20 years of the Lenin atomic icebreaker

Operation experience of the ice-breaker ''Lenin'' which has provided a valuable material to advance marine nuclear power plants is analyzed. The application of electric motion to improve the ice-breaker manoeuvrability, simplification of reactor primary circuit to facilitate the equipment accessibility and maintenance, utilization of a water-vessel type reactor are among the achievements. Training of highly skilled specialists for the mearchant nuclear fleet is one of the main ice-breaker operation results. The long and intence operation of the nuclear ice-breaker ''Lenin'' has confirmed a high reliability of the steam-generating plant equipment and the whole plant