The floating power plant is taking life.
Reactors installed on floating plant
01 October 2013
The two reactors for the first floating nuclear power plant being built in Russia have been installed in the vessel’s hull, marking a major milestone in the plant’s construction.
Floating NPP reactor installation (Rosenergoatom)
The first steam generating unit – comprising the reactor, steam generators and pressurizer – is lowered into the vessel’s reactor compartment (Image: Rosenergoatom)
The first 220-tonne steam generating unit – including a 35 MWe KLT-40S reactor – was installed in the vessel’s reactor compartment on 27 September at the Baltiysky Zavod-Shipbuilding shipyard in St Petersburg. The second one was installed today. The operation to install the reactors, carried out using a special floating crane, was held in the presence of Rosenergoatom and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
Russia’s OKBM Afrikantov completed the assembly of the two reactors for the country’s first floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, in 2009. The assembly and acceptance testing of the reactors was conducted at the Nizhniy Novgorod AtomEnergoProekt (NN-AEP). OKBM Afrikantov designed and provided technical support for the manufacture of the reactors, while Izhorskiye Zavody produced the reactor vessels and NN-AEP manufactured parts for the reactors and assembled them. They have been stored at Baltiysky Zavod while the hull of the vessel was completed.
Deputy general director of Rosenergoatom’s directorate for building floating nuclear power plants Sergey Zavyalov commented, “We, as the customer, can see that work on the project has intensified in the past months, which gives us strong confidence that the floating unit will be ready in time.”
The keel of the Akademik Lomonosov was laid in April 2007 at Sevmash in Severodvinsk, but the project was subsequently transferred to the Baltiysky Zavod. The 21,500 tonne hull was launched in 2010, although construction work was frozen in mid-2011 amid bankruptcy proceedings against the shipyard. The company was subsequently acquired by state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation and Rosenergoatom signed a new contract in December 2012 with Baltiysky Zavod shipyard for the completion of the first floating nuclear power plant.
The plant is now scheduled for delivery on 9 September 2016 and will be deployed near the port of Pevek on Russia’s Chukotka peninsula on the East Siberian Sea.
Researched and written
by World Nuclear News
This 35MWe unit might be suitable for new N-powered destroyers & cruisers and could be the ones used?
Megayacht transferred to the customer
November 29, 2013Cevmash handed oceanic mega-yacht customer. Signatures on the act of reception and transmission of vessel set production manager marine engineering and civil shipbuilding enterprise Valery Borodin and customer representative Valery Tsypluhin.
Now megayacht headed for Italy, where it will be interior. Recall, the ship was launched from the slipway Sevmash in September this year, and then successfully tested. For Russian company, which produces the most complex high-tech products – nuclear submarines, the first experience in building ships of this class. As experts say, it is with megayachts built at Sevmash, Russia began mastering the production of a new class of luxury vessels.
Press service of “PO” Sevmash “.
Now the Russian Oligarches need to look into ordering domestic Yachts rather than spending their stolen money abroad. Project A1331 was designed (outer & interior) by H2 Yatch Design and Agat Design Bureau, Ltd with Naval architecture.
Good pictures of the yacth exterior & interior in the below link
H2 Yacht Designed 71m Motor yacht ‘AGAT’ in build by Sevmash
Motor Yacht Baltika (Project A1331) – a Sevmash Superyacht
Yacht Description
Launched in 2013, the 71m motor yacht Baltika (Project A1331) is a spectacular vessel, built by the Russian shipyard Sevmash. Baltika superyacht boasts both radical and aggressive exterior as well as more traditional Art Deco – inspired interior by renowned H2 Yacht Design.
Heading Murmansk
December 2, 2013Aircraft carrier “Vikramaditya” tonight starred anchorage in the White Sea and headed to Murmansk.
Project 11430 ship on board which, together with the Indian crew are 177 Russian specialists of JSC “PO” Sevmash “and the enterprise counterparty successfully refueling and passed all the necessary customs and border procedures. On the night of December 2, 1 aircraft carrier headed for Murmansk. It is planned that “Vikramaditya” will arrive at the port of the northern city on December 3. Here the ship will be held again refueling and go through the Arctic, the Arctic and the Indian Ocean to the shores of India.
