The reflection assembly may further be in thermal communication with one or more heat exchangers, and therefore function as a secondary coolant for the reactor core. In one implementation, heat exchangers are thermally coupled to channels for conducting the flowing reflector material. Another implementation may utilize a tube-and-shell heat exchanger wherein a first channel conducts a flowing reflector material in a first direction, and one or more additional channels conduct the flowing reflector material in a second direction through one or more tubes surrounded by flowing molten fuel salt.