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Development of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet as a Strategic Priority of the Arctic Region

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The article considers the development of the nuclear icebreaking fleet (Selin and Kozmenko, Marine Collection 4:39–43, 2015) as a strategic priority of the Arctic region, reflects the features and technical characteristics of icebreakers of the Arktika class as guideposts for the strategic development of the region. The previous and modern experience of using icebreakers in the conditions of the Arctic region is considered. Comparative technical characteristics of nuclear icebreakers of various classes of the USSR and projects of icebreakers of the Russian Federation of the LK-60YA and LK-110YA series of the Russian Federation are presented. Some aspects of the development of the icebreaking fleet of the USSR and the Russian Federation are reviewed, the current situation of the nuclear fleet is considered from the position of the strategic priority of the Arctic region.

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Rogaleva, N.L., Nyurenberger, L.B., Pristavka, M.V., Petrenko, N.E., Venyaminova, L.E. (2023). Development of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet as a Strategic Priority of the Arctic Region. In: Buchaev, Y.G., Abdulkadyrov, A.S., Ragulina, J.V., Khachaturyan, A.A., Popkova, E.G. (eds) Challenges of the Modern Economy. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29364-1_106

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