MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. More than 100 participants in the Russian Student Teams Organization (RSTO) from Russia's eight regions joined work to build the Yakutia nuclear-powered icebreaker in St. Petersburg, the organization's press service said.
"In St. Petersburg, more than 100 participants in Russian Student Teams from Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Murmansk, Tomsk, Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Karelia and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region have joined the work to build the Yakutia nuclear-powered icebreaker at the Baltic Shipyard," the press service said.
The Yakutia icebreaker is a most powerful nuclear-powered vessel in the world. It will operate in the Arctic and the Northern Sea Route to escort and tow vessels. The Yakutia's crew is 54 people. The student teams are involved in preparations for sealing, they attach cable runs, install and connect electrical equipment up to 15 kg.
"The construction of the Yakutia nuclear icebreaker is an important project for the economy. This country needs new icebreakers for the Northern Sea Route's development," the organization's leader Mikhail Kiselyov said. "The involvement of student teams confirms the fact that young professionals are trusted, and they demonstrate responsible approaches and desire to build up skills in the industry."
The student teams continue cooperation with the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in Severodvinsk, where earlier in the year students were involved in construction of the nuclear fleet under the state defense order. The Arktika Northern Production Association (part of USC) was the students' employer.