The world's most powerful icebreaker thanks to nuclear technology

Russia builds pair of new nuclear reactors to power world's most powerful icebreaker.

Russia recently announced the inauguration of its first RITM-400 nuclear reactor to power the Rossiya nuclear icebreaker under construction. Photo: @Quark Expeditions.

The RITM-400 reactor will produce 315 MW of thermal power and provide 120 MW of propeller power, powering and making Rossiya the world's most powerful icebreaker upon launch. Photo: @C&EN - American Chemical Society.

The reactor was built by ZiO-Podolsk, a subsidiary of the Machine Building Department of the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation Rosatom. Photo: @Ki Hikila.

Alexey Likhachev, director of the nuclear department of Russia’s Rosatom Corporation, highlighted the importance of the RITM-400 reactor during the inauguration ceremony. “The completion of the RITM-400 reactor is a significant event for the icebreaker fleet, for Rosatom and for our entire country,” Likhachev said. Photo: @ Foro Nuclear.

He also revealed that the Rossiya nuclear icebreaker's twin reactors will be named after legendary Russian heroes. "We decided to name each reactor after legendary heroes such as Ilya Muromets and Dobrynya Nikitich, which will make the ship extremely powerful, full of pride, and carry a lot of significance, helping the Rossiya icebreaker overcome the special ice conditions of the Arctic," Likhachev noted in a press release. Photo: @Wikipedia.

Additionally, Igor Kotov, head of Rosatom's machine building department, confirmed that the second RITM-400 nuclear reactor is expected to be completed within the next few months. Photo: @Bloomberg News.

Once completed, both devices will be sent to the shipyard for installation on the Rossiya nuclear submarine, and it will be a gift from Rosatom machine builders to mark the 80th anniversary of the nuclear industry,” Kotov added. Photo: @ South Carolina Daily Gazette.

The Rossiya is being built at a shipyard near Vladivostok in eastern Russia. Its official commissioning date is 2030. Photo: @ Cool Antarctica.

Of course, when it enters service, the Rossiya will become the world's most powerful nuclear icebreaker, allowing it to penetrate ice up to 4.3 meters thick. Photo: @ Russia Discovery.

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