Press service of “PO” Sevmash “.
Navy Day might be celebrated there…
Any info on when the 4 x MiG-29K/KUb are to have their first deck landings? If they were delivered earlier, they could have made use of INS Vikramaditya deck and also involved in the ships sea trials…… and by a long shot…..any chance for these new 4 MiG-29K/KUB and the two RAC-MiG aircraft to be based on INS Vikramaditya’s voyage? Atleast 2-6 fighters on board is better than an empty deck and it will help the crew to practice scrambling the jets on intruders its way home.
On Russian Navy support ships, the 2nd unit of the Pr.18280 intelligence/recc ship have been laid. The first unit was launched on 30 Sep 13.
Severnaya Verf lays down first serial communication vessel of project 18280 and frigate of project 22350
News
2013 November 14 17:49Severnaya Verf Shipyard has laid down the first serial communication vessel of project 18280 for RF Navy and the third serial frigate of project 22350, Admiral Isakov, the shipyard has announced today.
The lead vessel of project 22350, Admiral Gorshkov (designed by FSUE Severnoye Design Bureau) is undergoing mooring trials, while the first and the second serial frigates of this project, Admiral Kasatonov and Admiral Golovko are being built by Severnaya Verf according to the schedule. The shipyard has signed a contract with the Defence Ministry for construction of 6 frigates of this project.
Communication vessel Ivan Khurs (designed by Central Design Bureau Iceberg) is the first serial vessel of the project being built for RF Navy.
The ship’s major characteristics:
displacement — some 4,000 t,
length – 95 m,
width – 16 m,
range – at least 8,000 miles,
crew – about 120 persons.
The lead communication vessel, Yury Ivanov, was launched by Severnaya Verf on September 30, 2013.The St. Petersburg-based Severnaya Verf Shipyard’s history dates back to 1912. Now it is a leading shipbuilding company of the Russian defense industry. The shipyard specializes in building cruisers, destroyers, minesweepers, patrol vessels and submarines destroyers, research and passenger vessels, timber cargo carriers, trawlers, container ships and ro-ro vessels for the Russian Defense Ministry and foreign customers.
Russian Gov’t picked Severnaya Verf Shipyard as the main contractor for the frigate and corvette class ships (Project 22350, Project 2038/20385). The company was included in the register of the Federal Service for Defense Contracts (Rosoboronzakaz) of sole suppliers of Russian weapons and military equipment and is the sole contractor for communications ships of Project 18280.
The Shipyard’s backlog of orders to be completed and delivered to RF Navy by 2020 includes 6 frigates of project 22350, 6 corvettes of projects 20380 and 20385, 3 combat logistics ships with high ice class ARC4 based on project 23120, as well as two communications vessels of project 18280.
That is 12 combat ships, 5 support ships by 2020. Not much good compared to what Sevmash & Yantar have been doing.
An earlier article related to Project 18280 reconnaissance ship
Severnaya Verf to Lay Down Second Recon Ship in 2013
Severnaya Verf to Lay Down Second Recon Ship in 2013 22.11.2012
Text: RusNavy.comIn the coming year of 2013, Severnaya Verf shipyard will begin construction of second Project 18280 reconnaissance ship, said the shipyard’s director Alexander Ushakov at press conference on the eve of the company’s centennial.
“Another Project 18280 special-purpose ship will be ordered in 2013”, said the director. “Our shipyard is the only manufacturer of such vessels”, he added.
“It was planned to launch the lead ship of the project, Vice Admiral Yury Ivanov by the jubilee, but subcontractors let us down again. Kolomna Motor Works frustrated delivery of main engines, so the ship will be launched in the next year“, said Ushakov.
Another source of Central Navy Portal in the shipyard said that Severnaya Verf would impose penalty sanctions upon JSC Kolomna Motor Works for exceeded delivery deadlines. “Now we’re mounting shaft lines, continue assembling of hull systems and laying cables”, added the insider.
