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The deadlines for laying the fifth and sixth serial nuclear-powered universal icebreakers of the project 22220 "Arctic", the contract for the construction of which in February of this year was awarded to the Baltic Plant in St. Petersburg. This was told by Maxim Kulinko, Deputy head of the Directorate of the Northern Sea Route of the Rosatom State Corporation.
The fifth and sixth serial nuclear icebreakers of the Arctic type will be laid down in May 2024 and October 2025, respectively. The construction will be carried out by the Baltic Plant, which is building the entire series of nuclear-powered ships of the 22220 project. Funds for the construction of new vessels will be allocated according to a mixed scheme, where one part will be allocated from the budget, and the other from extra-budgetary sources.
- RIA Novosti quotes Kulinko's words.
The fact that the Baltic Plant received a new contract for the continuation of a series of nuclear icebreakers of the Arctic type was announced by USC in early February. Metal cutting for the fifth serial nuclear-powered vessel is planned for the third quarter of this year, commissioning in December 2028. The sixth serial icebreaker will be handed over to the customer in December 2030. There is no information on the names of the new nuclear-powered ships yet.
To date, the Baltic Plant has commissioned three universal icebreakers of the 22220 project: the head "Arctic", which gave the name to the entire series, as well as the first and second serial "Siberia" and "Ural". Two more nuclear-powered ships are under construction - Yakutia and Chukotka with delivery dates in 2024 and 2027. The icebreakers of Project 22220 are being built to provide year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route.
