I keep seeing news reports of nuclear fusion being maintained for longer and longer periods of time(~27 minutes was the record, last I heard)
How would nuclear fusion be used to produce electricity?
Would the heat be used to create steam to turn turbines?
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Most designs would be as you say, heating water to steam and turning turbines.
Boron-Hydrogen fusion, however, produces charged alpha particles, which could be used to generate electricity directly. The reaction chamber would become a potent anode, which is converted into an electrical current straightforwardly.