Designed by Kolomna Motor Works by the order of Iceberg Design Bureau specially for Project 18280 reconnaissance ships, experimental diesel engine 11D42 had successfully passed trials in the summer of 2011 and was recommended for batch production. Main propulsion plant of the ship consists of two geared diesel engines 5DRA and is working with adjustable pitch propeller. It provides smooth increase of power without overloading from fractional to rated operating modes.
Recall that JSC Kolomna Motor Works also manufactures CODAD powerplants DDA-12000 for new Project 20380 corvettes built by Severnaya Verf. As was earlier told Central Navy Portal by a naval officer, this powerplant has a number of defects still uneliminated, namely, high smoke emission at transit modes, inadequate reliability and efficiency. In connection with engine defects found during beta tests of Project 20380 lead corvette Stereguschiy, Russian Navy command and Almaz Design Bureau decided to equip next group of corvettes with German-made propulsion plants MAN. Lead ship of the second batch, Project 20385 corvette Gremyaschiy is being under construction at Severnaya Verf since 2011.
Pr.18280 launch
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Pr.18280, Pr.22350, Pr.20380/5
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Note that these ships in the class of pr.1135. Btw, are there any of these class of ships going for FSB like earlier 1135 units operated by the security services?
29th November:
US praise airlines to comply with Chinese new regulations
Japanese officials were less prudent asking Japanese air carriers to not obey the new regulations. Instead they have decided to comply for safety concerns.
Sources:
CNN.com
JapanTimes
US is showing its maturity by asking their airlines to comply with the new ADIZ and provide Chinese with their flight path even though they stopped short of saying it explicitly where as the Japs are acting as if they are desperate to….
^ Why the hell should the Japnese ADIZ stretch too close to the Chinese mainland, its even further than their (represented) EEZ where as the new Chinese ADIZ is still inside their (represented) EEZ. The Chinese action for a new ADIZ looks more valid and was probably long overdue.
^ what a ridiculous ADIZ that Japs have woven for themselves. No wonder that we hear very often how the Russian entered Japanese airspace etc etc. I hope Russia follow with their new ADIZ.
I thought INS Vikramaditya will only depart after Dec 4 Navy Day. Pictures from Sevmash website of INS Vikramaditya’s departure under Indian command.
INS Vikramaditya begins voyage to India
November 26, 2013 Alexander Yemelyanenkov, specially for RIR
The Indian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier will be refuelled at a White Sea port before setting sail for Karwar in south-western India.The Vikramaditya is going out to the sea under the Indian flag for the first time. Source: Sevmash press service
Early Tuesday morning, when it was still dark at Severodvinsk latitude, but the tide had come in, the factory tug boats drove the INS Vikramaditya away from the harbour wall and made a turn heading north. On this occasion the Indian sailors and all those who have gathered on the shore to see them off, solemnly lined up on the aircraft carrier’s flight deck, to experience the symbolic significance of the moment.
The outlines of the large above ship’s superstructures were part of the factory waters for more than a decade. The project itself was a serious challenge for our shipbuilding industry in the framework of military-technical cooperation between India and Russia. The main part the contract signed in 2004 for the repair and renovation of the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov was executed, whereby it was made into a full-fledged aircraft carrier to be used by the Indian Naval Forces. Essentially reborn, the ship was officially handed over to the Indian side on November 16.
Previously, the date of dispatch of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier to its permanent base was Saturday, November 30, but considering the extent of the ship’s readiness, its exit in the sea was moved a few days ahead at the request of the Indian crew’s commander Commodore Suraj Berry.
“The wiring of the aircraft carrier along the terminal canal was facilitated by the Sevmash water transport department’s specialists and the related services of the Belomorskaya naval base, which provides services for navigation and hydro-meteorological support,” Yekaterina Pilikina, the head of the press service of the Severodvinsk shipyard said this morning over the phone.
After the aircraft carrier is driven out by the tug boats to a conditional location in the White Sea, where the depth of water under the keel allows it to run its own high power plant and the regular supply of diesel fuel to be taken on board, the ship will be anchored and its bunkering will begin. The fuel reception and subsequent border crossing and customs clearance registration can take up to two days – depending on the weather conditions at this location in the White Sea.
