The Atomflot fleet has been supplemented by the nuclear icebreaker Yakutia. This was announced by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev on the sidelines of the International Arctic Forum.

Icebreaker Yakutia of Project 22220
Icebreaker Yakutia of Project 22220
Today, the Atomflot fleet has one more icebreaker. On April 1-2, Yakutia will move from St. Petersburg and, during the most difficult period of ice conditions, will join the ranks to support our projects.
Alexei Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom

The nuclear icebreaker Yakutia is the fourth representative of Project 22220, built by shipbuilders of the Baltic Shipyard for the Rosatom State Corporation.

LK-60Ya icebreakers of Project 22220 are a series of Russian universal nuclear icebreakers for operation in the Arctic Ocean. The index LK-60Ya stands for "icebreaker with a nuclear power plant with a capacity of 60 megawatts." The vessels are designed for expeditions in the Arctic and maintenance of the Northern Sea Route.

Technical characteristics of Project 22220:

Length — 173.3 m, width — 34 m, displacement — 33,540 tons, board height — 15.2 m, draft in linear icebreaker mode — 10.5 m, main power plant — two RITM-200 water-cooled nuclear reactors with a thermal capacity of 175 megawatts each.

Maximum speed - 22 knots (40.7 km/h), icebreaking ability (maximum thickness of solid ice overcome by continuous movement) — 2.9 m, autonomous navigation — 6 months in terms of food supplies, 7 years — in terms of fuel resources, crew — 52 people.

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