Russian destroyer designs a new nuclear power plant

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Going construction work of a new generation destroyer with a special propulsion system, said the commander in chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov. He noted that the priority in the creation of the destroyer - equipping its nuclear power plant

"We are currently designing and construction work of a new generation destroyer with a special propulsion system. The priority direction in the creation of the destroyer - a destroyer with a nuclear power plant" - quoted CHirkova RIA Novosti.

Currently, the battle of the Russian Navy is a surface ship with nuclear power plant - heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" .

Earlier FlotProm reported that in 2023 - 2025 years in the Russian Navy received 12 advanced destroyers like "Leader" - 6 for the Northern and Pacific fleets. In this case, it was not known what kind of power plant will be equipped with the lead ship.

Reactor section being removed from a decommissioned Alfa class SSN

(Translated)

Главком ВМФ: Россия проектирует новый эсминец с атомной энергоустановкой

 

[Barmaley]

I think, it's only one of the variant with a special propulsion system, but not the final one. Anyway, good news

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

its project leader
the ships would have replacement of 10000-14000 tons
propulsion has not been decided yet

 

[masud]

hope it will be good. best of luck....

 

[Penguin]

Baltic Shipyard to build new large nuclear-powered icebreaker (Project 22220 LC-60YA)

The Board of Rosatom August 3, 2012 selected the company "Baltiysky Zavod JSC" (which passed under the control of the United Shipbuilding Corporation - OCK) for the construction of the head of the new-generation class of large nuclear-powered icebreaker designated Project 22220 (LC-60YA).

Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Atomflot" announced the tender for the construction of the first unit of Project 22220 (LC-60YA) with a new type of RITM-200 pressurized water reactor on July 3, 2012. The amount of the contract is reported to be 36,959 billion rubles (1,16 Billions USD). The only shipyard to submit a proposal in the tender was of "Baltiysky Zavod JSC".
Under the agreement, "Baltiysky Zavod JSC" has a term of up to 30 December 2017 to build an icebreaker and deliver it to FSUE "Atomflot" in Murmansk. The vessel should be laid down around November 2013 and launched in water two years later.

Nuclear-powered Icebraker Project 22220 is set to become the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the world. Its length will be 173.3 meters with a width of 34 meters and draft of 10.5 meters. Projected tonnage is 33,540 tons. It will be fitted with two RITM-200 pressurized water reactors for a capacity of 175 MW.

From: bmpd.livejournal.com

Baltic Shipyard to build new large nuclear-powered icebreaker (Project 22220 LC-60YA)

Works of JSC «Afrikantov OKBM» on the versatile icebreaker project have led to construction of a new integral reactor plant (RP). It is a new project «RITM 200», a two-reactor RP with capacity of 170 megawatt (Capacity of KLT unit used in modern nuclear icebreakers is 140-150 megawatt). «RITM 200» is almost twice easier and more compact, accordingly, it is cheaper on material consumption and occupies less place on a vessel; consequently, it is more cost-effective. Structurally such solution is attained due to an arrangement of heat exchangers directly in the reactor (integral layout) whereas earlier they were settled down out of it.

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Tenders were called for building the first of a new LK-60 series series of Russian icebreakers in mid-2012, and the contract was awarded to Baltijsky Zavod Shipbuilding in St Petersburg. The keel of Arctica was laid in November 2013 and it is to be delivered to Atomflot by the end of 2017 at a cost of RUR 37 billion. A RUR 84.4 billion contract for two more vessels was let in May 2014 to the same shipyard. The LK-60 (project 22220) vessel is to be dual-draught (10.5m with full ballast tanks, minimum 8.55m at 25,540 t), displacing up to 33,530 t, 173 m long, 34 m wide, and designed to break through 3 m thick ice at up to 2 knots. The wider 33 m beam at waterline is to match the 70,000 tonne ships it is designed to clear a path for, though a few of these with reinforced hulls are already using the Northern Sea Route. There is scope for more use: in 2011, 19,000 ships used the Suez Canal and only about 40 traversed the northern route. This increased in 2013 – see below.
The LK-60 will be powered by two RITM-200 reactors of 175 MWt each using low-enriched fuel (<20%), which together deliver 60 MW at the three propellers via twin turbine-generators and three motors. At 65% capacity factor refuelling is every 7-10 years, overhaul at 20 years, service life 40 years. It is designed to operate in the Western Arctic – in the Barents, Pechora and Kara Seas, as well as in shallow water of the Yenissei River and Ob Bay, for year-round pilotage (also as tug) of tankers, dry-cargo ships and vessels with special equipment to mineral resource development sites on the Arctic shelf. The Yamal LNG project is expected to need 200 shipping movements per year from Sabetta at the mouth of the Ob River. The vessel will have a smaller crew than its predecessors – only 62.
In January 2013 Rosatom called for bids to build two more of these universal icebreaker vessels, for delivery in 2019 and 2020, but closing of the tender was delayed to April 2014.
A more powerful Russian LK-110 icebreaker of 110 MW net and 55,600 dwt is planned.

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WHich means they have a basic nuclear plant available for future surface ships.