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Yep, the map definitely does not include experimental reactors, of which there are as just many. For example, UWI CNS SLOWPOKE in Jamaica.

There are 200+ decommissioned experimental reactors, 240 operational, 200 shut down, and a few others in change. The more interesting thing is the variety, 70+ types, 20+ types of moderators, 80+ types of control rods, 20-ish types of coolants, 50+ types of reflector materials.

Edit: here's a full list of types and their counts.

    +----------+---------------------------+
    | count(*) | technical_21_reactor_type |
    +----------+---------------------------+
    |        4 | NULL                      |
    |        3 | AIR COOLED                |
    |        1 | AQUEOUS BREEDER           |
    |       28 | ARGONAUT                  |
    |        1 | BWR                       |
    |        1 | BWR POWER                 |
    |        2 | BWR-PROTOTYPE             |
    |       97 | CRIT ASSEMBLY             |
    |        9 | CRIT FAST                 |
    |        1 | CRIT GRAPHITE             |
    |        3 | EXPERIMENTAL              |
    |        3 | FAST                      |
    |        8 | FAST BREEDER              |
    |        9 | FAST BURST                |
    |        1 | FAST SOURCE               |
    |        2 | FAST, HG COOLED           |
    |        2 | FAST, NA COOLED           |
    |        1 | FAST, POWER               |
    |        1 | FAST, PULSED              |
    |        1 | GAS                       |
    |       12 | GRAPHITE                  |
    |        2 | GRAPHITE AGR              |
    |        2 | GRAPHITE CO2              |
    |        4 | GRAPHITE PILE             |
    |        1 | GRAPHITE, AIR             |
    |        1 | GRAPHITE, PULSE           |
    |        1 | HE COOLED                 |
    |        2 | HEATING PROT              |
    |       35 | HEAVY WATER               |
    |        1 | HEAVY WATER PWR           |
    |        2 | HIGH TEMP GAS             |
    |        3 | HOMOG                     |
    |       28 | HOMOG (L)                 |
    |       41 | HOMOG (S)                 |
    |        2 | HOMOG PUL                 |
    |        1 | LOOP TYPE                 |
    |        9 | MNSR                      |
    |        1 | MOBILE EDU.               |
    |        1 | N2 COOLED                 |
    |        1 | ORGANIC MODER             |
    |      134 | POOL                      |
    |        1 | POOL-2 CORES              |
    |        1 | POOL-VAR                  |
    |       10 | POOL, IRT                 |
    |        3 | POOL, MTR                 |
    |        2 | POOL, PULSTAR             |
    |        1 | POOL, UZRH                |
    |        1 | POOL/CHANNELS             |
    |        1 | PRESS. VESSEL             |
    |        1 | PRESSURIZED               |
    |        9 | PROMPT BURST              |
    |        4 | PULSING                   |
    |        3 | PWR                       |
    |        1 | PWR POWER                 |
    |        1 | PWR PROPULSION            |
    |        3 | SLOWPOKE                  |
    |        7 | SLOWPOKE-2                |
    |        1 | SPACE TEST                |
    |       12 | SUBCRIT                   |
    |       56 | TANK                      |
    |       10 | TANK IN POOL              |
    |       11 | TANK WWR                  |
    |        2 | TRIGA                     |
    |        2 | TRIGA ACPR                |
    |        8 | TRIGA CONV                |
    |        2 | TRIGA DUAL CORE           |
    |        1 | TRIGA MARK CONV           |
    |        3 | TRIGA MARK F              |
    |       20 | TRIGA MARK I              |
    |       24 | TRIGA MARK II             |
    |        6 | TRIGA MARK III            |
    |        1 | TRIGA MODIFIED            |
    |        1 | U-233 FUELLED             |
    |        1 | ZERO POWER D2O            |
    |        1 | ZERO POWER HTD            |
    |        1 | ZRH, AIR COOLED           |
    |        1 | ZRH, BE REFLECT           |
    |        1 | ZRH, H2O COOLED           |
    +----------+---------------------------+