FSUE Atomflot
Company typeFederal State Unitary Enterprise
IndustryNuclear icebreakers
Headquarters
Murmansk
,
Russia
Number of employees
~2,000
ParentRosatom
WebsiteOfficial website (Russian)
Taymyr-class icebreaker Taymyr

FSUE Atomflot (Russian: ФГУП «Атомфлот») is a Russian company and service base that maintains the world's only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers.[1][failed verification] Atomflot is part of the Rosatom group, and is based in the city of Murmansk.[2]

As of September 2020, 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.[3]

The company employs between 1,000 and 2,000 people. The company has a ship to transport radioactive waste, and another to monitor radiation. It also maintains a museum ship, the Lenin.

Sanctions

Sanctioned by Canada on 22 August 2023 for association with Russian government.[4]

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, Atomflot organizes tourist cruises, the profit from which amounts to 6-7% of the company's total profit.[5]

Nuclear icebreakers of Rosatomflot
In operation/Under construction Decommissioned
Name Type Year Name Type Year Notes
Sevmorput - 1988–2007, 2016–present Arktika Arktika-class 1975–2008 Currently moored in Murmansk
Taymyr Taymyr-class 1989–present Sibir Arktika-class 1977–1992 Currently moored in Murmansk
Vaygach Taymyr-class 1990–present Rossiya Arktika-class 1985–2013 Laid up in Murmansk
Yamal Arktika-class 1993–present Sovetskiy Soyuz Arktika-class 1989–2012 Laid up in Murmansk; to be converted to a command ship[6]
50 Let Pobedy Arktika-class 2007–present
Arktika Project 22220 2020
Sibir Project 22220 2021
Ural Project 22220 2022
Yakutia Project 22220 2022
Chukotka Project 22220 -
Rossiya Project10510 2021–present

References

  1. ^ "Atomflot – Bellona". Bellona. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  2. ^ "Russia opens up the icy Northeast Sea Route transport route to Asia". Intellinews. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "World's Largest Icebreaker is Under Way at Last". The Maratime Executive. September 25, 2020..
  4. ^ "Russian entities from the military-industrial, financial and nuclear sectors Country: Russia". 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ Проект Кобылкина может остановить поток туристов в Арктику. Но средства оправдывают цель
  6. ^ "Old Russian icebreaker to become floating command center". arctic.ru. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-09-04.

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