Russia has launched Ural, a nuclear-powered icebreaker as a part of an ambitious programme to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential.
About:
What is it? It is a nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker launched by Russia.
Objective: it has been launched as a part of an ambitious programme to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential.
Part of Trio:
Ural is one of a trio that when completed will be the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world.
The Ural is due to be handed over to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in 2022 after the two other icebreakers in the same series, Arktika (Arctic) and Sibir (Siberia), enter service.
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