Summary
FSUE Atomflot (Russian: ФГУП «Атомфлот») is a Russian company and service base that maintains the world's only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers.[1][failed verification] Atomflot is part of the Rosatom group, and is based in the city of Murmansk.[2]
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| Company type | Federal State Unitary Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Industry | Nuclear icebreakers |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | ~2,000 |
| Parent | Rosatom |
| Website | Official website (Russian) |
As of September 2020[update], the company operates a fleet of five nuclear-powered icebreakers, including the world's largest, the Arktika, which joined the fleet on her maiden voyage.[3]
The company employs between 1,000 and 2,000 people. The company has a ship to transport radioactive waste, and another to monitor radiation. It also maintains a museum ship, the Lenin.
- Sanctions
Sanctioned by Canada on 22 August 2023 for association with Russian government.[4]
Activity edit
A total of about 1,000 people work on atomic icebreakers, nuclear light carriers, and ATOs (atomic technology services), all under the umbrella of Atomflot. The command staff undergoes special training at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg. In addition to orchestrating cargo transportation along the Northern Sea Route, Atomflot organizes tourist cruises, the profit from which amounts to 6-7% of the company's total profit.[5]
| In operation/Under construction | Decommissioned | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Year | Name | Type | Year | Notes |
| Sevmorput | - | 1988–2007, 2016–present | Arktika | Arktika-class | 1975–2008 | Currently moored in Murmansk |
| Taymyr | Taymyr-class | 1989–present | Sibir | Arktika-class | 1977–1992 | Currently moored in Murmansk |
| Vaygach | Taymyr-class | 1990–present | Rossiya | Arktika-class | 1985–2013 | Laid up in Murmansk |
| Yamal | Arktika-class | 1993–present | Sovetskiy Soyuz | Arktika-class | 1989–2012 | Laid up in Murmansk; to be converted to a command ship[6] |
| 50 Let Pobedy | Arktika-class | 2007–present | ||||
| Arktika | Project 22220 | 2020 | ||||
| Sibir | Project 22220 | 2021 | ||||
| Ural | Project 22220 | 2022 | ||||
| Yakutia | Project 22220 | 2022 | ||||
| Chukotka | Project 22220 | - | ||||
| Rossiya | Project10510 | 2021–present | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Atomflot – Bellona". Bellona. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Russia opens up the icy Northeast Sea Route transport route to Asia". Intellinews. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "World's Largest Icebreaker is Under Way at Last". The Maratime Executive. September 25, 2020..
- ^ "Russian entities from the military-industrial, financial and nuclear sectors Country: Russia". 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Проект Кобылкина может остановить поток туристов в Арктику. Но средства оправдывают цель". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Old Russian icebreaker to become floating command center". arctic.ru. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
External links edit
- Official Page