Category:IMO 8884751

**Lepse**
	Russian (formerly Soviet) ship used as nuclear waste storage
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Instance of	service ship of nuclear navy (1961–); hulk (1990–); radioactive waste repository (1981–2012); cargo ship (1934–1940s);
Named after	Jānis Lepse;
Location	Sayda Bay
Country of origin	Soviet Union;
Operator	Atomflot;
Manufacturer	Black Sea Shipyard (Николаевская судоверфь);
Location of creation	Mykolaiv;
Yard number	210;
Country of registry	Russia;
Service entry	1934 (cargo ship, 1); 1961 (service ship of nuclear navy, 2);
Significant event	sinking (1940s); marine salvage operation (1940s); nuclear accident (Kara Sea, 1984); ship decommissioning (Murmansk, 1988); decontamination (Nerpa, 2012–2022); ship breaking (Nerpa, 2012–2017); storage (Sayda Bay, 2023–);
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	Q556851; IMO ship number: 8884751
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