The atomic submarine in Roslyakov cannot be extinguished

A fire on the atomic submarine "Yekaterinburg" in Roslyakov Murmansk region can not be extinguished. According to Gazeta.ru , the head of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergey Shoigu announced that another five to six hours may have been required to eliminate the fire. The submarine body continues to cool, up to 200 liters of water per second is supplied to it.

"The dynamics of the situation is positive, the situation on the nuclear submarines is stabilized," Shoigu said. He instructed representatives of the Russian Emergencies Ministry working on the spot to "transfer the submarine" to representatives of the Ministry of Defense.

President Dmitry Medvedev gave the Prosecutor General to conduct an order to conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances of the fire and punish the perpetrators. Vice-Prime Ministers Dmitry Rogozin and Igor Sechin instructed the president to investigate the reasons for the fire on the Yekaterinburg Premier League, and also demanded to take all the necessary measures to restore the submarine.

Rogozin said that Yekaterinburg will be repaired for several months, after which he will return to the combat staff of the Northern Fleet. At the same time, a source close to the commission to investigate the emergency, told Interfax that the disposal of the Premier League is not excluded.

"A specially created commission will conduct detailed structures of the structure, as well as all aggregates and systems of the atomic submarine that suffered during the fire. According to the results of the commission’s conclusions, a decision will be made on the advisability of its restoration and further operation," the agency’s interlocutor said. He explained that as a result of prolonged exposure to high temperatures, a number of nuclear submarines could lose their strength characteristics and require replacements.

The fire on the Epland "Yekaterinburg" began the night before. A few hours later he was localized. A source in the Ministry of Defense said that the reactor on the submarine was drowned out, there was no weapons on the boat. According to a source in the Main Headquarters of the Navy, an external corps caught fire on the atomic submarine "Yekaterinburg".

According to the representative of the Ministry of Defense, "the distribution of fire inside the submarine is excluded." "There are no threats to on -board technical means. Measures are being taken to eliminate fire at the scene," he said. "Before setting up in the dock for planned repair, the reactor of the atomic submarine was drowned out and is now in a safe state," said the representative of the Ministry of Defense. According to him, "this is always done when putting the Premier League for repair."

The military-investigation department in the North Sea garrison began to conduct a preliminary verification of the circumstances of the fire. “At the moment, there are investigators at the scene,” said Sergey Zhukov, a representative of the Main Military Investigation Department. “They began to survey witnesses.”

The K-84 Atomic Strategic Submarine Yekaterinburg (project 667BDRM) was laid on the slipways of Sevmash enterprise on February 17, 1982. The Navy was introduced on December 30, 1985. During operation, from 1985 to 1996, more than 90 thousand miles were held in an underwater position.

In November 1996, the boat arrived at the MP "Zvezdochka" for average repairs and on March 24, 1998 was hired. In February 1999, by order of the Commander -in -Chief of the Navy of the Navy, the name "Yekaterinburg" was awarded. In 2003, the boat was again transferred to the Russian Navy and became part of the Northern Fleet.

Currently, the Project 667BDRM PRODLL is the basis of the marine component of the Russian strategic nuclear triad.