Russian Says That Its Fire-Damaged, Nuclear-Powered Submarine Reactor Has Been Isolated

DW: Russian fire-damaged, nuclear-powered submarine's reactor isolated

President Vladimir Putin has said the reactor on a fire-damaged, nuclear-powered submarine had been isolated and was still working. The 14 sailors died as they were surveying the sea floor near the Arctic three days ago.

An aerial view shows Russian navy ships at the port of Severomorsk (Reuters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the defense minister had assured
him that the stricken submarine's nuclear reactor had been contained.

"...The Nuclear reactor on the vessel is completely isolated and unmanned. All the necessary measures were taken by the crew to protect the reactor which is in complete working order," Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Putin, according to a Kremlin transcript.

"It's a huge loss for the navy — and for the military overall," Putin said in a televised meeting with Shoigu on Wednesday. Sitting across from each other in the Kremlin, the two men discussed the 14 navy personnel killed in a fire on a deep-sea vessel near Severomorsk.

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