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It turns out it's even worse than that. Plutonium and other "non-natural" elements have been found naturally occurring on Earth [1]. All sorts are supposed to h
by Hondor 10y ago
It turns out it's even worse than that. Plutonium and other "non-natural" elements have been found naturally occurring on Earth [1]. All sorts are supposed to have existed historically at the Oklo natural nuclear reactor too [2]. Probably safer to call them transuranic elements.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium#Occurrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium#Occurrence
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium#Occurrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium#Occurrence