Russia has done what Russia does best... finding the biggest of something, then building a bigger one.
Russia has announced plans to build THE WORLDS BIGGEST NUCLEAR POWERED ICEBREAKER. Although details are still scarce, she will be 173 meters long and 34 meters wide. This is 14 meters longer and 4 meters wider than the current record holder, which is also Russian (surprise surprise). Her reactor will have a total output of 60 MW
She will be capable of not only breaking ice in the "deep Arctic", but also able to navigate shallow Siberian lakes(!). The construction of this vessel will hopefully attract more foreign cargo ships to Russia, presumably so they can sell more oil.
The contract was signed with Rosatom (the state owned nuclear power contractor) for construction of the next generation "Icebreaker LK-60" on the 23rd of august. The vessel is being built by Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St Petersburg, and is planned to be on trails by the end of 2017.
(http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/uploadedImages/wnn/Images/LK-60%20icebreaker%20(RosAtomFlot).jpg)
(http://barentsobserver.com/sites/barentsobserver.com/files/styles/grid_8/public/main/articles/lk60_rosatomflot_01.jpg)