Baltiysky Zavod lays down first serial nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220 (photo)
On May 26, 2015, Baltiysky Zavod (Saint-Petersburg) laid down the first serial nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220, IAA PortNews journalist reports.
The contract for construction of two serial nuclear-powered icebreakers of Project 22220 was signed by Baltiysky Zavod-Sudostroyeniye and RF national nuclear corporation ROSATOM in May 2014. The contract is valued at RUB 84.4 bln.
Baltiysky Zavod Shipyard is now building the flagship universal nuclear-powered icebreaker of Project 22220, which was laid down on November 5, 2013.
Ship's specifications: LOA - 173.3 m, beam - 34 m, draft at DWL- 10.5 m, minimum loaded draft - 8,55 m, displacement - 33.54 tonnes.
The icebreaker will be powered by two RITM-200 reactors of 175 MWt. The system was developed specially for this ship. The ship was designed by Central Design Bureau Iceberg in 2009. The icebreaker’s advanced dual-draft capability makes it suitable for operations both in the Arctic waters and in the mouths of the northern rivers.
The icebreaker will operate in the western part of the Arctic: Barents, Pechora and Kara Seas as well as shallow water areas in the mouth of Yenisey and in the Ob Bay.
Earlier TSNII SET (Krylov State Research Center affiliate) and Baltyisky Zavod signed a contract on delivery of integrated electric propulsion systems for a series of nuclear icebreakers 22220
The first system is scheduled to be delivered to the shipyard in June 2016, and the second system — in July 2017. The Contract total value is over 3 billion RUR.
The electric propulsion system includes two voltage generators of 36 MW each, three propulsion motors of 20 MW each, frequency converters for control of propulsion motors, matching transformers, 10 kV switchgear.
Besides, TSNII SET won the tender for supply of the electric propulsion system for the new icebreaker under construction at Admiralty Shipyards, St. Petersburg. This ship is designed to be propelled by a 7 MW electric propulsion system. The Krylov Centre is also involved in the conceptual design studies on the new 110 MW Leader Icebreaker intended to support year-round navigation via the Northern Sea Route. This advanced icebreaker with enhanced icebreaking capability of up to 3.5 m ice thickness will also need an electric propulsion system whose concept is being already examined by TSNII SET.
Baltiysky Zavod OJSC (Saint-Petersburg) 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 backlog of orders of Baltiysky Zavod-Sudostroyeniye LLC is currently valued at about RUB 150 bln. The largest orders are: three 60-MWt nuclear icebreakers, 25-MWt diesel-electric icebreaker, floating power unit of the world’s first floating nuclear heat and power plant, engineering products. In 2014, the Company’s revenue totaled RUB 7.07 bln, net profit – RUB 208.3 mln, current assets – RUB 34.1 bln.
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