%0 Journal Article %A Pis'mennyi, E. N. %A Gershuni, A. %A Nishchik, A. P. %D 2005 %I Begell House %N 1&2 %P 28-38 %R 10.1615/HeatTransRes.v36.i12.50 %T State-of-the-Art and Development of the Systems of Shutdown Cooling and Thermal Shielding of Atomic Power-Generating Equipment %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/46784ef93dddff27,28ca8f0371ae4c4b,493418067e62e2d9.html %V 36 %X The existing systems of shutdown cooling and thermal shielding of atomic power-generating equipment and also emergency regimes of operation of nuclear power-generating plants are considered. Fundamental solutions for passive systems of shutdown cooling and thermal shielding, the operation of which is based on the principle of a closed evaporation-condensation cycle, are suggested. Their advantages over the existing systems are shown. %8 2005-05-03