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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

World's Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Completes Stage One Sea Trials – gCaptain

World's Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Completes Stage One Sea Trials – gCaptain: Russia’s largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker has returned from its first round of sea trials before its planned delivery in 2020.  The icebreaker, named Arktika, is under construction at Russia’s Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg.  The vessel will displace 33,540 tonnes and is equipped with two nuclear reactors each with 175 MW thermal capacity, …

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