Not only are the U.S.’s nuclear missile defenses based in the Arctic, but there’s also fear Russia could seize control of ...

A nuclear-powered icebreaker lost control and slammed into a cargo ship it had been sent to rescue. The Russian vessel, Fifty Years of Victory, was en route to assist the bulk carrier Yamal ...

The Leader-class icebreaker also referred to as LK-120Ya, will be twice as powerful as the country’s current nuclear icebreakers. The vessel will use two RITM-400 type nuclear reactors to power ...

MURMANSK, February 2. /TASS/. The Sibir nuclear-powered icebreaker, which joined Atomflot in late January, completed the escort of the Tersky Bereg vessel in the Yenisei River. It was the ...

An investigation has revealed the critical role nuclear icebreakers play in enabling cargoes of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the Russian Arctic to reach Shell and other European companies. The ...

An intergovernmental agreement signed during a state visit to Russia covers cooperation on the development of a 110 MW small ...

In the ever-evolving quest for cleaner, more efficient energy sources in maritime vessel operations, nuclear power has ...

India is exploring Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) as a viable clean energy solution with Russia's extensive SMR experience.

Among other things, Russia will introduce the design for a new super-nuclear icebreaker by the end of 2015.

MOSCOW, August 5. /TASS/. Russia is the only country, which has a fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers - the 50 Let Pobedy, the Yamal, the Vaigach, the Taimyr, and the Sevmorput LASH carrier and ...