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Even Fluoride-Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactors (FHR) suffer from internal buildups of fission products, clogging cooling and safety systems. A method of reductive extraction can be used to catch buildups before they occur. This method removes the uranium fuel before the fission products. Unfortunately, the gas produced from the fluoride is highly corrosive and exposes plant metal to damage. As an alternative, nitrogen trifluoride is being proposed. However, ongoing research has not proven this to be a viable alternative and its efficacy is unclear.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scheele |first1=Randall |title=Flibe Molten Salt Processing |url=https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/flibe-molten-salt-processing |website=energy.gov |publisher=Flibe Energy, Inc. |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref>
== Radioactive
New technology in nuclear waste recycling is promising safer and less expensive alternatives to today's methods. Known as partitioning and transmutation (P&T), this recycling and waste reducing process can reduce spent fuel to a smaller volume of waste with considerably less radiotoxicity.
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