Baltiysky Zavod has laid down the lead 60-MWt multipurpose double-draught nuclear icebreaker of Project 22220, IAA PortNews journalist reports. The icebreaker ЛК-60 of Project 22220 will be the world’s largest and most powerful icebreaker.
The icebreaker will have the length of 173.3 m, width - 34 m, designed draught – 10.5 m, minimum working draught – 8.55 m, displacement - 33,540 t. The nuclear power installation will use two RITM-200 reactors for a capacity of 175 MW.
The technical design was developed by Iceberg Design Bureau in 2009. Double-draught structure of the ship will enable her to operate in both Arctic waters and in estuaries of polar rivers. The icebreaker will be deployed for operation in the western region of the Arctic: Barents, Pechora and Kara seas, as well as in shallow sections of Yenisey estuary and in the district of Ob Bay.
Baltiysky Zavod OJSC specializes in construction of rank 1 surface-crafts, ice class vessels with nuclear and diesel-electric propulsion plants, nuclear floating energy units, floating distilling plants. The shipyard was set up in 1856. In its history Baltiysky Zavod which built over 600 ships and vessels was privatized several times and returned to state control when financial problems arose. In late 2011, the shipyard once more fell under the control of the state represented by the United Shipbuilding Corporation. To preserve the staff and the competence of the shipyard, USC founded Baltiysky Zavod – sudostroyeniye LLC.
The Backlog of orders of Baltiysky Zavod-Sudostroyeniye LLC is currently valued at about RUB 60 bln. The largest orders are: 60-MWt nuclear icebreaker, 25-MWt diesel-electric icebreaker, floating power unit of the world’s first floating nuclear heat and power plant. In 2012, the Company’s turnover mage RUB 9 bln, net profit – RUB 50 mln.