Soviet naval reactor

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Soviet naval reactors have been used to power both military and civilian vessels, including:

Nuclear submarines:
- Attack submarines.
- Cruise missile submarines.
- Ballistic missile submarines.
Nuclear icebreakers:
Nuclear cruisers:
- Kirov-class battlecruisers.
Merchant ship:
- Sevmorput.

They have included both pressurized water reactors and a relatively few liquid metal fast reactors.

[edit] Reactor types

Reactor designation	Type	Date first deployed	Uses
OK-150	PWR	1957	Icebreaker Lenin
VM-A	PWR	1958	November class attack submarines Echo class SLBM submarines Hotel class SLBM submarines
VT-1	LMFR	1962	Attack submarine K-27
VM-5	PWR	1966	Papa class attack submarine
VM-4	PWR	1967	Victor class attack submarines Charlie class cruise missile submarines Yankee class SLBM submarines Delta class SLBM submarines
OK-900	PWR	1970	Icebreaker Lenin
KLT-40	PWR	1975	Arktika-class icebreakers Taymyr-class icebreakers Merchant ship Sevmorput Russian floating nuclear power station
KN-3	PWR	1977	Kirov-class battlecruisers Ulyanovsk class supercarriers (proposed)
BM-40A	LMFR	1977	Alfa class attack submarines
OK-550	LMFR	1977	Alfa class attack submarines
OK-650	PWR	1980	Oscar class cruise missile submarines Typhoon class SLBM submarines Sierra class attack submarines Attack submarine K-278 (Mike class) Akula class attack submarines