Sigyn (ship, 1982)

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Sigyn
Sigyn (kärnavfall) 2009.jpg
Ship data
flag SwedenSweden Sweden
Ship type Ro-ro nuclear fuel transport ship
Callsign SLGW
home port Oskarshamn
Owner Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, Stockholm
Shipping company Furetank Rederi AB
Shipyard Nouvelles des Atlantiers & Chantiers du Havre, Le Havre
Commissioning October 1982
Whereabouts In motion
Ship dimensions and crew
length
90.33 m ( Lüa )
82.07 m ( Lpp )
width 18.04 m
Draft Max. 4.116 m
measurement 4166 BRZ, 1249 NRZ
 
crew 12
Machine system
machine 2 × B&W Alpha 6S28LVO diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		2,343 kW (3,186 hp)
Top
speed 		12.5 kn (23 km / h)
propeller 1
Transport capacities
Load capacity 2044 dw
Others
Classifications Lloyd's Register + 100A1 + LMC UMS ICE Class 1B
Registration
numbers 		IMO 8025941

The RoRo nuclear fuel transport ship Sigyn has been used to transport nuclear waste since 1983 .

details

The ro-ro special ship was built at the Nouvelles des Atlantiers & Chantiers du Havre shipyard in Le Havre. After ownership changed to the shipping company Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland from Stockholm on July 9, 2003, the ship was transferred to Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) on March 1, 2005, the ship management continues to be carried out by Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland.

The Sigyn is for the transport of containers with radioactive waste and in this context fulfills the SOLAS - IAEA convention for the safe transport of radioactive waste. The ship is also equipped for heavy cargo.

The ship is named after Sigyn , a goddess from Norse mythology .

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