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Nuclear-powered container ship unloads cargo for LNG project in Arctic Russia

28 March 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, Gulf of Ob, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Rosatomflot, Sevmorput, shipping, Yamal peninsula

It is put directly of the ice of the Ob Bay near the spot for Novatek’s new LNG terminal. It

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Nuclear icebreaker operations should be moved away from Murmansk, safety expert says

13 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments icebreakers, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear icebreakers, nuclear waste, Rosatomflot

Rosatomflot’s service base is not sized for all the planned new nuclear-powered icebreakers, says Andrey Zolotkov, who previously worked as

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Russia extends lifetime of nuclear icebreakers to meet rising demand

12 March 201912 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments icebreakers, Northern Sea Route, nuclear icebreakers, Rosatomflot, shipping

New powerful icebreakers are under construction, but to meet demand the current fleet of nuclear icebreakers in Murmansk will have

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Putin wants a bigger, stronger, wealthier Russian Arctic

1 March 20181 March 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Dudinka, economy, Kara Sea, Murmansk, natural resources, Northern Sea Route, Novatek, Rosatom, Rosatomflot, State Nuclear Energy Corporation, Taymyr peninsula, transportation, Yamal, Yamal LNG

Delivering his state-of-the-nation speech to the parliament on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the importance of speeding up the

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Russia mulls two additional nuclear icebreakers

7 December 20178 December 2017 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments LK-60Ya, Novatek, Rosatomflot

With Novatek’s second Arctic LGN-plant in plans, Rosatomflot Director Vyacheslav Ruksha says the Northern Sea Route «simply requires more icebreakers.»

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Russia’s newest Arctic coal rush

29 November 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments anthracite, Arctic Mining Company, Chaika, Dikson, Murmansk Shipping Company, Nordic Bulk Carriers, Northern Sea Route, Rosatomflot, Taymyr peninsula, VostokCoal

Company VostokCoal has backing from the highest political level for its extraction and export of 30 million tons of coal

The nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 Years of Victory) at the North Pole in 2013. Here, it brought the Olympic Flame to the North Pole for the first time during the torch relay for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. (Sergei Dolya/AP)

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Icebreaker escorts up 100% in Russia

27 February 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments cargo, military, Northern Sea Route, Rosatomflot, shipping

As shipping in Russian Arctic waters picks up pace, the country’s nuclear-powered icebreakers struggle to meet demands. Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreakers