Which country has launched the new Project 22220 nuclear powered icebreaker dubbed Arktika

2016

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Which country has launched the new Project 22220 nuclear powered icebreaker dubbed ’Arktika’

A	China
B	Russia
C	India
D	USA

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In January 2023, the Russian government allocated 58.9 billion rubles (about US$820 million) for financing 50% of the construction of two additional Project 22220 icebreakers and the shipbuilding contract was signed on 2 February.

Detailed explanation-2: -Project 22220 is a series of nuclear-powered icebreakers developed by Russia. This project’s icebreaker is 173.3 meters long and 34 meters broad with a 33, 500-tonne displacement.

Detailed explanation-3: -He further elaborated that “the third nuclear-powered icebreaker, Ural, will start operating in 2022. It has been practically chartered for Vostok Oil. Construction of two more icebreakers is to be completed in 2024 and 2026. They will immediately go to the regions where they are highly needed.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Lenin, world’s first nuclear-powered surface ship, a large icebreaker built by the Soviet Union in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1957. The Lenin was 134 metres (440 feet) long, displaced 16, 000 tons, and cruised in normal waters at 18 knots (33 km/hr, or 21 mph).

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