The induction motor with ring windings (IMRW) is designed for the processing of nuclear waste, the first prototype of IMRW was created by a scientific group of the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Ural Federal University together with the “Uralelectromash” plant in Kamensk-Uralsky. The advantage of this motor is stability to high levels of radiation and temperature due to the use of ceramic insulation for the stator windings, but tests of the prototype showed that the maximum and starting moments of the engine are less than the required by the technical specifications, and therefore a search for solutions to improve engine parameters is necessary. Purpose of the study: assessment of the effect of the layered structure of the IMRW stator core on the operating flux and leakage flux of the machine. The analysis of the electromagnetic core showed that the design feature of the magnetic system of an induction motor with ring windings leads to the appearance of two components of the magnetic flux - axial and radial, thus it is necessary to consider the effect of the layered structure of the stator core on the magnetic resistance for the axial component of the magnetic flux. The oxide or varnish coating of the steel sheets of the stator core, as well as the technological gaps between the sheets caused by pressure testing of the core during manufacture, increase the magnetic resistance, therefore, reduce the working magnetic flux in the air gap, the starting and maximum moments of the engine. Methods: as a solution to reduce the magnetic resistance in the axial direction of the magnetic flux and improve the output characteristics of the machine, it is proposed to use magnetic shunting in the stator yoke. Results: Modeling a motor with ring windings using a "ANSYS Maxwell" was provided. It allows to evaluate not only the effect of the layered structure of the stator core on the axial component of the magnetic flux, but also the efficiency of using magnetic shunts, as well as to quantitatively calculate the values of the magnetic flux at each section of the magnetic circuit and give recommendations for further improvement of the engine design. Practical relevance: The results obtained can be used to obtain a second prototype ADCO with improved mechanical characteristics.