EU to give 1M euros to convert icebreaker Lenin into museum
Interfax. Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2004, 8:53 PM Moscow Time
MURMANSK. June 9 (Interfax) - An agreement has been reached that the European Union will transfer 1.3 million euros to convert the first Russian atomic-powered icebreaker, the Lenin, into a museum, the Murmansk regional administration told Interfax.
The Lenin should reach the place of its future permanent display near the Murmansk seaport before the end of 2005. This decision was made in Murmansk at a session of the oversight council and the founders of the fund to support the icebreaker. Murmansk regional Governor Yury Yevdokimov served as chairman at the session.
It is planned that a small hotel with a restaurant and conference hall will be constructed inside the icebreaker, as well as museum exhibits. In addition, an information center will be opened that will distribute information on issues related to nuclear and radiation safety.
Over its 30-year service period in the Arctic region, the Lenin cruised 654,400 thousand nautical miles - 560,600 through ice - and escorted 3741 vessels. No malfunctions occurred on the icebreaker or its atomic reactor. |
