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According to a report published by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority , the radiation levels near a Russian nuclear submarine that sank in the Barents Sea in 2003 with 800 kilograms of uranium in its reactors, does not pose risks of dangerous levels of radiation, but its situation continues to be monitored.

Russia eyes the construction of three ‘Lider class’ nuclear icebreakers, between 2023 and 2025, to enable commercial traffic in the Arctic's Northern Sea Route in any season. These vessels are planned to be at the disposal of Russia’s major natural gas projects on Yamal Peninsula.

The new nuclear-powered ship is part of Russia's Project 22220, which aims to renew the national fleet of nuclear icebreakers.The vessel and its sister "Arktika", launched in June last year, are expected to become the largest and most powerful icebreakers in the world, as they are capable of breaking ice up to three meters thick. 

The '50 Let Pobedy' icebreaker has set a speed record in the northern route, covering the distance from Murmansk to the North Pole in 79 hours, on August 17, 2017. Forty years ago, the first Arktika, reached the North Pole in 176 hours; therefore, this new limit has set a remarkable speed record in the northern route.

The Center for Strategic Development will evaluate Russia's demand for new-generation super-heavy nuclear-powered icebreakers Lider (Project 10510) for the purposes of freight transportation along the Northern Sea Route, The Arctic informed.

Russia is set to begin dismantling the nuclear icebreaker Sibir at the Nerpa Shipyard north of Murmansk in 2017, representing the first time ever that such an atomic vessel has been broken down.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), shipbuilder andindustrial plant EPC contractor, has announced that it will supply two vacuum vessel sectors for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor).

China's CNOOC and CGN nuclear companies are currently working together on the development of a nuclear reactor for marine use scheduled to be ready by 2020.

 Major co-operation Framework Agreement signed between Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) and Lloyd’s Register Energy for first-of-a-kind floating nuclear vessel. This new Framework Agreement is a powerful alliance to support the safe development of floating nuclear power generation.LR energy has announced a co-operative Framework Agreement with the Nuclear Power Institute of China (NPIC) in Chengdu, to assist in the design and development of a safe and secure floating vessel containing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) – a first for China. Mark Bassett, Nuclear Director at Lloyd’s Register Energy, says:“NPIC recognises Lloyd’s Register’s unique combination of experience in nuclear, offshore and marine safety and regulation. Because we apply our expert knowledge to help clients design, construct and operate capital intensive assets to their highest levels of safety and performance, NPIC have asked us to help them safely achieve this technically challenging offshore nuclear programme.” The first contract under this Framework Agreement is to develop new nuclear safety regulations, safety guidelines, and nuclear code and standards for the floating vessel, that are consistent with Offshore and International Marine Regulations and the IAEA Nuclear Safety Standards. NPIC states:“We believe there is substantial opportunity to further efforts in developing safe, clean and sustainable power generation ...