Russia: Naval: Civilian: Service Ships Russia: Service Ships


To return to the main Civilian Naval Reactors entry, see the Civilian-Use Naval Reactors file.
 

Northern Fleet Service Ships

  LEPSE LOTTA IMANDRA VOLODARSKIY SEREBRYANKA
Built 1934, converted in 1961 1961, upgraded in 1993 1981 1929, reconstructed in 1969 1974
Length 87m/270 foot 122m 130m 96m 102m
Type Service ship Service ship Service ship Service ship Tanker
Spent fuel assemblies stored 639 (321 unremovable, damaged assemblies) 3,700
As of January 1, 2000, 594 are stored in two dry units[2].
1,290 as of January 1, 2001[2].  0  0
Liquid waste 60 cubic meters  0 65 cubic  meters as of January 1, 2001[2].  0 851 cubic meters
Solid waste 24 containers  0  3 containers as of January 1, 2001[2]. 217 containers, 30 containers of used filter materials, 2,000 tons of technical equipment  0
Comments Taken out of service in 1989. Radioactivity of fuel on board has been estimated as high as 28,000 Tbq (750,000 Ci).[1] Storage time is a minimum of 3 years Storage time  approximately 3 months, at which point the fuel is transferred to Lotta [2]. Transported solid waste for dumping into Barents Sea

As of late 2003, laid up at Atomflot.

Discharged about 2,900 cubic meters of liquid waste into Barents Sea before 1986.[2].

Sources:
[1] Igor Kudrik, "Current Status, June 1997: The Lepse project," Bellona Web Site, http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/status/4107.html.

[2] Igor Kudrik, "Antiterrorism bill scraps nuclear safety funding," Bellona's Yellow Report, Bellona Web Site, http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/icebreakers/27150.html

Pacific Fleet Service Ships

  PM-32 PM-74 PM-80 PM-125 PM-133
Location Vilyuchinsk Chazhma Ship Repair Facility Pavlovsk Bay Pavlovsk Bay Pavlovsk Bay
Spent fuel assemblies stored 126 damaged fuel rods, unloaded in 2002.   Contained 113 damaged fuel assemblies as of 1999.    
Comments Unloaded in 2002. Delivers fresh nuclear fuel to nuclear submarines based in Rybachiy, Kamchatka. Inactive, unloading was completed in December 2001. The ship lost integrity after most of the fuel was removed, resulting in environmental contamination. For more information, see the 4/2002 item in the Pacific Fleet Radioactive Waste Developments file.    
 

Page last updated 6 June 2004.
For more recent developments, see the Russia: General Naval Developments file.

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