Energy from most fusion reactions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion comes mostly in the form of heat and fast neutrons, and the energy in those fast neutrons is readily converted to heat just by bouncing those neutrons off other material in the reactor.
This process of slowing down the fast neutrons is often called "moderation", and the material that does it called, you guessed it, a "moderator". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator
Also be warned: those neutrons can "activate"; i.e. make radioactive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_activation other materials in, and around, your reactor. So that's something to watch out for.
Otherwise you can use it to maybe just heat water. That might seem mundane, but hot water is actually very useful. You can use it for taking showers, washing clothes, and making hot beverages like tea and hot chocolate.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
comes mostly in the form of heat and fast neutrons, and the energy in those fast neutrons is readily converted to heat just by bouncing those neutrons off other material in the reactor.
This process of slowing down the fast neutrons is often called "moderation", and the material that does it called, you guessed it, a "moderator".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_moderator
Also be warned: those neutrons can "activate"; i.e. make radioactive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_activation
other materials in, and around, your reactor. So that's something to watch out for.
Anyway, regarding the question of how you get the reaction energy out, the answer is basically that this energy becomes available as heat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat
If you've got enough of it, you can use the usual trick of boiling water to steam to turn turbines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station
Otherwise you can use it to maybe just heat water. That might seem mundane, but hot water is actually very useful. You can use it for taking showers, washing clothes, and making hot beverages like tea and hot chocolate.
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Not even the Russians,
maybe you will !
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2. It would be a common energy production system by now.
3. If it could be done easily at home then we would ALL be doing it.
4. Sometimes you just have to think a little and do some research.
None of the above says it will never be done so you just MIGHT be the one!