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Spent fuel ponds are typically kept below 50 °C (120 °F), which is below the minimum required by low temperature geothermal power systems of under 200 °C, around the mid-100s °F. However, that temperature is maintained with water constantly circulating through the fuel pond. Could spent fuel ponds be safely maintained at higher temperatures to allow them to power low temperature steam turbines? Could such a system allow the cooling pond to operate its own safety critical systems and possibly those of associated nuclear power plants?