Specialists from Baltic Shipyard (part of USC) have launched the backup diesel generators on the atomic icebreaker "Chukotka," which is currently under construction, as part of mooring trials.
Each of the two units, weighing 38.5 tons, delivers 2000 kW and connects automatically if voltage is lost on the main switchboard or the reactor's emergency protection is triggered. A distinctive feature of the installation is its operation on diesel fuel, which does not require preliminary heating even in Arctic conditions.
Project 22220 icebreaker "Chukotka" will be the fifth universal nuclear-powered icebreaker in this series. The vessel is designed for year-round escort of convoys in the western sector of the Arctic. It was laid down in December 2020, and ceremonially launched in November 2024.
Currently, system debugging continues at the shipyard: in the coming months, the crew and factory engineers will check the operation of all mechanisms before proceeding to factory sea trials.
Earlier, "Pervy Tekhnichesky" reported that the first RITM-200 reactor plant for the Project 22220 atomic icebreaker "Leningrad" passed final assembly and was deemed ready for shipment and subsequent installation into the vessel's hull.