Chennai, Aug. 21 -- One more glass ceiling was broken on August 20 in Russia with the appointment of Marina Starovoitova as the captain of the nuclear icebreaker Yamal.
During the festive concert "The Era of Dreamers", which opened the anniversary events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the nuclear industry of Russia, a solemn ceremony of appointing the captain was held, Rosatom said.
Rosatom is an integrated global nuclear power major with its atomic power plants in several countries including India.
For the first time in history, this position was occupied by a woman - Marina. The captain's badge was presented to Marina by the honorary president of the Murmansk veterans organisation "Atomflot" Alexander Barinov.
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