(ELI5) I just read that plutonium is very rare. I have little to no knowledge of science etc. where in the natural world does it come from? How do you source it?

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(ELI5) I just read that plutonium is very rare. I have little to no knowledge of science etc. where in the natural world does it come from? How do you source it?

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“How do you source it?”

Unless you work in one of the small number of labs approved to have it, I wouldn’t ask about sourcing plutonium too much unless you want some very serious people from the government to pay you a visit.