FUN FACT: decommissioned does not mean SAFE TO IGNORE … sorry if no one told you this.
SAFE REACTOR OPERATIONS NECESSARILY REQUIRE:
- reliable supply chains
- access to external power
- diesel fuel for backup power generation
- engineers showing up for work, ideally sober
- ambient heat exchange, access to cool water that is predictable in its flow (for BWR type reactors and other types). Some kind of heat exchange is required for moderating the reactor in most cases, the advanced compressed CO2 cooling methods are years away from being ready for prime time.
Locations: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/04/map-of-nuclear-power-in-the-us-see-where-reactors-are-located.html
