FSUE Atomflot

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

FSUE Atomflot
TypeFederal State Unitary Enterprise
IndustryNuclear icebreakers
Headquarters
Murmansk
,
Russia
Number of employees
~2000
ParentRosatom
WebsiteOfficial website (Russian)

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 1000-2000 people. The company has a ship to transport radioactive waste, and another to monitor radiation. It also maintains a museum ship, the Lenin.

Activity

A total of about 1000 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.[4]

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. Проект Кобылкина может остановить поток туристов в Арктику. Но средства оправдывают цель
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