Together with the Indian crew, 183 Russian specialists headed by the deliverer in charge Igor Leonov will undergo border control. As previously reported, this group of technical advisers was attached for the transition time at the Indian side’s request, they will oversee the ship mechanisms work, help the Indian crew operate them correctly, quickly eliminate possible faults.
According to the Russian party’s warranty, part of this team of experts will remain in India after the arrival of the aircraft carrier to its permanent base location in Karwar.
two good pictures
^ for those who had doubt that the aft lift cannot accommodate MiG-29K.
Admiral Gorshkov to INS Vikramaditya timeline and photo essay of the commissioning ceremony.
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/665589.html
A google translate of the contents. I’ve rearranged two of the typo errors in list, one being the Nov 2010 deal of $2.33billion and the power-plant going live which had to be in Dec 2011, rather than in 2010. Or maybe the first of the boilers were fired in 2010 itself? Not sure.
The largest in the history of the ship ever delivered for export, officially handed over to the Indian Navy
bmpd
November 18th, 19:42So true!
Last Saturday, November 16, 2013, in Severodvinsk at JSC “Production Association” Sevmash “official handover ceremony of the Indian Navy aircraft carrier Vikramaditya R 33 11430 project – the largest in the history of mankind warship ever delivered for export. Recall the main events of this impressive megaproject.
October 4, 2000 – signing of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental agreement on the transfer of India on a grant basis from the Russian Navy heavy aircraft carrier project 11434 “Admiral Gorshkov” (formerly “Baku”), providing for the payment by the Indian side of its conversion into a full-fledged aircraft carrier as well as procurement for him Russian fighters and helicopters.
January 20, 2004 – Signing of the “Rosoboronexport” (ROE) a contract worth 972 million dollars to India for repair and refurbishment of the ship. Entrusted with the work of FSUE (then OAO) “Production Association” Sevmash “(SMP) in Severodvinsk. Simultaneously of RAC” MiG “has signed with India separate from ESR contract to develop and manufacture 16 deck MiG-29K/KUB (” 9 -41 “/” 9-47 “) cost about $ 570 million
November 30, 2005 – the ship wound up in basin SMP.
2006 – defectation material of the ship over. Surprise, surprise! – It turns out that at the conclusion of the contract scope of work is strongly underestimated.
2007 – a crisis. The Russian side demands increase in the cost of the contract. The Indian side is seriously considering the possibility of termination of the project.
December 4, 2008 – nevertheless, continue work on SMP, the ship afloat, and on the Day of the Indian Navy transferred to the outfitting quay.
November 2010 – The price crisis has been overcome. In Delhi signed an agreement to increase the cost of the contract for repairs and renovations to 2.33 billion dollars
December 27, 2011 – Launch of the first boiler.
March 12, 2012 – served on an aircraft carrier staffing power and started mooring trials of mechanisms and systems.
April 7, 2012 – carrier repositioned with outfitting quay to the stand demagnetization.
June 8, 2012 – Vikramaditya first comes out of the factory in Severodvinsk on sea trials in the White Sea and the Barents Sea.
June 27, 2012 – the first landing of an aircraft on a ship pereobrudovanny. On an aircraft carrier boarded and took off again Ka-27PS.
July 28, 2012 – Mikhail Belyaev and Nikolai Diorditsa make the first landing on an aircraft carrier fighter MiG-29KUB
August 2012 – revealed a problem with the thermal insulation of boilers, whose technology is at the request of the Indian side has been changed. Transfer of aircraft carrier assigned to the December 4, 2012, transferred to the year.
July 3, 2013 – the beginning of the second phase of testing Vikramaditya in the White Sea.
July 28, 2013 – the aircraft carrier sea trials reaches a speed of 29.2 knots.
August 5, 2013 – the beginning of the second phase of flight testing. First time in 14 years, Russian pilots make night landings and takeoffs on an aircraft carrier. Three senior Indian naval officers commit landing on an aircraft carrier as co-pilots.
November 16, 2013 – ship Vikramaditya officially handed over to the Indian Navy.
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