A fire broke out today on an atomic-powered submarine undergoing repairs at a shipyard near Russia's eastern coastal city of Vladivostok  but naval officials said there was no risk of a radiation leak.

Video shot by Prima Media showed smoke surrounding the dock at Zvezda shipyard in on the Sea of Japan, where the submarine Tomsk, which is powered by a nuclear reactor, caught fire while being repaired.

The reactor had been shut down before the submarine arrived at the dock for repairs.

The crew has been evacuated and there are no weapons on board, state-run RIA said.

Itar-Tass, also state-run, cited an unidentified official in Russia's Pacific Fleet command as saying there was no threat of radioactive contamination and that the submarine's weapons had been removed. 

The Tomsk is outfitted to carry 24 guided missiles, according to Itar-Tass.

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