Expedition. The international competition for a place on the Icebreaker of Knowledge scientific and educational expedition has attracted around 5,000 schoolchildren from 23 countries, with a record number of applications from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus. Based on cumulative scores from the two qualifying rounds, ten finalists have been selected in each country. Now, they must complete a creative assignment. The creators of the best projects will embark this August on a ten-day expedition to the northernmost point of the globe on board the 50 Let Pobedy nuclear icebreaker. The winners will be named on June 23 on the goarctic.energy website. “Competition this year is exceptionally high, and this level of interest demonstrates that science and nuclear technologies are genuinely capturing the imagination of young people worldwide,” noted Alexandra Yustus, Deputy Director General for Communications at Rosatom International Network.