Russia, "Izvestia reported that Russia's state-owned
Atomic Energy company representative said the company has completed all
the preparatory work for construction of the world's largest new
multi-purpose nuclear-powered icebreaker, the entire construction work
is expected to require about 37 billion rubles (about $ 1.1 billion) of
funds. Construction work will start in 2013, is expected to be launched in 2015, the 2017 sea trials.
Reported that the Russian United Shipbuilding
Corporation designer Alexei said Cora Fu Qinke, only Russia can build
advanced nuclear-powered icebreaker, in order to strengthen the control
of the Russian Arctic, Russia must have a powerful icebreaker. The
newest icebreaker length 173 meters, width 34 meters, a displacement of
33,540 tons, equipped with two next-generation "РИТМ-200" nuclear
reactors, each reactor power of 170 MW, can break the ice thickness of 3
m. Reported that Russia is currently being used by the
50th anniversary of the victory "," Yamal "and" Russia "and five
nuclear-powered icebreaker will gradually retired. In order
to ensure a sufficient number of icebreakers, the Russian Ministry of
Communications, said that the three new nuclear-powered icebreakers,
Russia will be completed in 2020 in order to fully protect the northern
waterway access, will also build six conventionally powered icebreakers.
All icebreaker design life is 40 years.
Currently, many countries in the world have their own
icebreaker, Russia's largest number, about 18, and the United States now
has three icebreakers. In order to compete with Russia in the Arctic region, the United States has plans to build a new type of icebreaker. Canada has six icebreakers, but still plans to build a new model. In
addition, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Japan, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Ukraine and China also has its own icebreaker. China's first aircraft self-built polar icebreakers in service is expected in 2014.
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