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		Reason077 on Dec 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rolls-Royce Touts Nuclear Reactors as Key to Clean... Three next-generation nuclear icebreakers are currently under construction in Russia. They are the largest and most powerful icebreakers ever built. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker You can also book an arctic cruise aboard a nuclear-powered icebreaker! https://www.polarcruises.com/arctic/ships/icebreaker/50-year...

pasabagi on Dec 7, 2019 [–]

What's the need for these icebreakers? I can understand that a nuclear icebreaker is a good thing for breaking ice - but I don't understand how it's economical. Is there really so much value in bringing cargo through pack ice?

sandworm101 on Dec 8, 2019 | [–]

People need food. Isolated northern communities dont get everything by air.

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