FSUE Atomflot

FSUE Atomflot
Federal State Unitary Enterprise
Industry Nuclear icebreakers
Headquarters Murmansk, Russia
Parent Rosatom
Website Official website (English)

FSUE Atomflot or Rosatomflot (Russian: 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]

The company employs between 1000-2000 people. It offers tourist cruises (which account for ~7% of revenues).

It has a ship to transport radioactive waste, and another to monitor radiation. It houses a museum ship, the N.S. Lenin.

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.


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