments in 2023-2030 at the expense of federal budget allocations in the construction of the fifth and sixth serial (that is, the sixth and seventh in general) universal nuclear icebreakers of project 22220 (LK-60YA) with a capacity of 60 megawatts each, with commissioning in 2028 and 2030. The estimated cost of construction of the fifth serial icebreaker will be 56.612082 billion rubles, and the sixth serial icebreaker - 61.3446884 billion rubles. Accordingly, the total amount of budget investments in their construction in the specified period is determined at 58.9783855 billion rubles.
Recall that to date, five nuclear icebreakers of the new generation of Project 22220 (LK-60YA) have already been ordered for FSUE Atomflot, the construction of which is being carried out in St. Petersburg at JSC Baltic Plant. To date, the first three nuclear icebreakers of this project "Arctic", "Siberia" and "Ural" have been commissioned (in 2020-2022), and two more "Yakutia" and "Chukotka" are under construction, the commissioning of which is planned for 2024 and 2026.
