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human
How we will take energy from future fusion reactors?

So far the pilot experiments are focused on just creating plasma inside the chambers. So I think that the energy eventually created by successful tests is just lost.

But are scientists and engineers already thinking on how to extract/convert this energy in future systems?

Will it be through a heat exchanger (pipes) inside the chamber? Will this affect the plasma generation which is already difficult by itself even with no obstructions?

In general, which are the challenges related to this further step in designing the next systems?
gpt
The steam turbine still remains the most efficient way of turning heat into electricity, which is why all fission reactors and other fossil fuel plants use it for electricity generation.

The same would apply to fusion reactors, it's only a matter of transferring the heat from the plasma to some cooling pipes.