Russia unveils world's biggest nuclear icebreaker: Gigantic ship can smash through ice 10 feet thick and 13 feet deep

Russia has floated out the hull for what will soon be the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker. 


The Arktika is set to become the most powerful twin-reactor icebreaker, and will join the Rosatomflot fleet to help maintain national defences and navigate the Arctic. The massive vessel is a part of the $1.9 billion Project 22220, and when completed, the Arktika will be able to process nearly 150 tonnes of water