(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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There is no natural source of plutonium. It is artificially made in nuclear reactors by bombarding uranium with neutrons. Then, the resulting plutonium is purified.

Hence, why it is super rare.