Russia’s First Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Vessel Catches Fire
The Sevmorput, Russia’s first nuclear-powered icebreaker and cargo ship, caught fire. It was severely upgraded ten years earlier and went into operation in 1988.
The fire, which spanned over thirty square metres, broke out in one of the ship’s cabins near Murmansk, in northwest Russia. Fortunately, emergency personnel quickly put out the fire, and no casualties were reported.
The entity in charge of Russia’s nuclear icebreaker fleet, Atomflot, is a division of Rosatom, the country’s national atomic business. It is assured that the security of the reactor and its vital support systems are unaffected by the incident.
As Russia’s only nuclear-powered icebreaking transport ship, the ship is essential to the country’s security since it is strategically close to the borders with Finland and Norway and the Barents and White seas.
The event highlights the significance of safety protocols around nuclear-powered vessels, although no casualties were recorded.
Reference: Reuters
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