Rosatom to Build Shipyard Near Murmansk for Floating Reactors
Rosatom plans to build a shipyard near Murmansk to serially complete floating nuclear power plants, citing logistical advantages and growing demand for icebreakers and floating reactors.
Consensus
- Rosatom plans to build a shipyard near Murmaninsk.
- The shipyard will be used for the serial completion of floating nuclear power plants (PÉB).
- The location was chosen due to proximity to Atomflot, port infrastructure, a large city, and unobstructed ocean access.
- The project is driven by the limitations of the current Baltiysky Zavod's capacity.
- The project's cost is estimated in several tens of billions of rubles.
- The shipyard will support the construction of multiple icebreakers of project 22220.
Points of divergence
- The financial model for the Northern Sea Route (TTK) includes attracting 10 trillion rubles by 2035, with 5 trillion needed by 2030 and another 5 trillion in the following five years, funded through private, state, and international sources. — kommersant
- The Northern Sea Route (TTK) is expected to integrate Russia into a new global logistics system, connecting growing Asian economies with European consumers. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Rosatom will build a shipyard under Murmansk for the completion of floating power blocks — Коммерсантъ
- A shipyard of Rosatom may appear under Murmansk for the completion of PEBs — Вести