FSUE Atomflot (russian: ФГУП «Атомфлот») is a Russian company and service base that maintains the world's only fleet of
nuclear-powered icebreaker
A nuclear-powered icebreaker is an icebreaker with an onboard nuclear power plant that produces power for the vessel's propulsion system. , Russia is the only country that builds and operates nuclear-powered icebreakers, having built a number of ...
s.
Atomflot is part of the
Rosatom
Rosatom, ( rus, Росатом, p=rɐsˈatəm}) also known as Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom or Rosatom State Corporation, is a Russian state corporation headquartered in Moscow that special ...
group, and is based in the city of
Murmansk
Murmansk ( Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. " Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ ...
.
, the company operates a fleet of five nuclear-powered icebreakers, including the world's largest, the ''
Arktika'', which joined the fleet on her maiden voyage.
The company employs between 1,000 and 2,000 people. The company has a ship to transport
radioactive waste
Radioactive waste is a type of hazardous waste that contains radioactive material. Radioactive waste is a result of many activities, including nuclear medicine, nuclear research, nuclear power generation, rare-earth mining, and nuclear weap ...
, and another to monitor radiation. It also maintains a museum ship, the ''
Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
''.
Activity
A total of about 1,000 people work on atomic icebreakers, nuclear light carriers, and ATOs (atomic technology services), all under the umbrella of Atomflot. The command staff undergoes special training at the
Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg. In addition to orchestrating cargo transportation along the
Northern Sea Route
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) (russian: Се́верный морско́й путь, ''Severnyy morskoy put'', shortened to Севморпуть, ''Sevmorput'') is a shipping route officially defined by Russian legislation as lying east of No ...
, Atomflot organizes tourist cruises, the profit from which amounts to 6-7% of the company's total profit.
Проект Кобылкина может остановить поток туристов в Арктику. Но средства оправдывают цель
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References
External links
Official Page
Rosatom
Shipping companies of Russia
Russian brands
Federal State Unitary Enterprises of Russia
Companies based in Murmansk Oblast
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