Maritime reactors and nuclear powered vessels

Nuclear powered submarine for seismic surveys under the ice. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

Nuclear powered submarine for seismic surveys under the ice. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

Nuclear powered submarine with drilling equipment for seafloor operations. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

Twin mini-submarine powered with reactors for work on sub-sea installations under the ice. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

«Arktika» is the first of the new class of powerful nuclear icebreakers to be commissioned within the next few years. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

Lider is a planned, but not yet approved, new super-powerful nuclear powered icebreaker to sail for Rosatomflot. Photo: Oleg Kuleshov / kuleshovoleg.ru

«Pyotr Veliky» in the dock at shipyard No. 82 in Roslyakovo north of Murmansk. The battle cruiser is powered by two nuclear reactors. Her sister vessel, the «Admiral Nakhimov» is currently undergoing upgrades in Severodvinsk and will be re-commissioned to the navy. Photo Thomas Nilsen

Planned Lider-class nuclear-powered destroyer. Photo: Wikipedia / Artem Tkachenko

Planned aircraft-carrier Shtorm. Photo: Wikipedia / Artem Tkachenko